Colombia

The United States has deployed hundreds of soldiers to Panama for jungle training, with plans to expand operations to Honduras and Colombia, as part of a broader push to reassert the Monroe Doctrine in Latin America, according to a report by The New York Times. The Pentagon has described the move as a sensible restoration of American power, but the U.S. embassy in Panama has called the account categorically false, saying only 120 personnel are attending a two-week course.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced on October 8 that Colombia would move its embassy to Jerusalem, a move Saar described as a diplomatic victory and a signal of warming relations with Latin America. He added that Brazil might soon follow, making it the latest in a series of right-led governments realigning toward Israel.