Since coming to power last January, the Biden administration has been painstakingly running its own "back garden" of Latin America, hoping to restore the glory of Monroe Doctrine.
However, with the gradual decline of US hegemony and the continuous improvement of the national independence of various countries, it is impossible for the United States to influence the political situation of other countries through some small profits or coercion.
At present, the political situation in many countries in the Americas has changed, and more and more left-wing politicians have begun to control the political arena of American countries, which is tantamount to tearing open an opening for the US hegemony.
According to preliminary vote statistics, Gustavo Petronas, a candidate for the left-wing campaign alliance "Colombian Historical Convention Alliance", received 50.5% of the vote, becoming the new president of Colombia.
His governing philosophy is very much in line with the mentality of most Colombian voters, and before the election began, Petro promised the voters that if he was elected, he would promote "democratic socialism" in Colombia.
Eliminate inequalities and improve the treatment and welfare of the poor and the working class. As a result, he was supported by the majority of the poor and working class.
One of Petro's most notable proposals is to tax the wealthy and use the expanded tax revenue for infrastructure and improve the living environment of the people.
During the campaign, he plans to launch a $13.5 billion tax overhaul to tax Colombia's richest 4,000 richest and transfer those taxes to public pensions.
In addition, what makes the Biden administration feel bad is that Petro's proposal to re-examine the free trade agreement between the United States and restore diplomatic relations with Venezuela is a completely different concept from the last Colombian political party, and of course, it is also a departure from the ideas of the Americans.
In this regard, some experts commented that this is like lighting a fire in the backyard of the United States, and the existence of american interests in Colombia will usher in a comprehensive reshuffle.
Since June this year, the US backyard has frequently caught fire, first the United States refused to invite Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba to participate in the "Americas Summit", resulting in many US countries refusing to go to the United States to express their resistance.
Subsequently, because of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States was forced to loosen some of its sanctions on Venezuela and give it a green light to its oil exports. This time, Colombia, which has always been "pro-American," has actually elected a leader who is "not pro-American." I have to say that American hegemony has become more and more ineffective, whether it is a large country or a small country, it will not eat the United States.