What is Trump Really Up to in Latin America?
Simon Whistler · October 23, 2025 · 16 min video · Americas
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From the transcript
"President Gustavo Petrov Columbia is an illegal drug leader, strongly
Encouraging
The massive production of drugs in big and small fields all over Colombia.
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About this briefing
Serious analysis for a dangerous world: https://fronts.co Trump’s revived Monroe Doctrine, drug-boat strikes, and rising tensions with Colombia and Venezuela—wins, blowback, and human costs. Dive into the strategy reshaping the hemisphere and people caught in between. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 02:19 The Return Of The Monroe Doctrine 08:19 Is It Working? 14:07 The Victims
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