Why Capital is Marching South

Forget Gaza, Kyiv and the Taiwan Strait for a moment—Washington’s eyes have snapped back to its own hemisphere. In the cacophony of global crises, the White House has quietly redrawn its map of vital interests: everything inside the Atlantic‑Pacific moat is now first‑tier terrain, everything beyond is negotiable. That pivot yanks Latin America from sideshow to center stage, turning the region into the new proving ground for capital and power. Miss the cue and you’ll spend the next cycle watching smarter money lap you.