How a Distant War and Trump’s Tariffs Are Re-Pricing Latin America’s Daily Life
From Rio's fuel pumps to Brazil's trade retaliation, the US-Iran conflict and new American tariffs are redrawing Latin America's economic...
July 22, 2026Section
Asia Trade & Geopolitics
Asia-Pacific is the main stage of US-China rivalry – over trade, tariffs, technology, Taiwan and the sea lanes that carry global commerce. The Rio Times covers the trade fights, alliances and great-power maneuvering across the region, and how each turn reshapes the terms of trade for the Global South, Latin America included.
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Bab el-Mandeb: US, China Forces Guard Oil Chokepoint
At Bab el-Mandeb, rival powers packed into Djibouti share an interest in an open strait but cannot defend it together...
July 22, 2026
US Tariffs and Shipping Chaos Squeeze Latin America’s Trade
From US tariffs on Brazil to EU-China tensions and Hormuz shipping chaos, Latin America sits at the centre of a...
July 21, 2026
G7 China Decoupling: What It Means for Latin America Trade
The G7's June 2026 commitment to diversify trade away from China, EU rare-earth legislation, and July US tariff deadlines are...
July 20, 2026
US–China Decoupling Redraws Latin America’s Strategic Map
As G7 nations move to decouple from China and the US weighs tariffs on Brazil over Pix and deforestation, Latin...
July 20, 2026
The Strait and the Salt Flats: How a Hormuz Crisis Is Redrawing Latin America’s Energy Map
Hormuz crisis fallout: as Iran squeezes the Strait of Hormuz and Asia scrambles for energy, the shock is rewiring Latin...
July 18, 2026
How the 2026 Energy Shock Is Rewiring Trade, Security and Opportunity for Latin America
From oil price surges to fertiliser crunches and a new Monroe Doctrine, the Iran war's shockwaves are rewiring Latin America's...
July 17, 2026
The Shock Absorber: Why Latin America Is Now the Fulcrum of a Shaken World Order
From a war in the Persian Gulf to a stalled fight against inflation and a three-way great-power contest, Latin America...
July 17, 2026
Latin America Caught in the New Cold War Over Trade and Minerals
As great-power competition intensifies into a 'new Cold War', Latin America emerges as a critical swing region where US, Chinese...
July 16, 2026