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nero says that western political/corporate classes or "establishment dont give a f f about corruption or human rights . probably not too wide of the mark. Has he looked at mellons family tree lol. many opposed to mining see condor in exactly the description of being after the spoils and also dont give a f f about human rights and in fact western, Russian and chinese all like to deal with stable dictatorships for safety. I disagree that ortega is tiptoeing his way and suspect there are going to be repercussions after the election . The election is a foregone conclussion. wasnt aware of Rios large spending in Nicaragua,must have missed that one.
not sure if jacobin is accepted by the rt,sputnik readers but is generally considered left wing and worth a read for ballanced background.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/08/nicaragua-protests-daniel-ortega-sandinistas.
https://jacobinmag.com/2019/09/nicaragua-central-america-anti-corruption-autocracy-neoliberalism
I mentioned the free trade agreement a while ago and is a possible stick. I am not aware of any us mining companies although U S is Nicaraguas largest market. maybe unlikely to affect cnr on the ground but unstability often affects the sp.
socialist Spain,Mexico and Argentina have criticised ortega. Michelle Bachelet , un high commisioner of human rights ,ex socialist president of Chile and well experienced in opressive regimes from the pinochet era has visited and condemned Ortega. socialist international also expelled Nicaragua. of course it is double standards and arbitrary for us to sanction Nicaragua and not Saudi Arabia for example but doesnt absolve ortega for his actions. morales, maduro and cuba signed a letter of support of chinese treatment of muslims in china along with a host of authoritarian countries.
authoritarian regimes are on the increase across the world whether right wing or supposed left wing and employ similar tactics. The U S despite its many failings did have the opportunity to remove the most authoritarian lunatic in their recent history thankfully.
e l, there is not a lot of history of us sanctions achieving a whole lot apart from hitting the innocents however some attribute the sandinista election defeat to the us embargo and the U S doesnt really have any other aproach. only time will tell if it will affect us in any way but I want to see the dust settle before making any further buys.I am happy that for now I have been able to attend many large protests which is a fundamental human right whichever breed of media you believe .
Sorry but the west (referring to the western political/corporate classes or "establishment") don't give a flying **** about corruption or human rights, they only care about getting a share of the spoils. From what I can tell, Ortega plays a smart game by opening his country to western business allowing their shareholders to take a share of his country's wealth whilst gaining the flow of capital to develop their assets. He even plays both sides to increase his bargaining power in a much more subtle way than say Turkey's Erdogan, without invoking too much hostility. He is certainly no Latin socialist in the same regard as Maduro who will continue to bear the brunt of US beligerance in the region. Ortega plays the game, and thus I think Nicaragua will avoid any real action from Western nations. If this were not the case, then I do not believe we would have seen Rio Tinto and Calibre invest heavily in the country. Though no doubt, the western media will continue to pour (hypocritical) scorn on the country since they are not fully signed up to the woke world order.
That article rather makes it sound like there's not much the US can actually do that will get any closer to achieving their aims. The Ortega administration seems committed to their course now regardless. There are already a variety of sanctions on individuals. Anything wider reaching will, in all liklihood, mostly hit the citizens of Nicaragua rather than the administration and will push the administration closer to Russia and other influential states and groups. The US could very easily end up making things worse rather than better (crazy talk I know.)
As far as I can see, the best way to tackle the situation is to bide your time. Danial Ortega is 75. Rosario Murillo is 70. They won't last forever. The next generation is crucial. If I was the US, I would be reaching out through diplomatic channels to anyone who looks like they might have a role in the next government. It needs a carrot and stick approach, not just stick. Emphasis the advantages, to both the country and that individual, of playing by the rules of democracy and the disadvantages of continuing down the current path. Not an easy task, and it might work or it might not, but that seems to me like one of the few ways to effectively tackle the situation, over the slightly longer term.
Always entertaining to read about the US (and others in the West) criticising other nations on the subject of authoritarianism :-)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/26/nicaragua-costa-rica-blinken-517056
'Tiny Nicaragua is becoming a big problem for Joe Biden'