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Why The Cuban-Venezuelan Alliance Is More Toxic Than Ever

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez , left, talks with his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro during a summit in 2006.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez , left, talks with his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro during a Mercosur summit in Cordoba, some 700 kilometers (434 miles) from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 20, 2006. Prensa Internacional/ZUMA

Recent Cuban protests over fuel and food swiftly turned against the communist system but unlike the past, the state, which is asking the UN for food aid, refrained from giving a crushing response. Venezuela is no better off, and the age of symbiosis for Latin America’s leftist regimes is long gone.

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As Venezuelans Arrive, ‘Brexit Mentality’ Spreads In Bogota

Colombians, too, are following a global trend of isolationism
Colombians, too, are following a global trend of isolationism Daniel Garzon/VW Pics/ZUMA

In the Colombian capital, residents are starting to balk at the arrival of so many desperate Venezuelans. There’s empathy, yes. But also caution and alarm.

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