Trump Hasn’t Learned From History in Latin America

Welcome back to your final 2025 edition of Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. We’re pausing the newsletter for the next two weeks to celebrate the holidays but will be back in your inboxes on Thursday, Jan. 8! Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: The former presidents of Colombia and Mexico discuss U.S. actions in Latin America, Dan Bongino is leaving the FBI, and Ukraine urges Europe to give it frozen Russian assets. Historical Lessons The controversial U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats near Latin America and the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive posture toward Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro’s regime have…