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Sociedad Media covers the Americas as a single, interconnected story—tracking the political shifts, security alliances, economic transformations, and cultural forces reshaping the Western Hemisphere from Washington to Tierra del Fuego. From the Shield of the Americas and Trump’s Monroe Doctrine revival, to presidential elections, cartel wars, and the energy deals rewriting the region’s future. Original reporting from Miami—the capital of the Americas

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Latin America Sits on Minerals to Power of This Next Century — Washington & Beijing Know It
Li Qiang Premier of the People’s Republic of China on the formation of an international body to jointly develop AI framework on July 26, 2025. Credit: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

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Latin America Sits on Minerals to Power of This Next Century — Washington & Beijing Know It

The region holds more than half the world’s lithium, vast copper deposits, and rare earth elements that underpin everything from electric vehicles to artificial intelligence to advanced weapons systems. The competition to control — or partner with — the countries that own them is already underway

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