Donald Trump has enjoyed very few foreign policy victories since returning to power. From failed wars to failed peace processes, his second term in office has been marked by one costly blunder(重大失误) on the world stage after another. In Latin America, though, the US president has a different story to tell(另一番说辞).
自重新掌权以来，唐纳德·特朗普在外交政策上鲜有胜绩。从失败的战争到失败的和平进程，他的第二个任期在世界舞台上留下了一个又一个代价高昂的失误。然而在拉丁美洲，这位美国总统却有着另一番说辞。
His administration’s national security strategy outlined how the US wanted to “restore American preeminence(卓越地位) in the Western Hemisphere”. It was a brazen(厚颜无耻的) document, laying out how his government would interfere in the political life of countries it considered part of its sphere of influence(势力范围), rewarding governments and movements that are “broadly aligned(一致的) with our principles and strategy”.
其政府的国家安全战略概述了美国希望如何“恢复美国在西半球的卓越地位”。这是一份厚颜无耻的文件，阐明了美国政府将如何干涉其视为势力范围一部分的国家的政治生活，奖励那些“与我们的原则和战略大体一致”的政府和运动。
To this end, Trump bailed out(救助) Argentina to the tune of(高达) $40bn and threatened to withdraw the funding if President Javier Milei’s party lost the midterm elections(中期选举). In Colombia, he repeatedly bullied and threatened the leftwing president, Gustavo Petro, hitting him with personal sanctions(制裁) and accusing him of being an “illegal drug leader”. And most dramatically, he invaded Venezuela and kidnapped its president. The day after Nicolás Maduro was brought to the US, the state department posted a picture of Trump above the slogan “This is OUR hemisphere”.(尼古拉斯·马杜罗被带到美国的第二天，国务院发布了一张特朗普的照片，上方写着标语“这是我们的半球”。)
为此，特朗普以400亿美元救助阿根廷，并威胁称如果总统哈维尔·米莱的政党输掉中期选举，就撤回资金。在哥伦比亚，他反复欺凌和威胁左翼总统古斯塔沃·佩特罗，对其实施个人制裁，并指控他是“非法毒品头目”。最戏剧性的是，他入侵委内瑞拉并绑架了该国总统。尼古拉斯·马杜罗被带到美国的第二天，国务院发布了一张特朗普的照片，上方写着标语“这是我们的半球”。