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Latin America is not just turning right; it is turning angry, and Washington is cheering. From Santiago to Buenos Aires, voters are rejecting the centre, embracing a new, unapologetic right.

The second round of the presidential election in Chile marked the end of a series of plebiscites in Latin America in 2025. Given Chile’s geopolitical importance in the context of the struggle between world powers for rare earth metals, the personality of the newly elected president, José Antonio Kast, and his foreign policy agenda are attracting attention in the most remote corners of the world.

Trump is unabashedly trying to enforce colonial-era control in the 21st century: he is leading colonial powers to enforce their belief that mineral rights obtained through colonial and quasi-colonial means in the 20th century remain enforceable today.