Nobel Prize for Peace Arias: USA refuse Visa after Trump criticism!

Nobel Prize for Peace Arias: USA refuse Visa after Trump criticism!

Costa Rica - The US government has withdrawn his visa to former President Costa Ricas and Nobel Peace Prize winner óscar Arias. This was communicated to him in a tight email without reasons for this step. Arias, who is 84 years old, commented on the decision and suspects that she should be regarded as retaliation for his recent statements against President Donald Trump. In a Facebook post in February, he compared Trump to a "Roman emperor" and criticized his autocratic tendencies. This remark did not correspond to the diplomatic tone that is expected in the relationships between the USA and other countries.

Arias, who ruled Costa Rica twice, from 1986 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2010, faces the challenge that a small country like Costa Rica cannot always publicly comment on US policy. In his post, he described the United States as "a nation in search of an enemy". With his criticism of the US government, he did not become the only person affected; Other Costa-Rican MPs also lost their visas after they had spoken out against the position of President Rodrigo Chaves, who is under pressure to reduce China's influence in the region. These developments are highlighting the tense relationships between the United States and Latin America.

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arias' significant criticism of Trump and the current US policy is not the first time that a Costa-Rican politician speaks against the influence of the United States. The history of relationships between the USA and Central America is characterized by massive influence of the United States, starting in the 18th century, when the United States announced the Monroe doctrine, which was supposed to legitimize its hegemonic claims in the region. This policy warned of US maintenance from European conflicts, but allowed interventions in the matters of Latin America.

Especially in the 20th century, the United States enforced its interests through numerous military interventions and political interventions through the support of authoritarian regimes. Many democratically elected governments in the region were discontinued during the Cold War, and violent conflicts occurred, which ranged until the 1980s. The influence of the United States on the political of the countries in Central America remains controversial today, especially against the background of the increasing political tensions between the United States and countries such as China.

The case of óscar Arias is symptomatic of the complex and often tense relationships between the USA and Latin America. With his statements, Arias not only expresses his personal perspective, but also reflects the concerned voices of many Latin American politicians who defend themselves against an influence of the US government.