John speaks with Special Guest noted author, commentator and scholar on Latin America, Dr. R. Evan Ellis, US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute.

Here is some extra information to highlight some of the terms/names and acronyms used throughout this episode:

MERCOSUR - South American Trade Bloc, founded in 1991.

CELAC - Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, a regional bloc founded in 2010.

FOCAC - Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, founded in 2000.

For more information on China-Latin American trade statistics see: https://www.bu.edu/pardeeschool/files/2014/11/Economic-Bulletin.16-17-Bulletin.Draft_.pdf

A.F.K. Organski (1923-88). An Italian-born academic who pioneered 'power transition theory' which explains general trends among warring states in the international system. Essentially it argues that the international order is one of violent struggle punctuated by periods of stability. And that during cycles of war, international dominance can and usually does transfer between states.

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