LatamPolitik: Legal Battles, Bolsonaro’s Obsolescence and Natural Gas
Legal Battles
What’s old: The Esguerra-Bárcenas Treaty of 1928 recognized Colombian sovereignty over the islands and surrounding waters of San Andres, Providencia, and Santa Catalina. Nicaragua rejects the validity of the treaty on the grounds that its government at the time was a puppet of the U.S. – a pretty valid claim considering U.S. Marines were th…