The Pink tide is this great
phenomena happening in Latin America governments, which has been causing some
tension with the U.S.
Interesting enough pink tide
really means a lighter shade of red, which is a lighter version of the old
school communism and socialism. The new pink tide governments in Latin America
are responsible for a huge change in the international relations in general,
but also these pink tide leaders were able to put their countries in a whole
new level, creating a strong alliance in the South.
My favorite idea related to the pink tide is that, the
countries of the South can create a regional alliance to become a strong
regional power and act almost as equal when negotiating with the U.S. and EU. This
regional integration is able to create a more independent structure to Latin
America, becoming less dependent on the American diplomacy and policies. This
cooperation also creates an idea of countries that can now, compete as equals,
in a sense. For instance, at a point Brazil had to accept American terms and
rules in any type of negotiation, not having any chance to request anything
that would be beneficial to Brazil during negotiations. Now, Brazil is
developing a lot, and it has become the regional power in South America, being
able to negotiate with the US and EU at the same level, not having to accept
any imposition from these countries.
Another interesting thing is that in the past any leftist
government was straight communist or socialist and considered bad. Today there
is this analysis of the good pink tide governments and the bad ones. Like Lula, being one of the good ones,
especially because although he is from the left party with left roots he
basically gave continuity to the earlier government, Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
Hugo Chavez for instance is obviously in the bad group of moderate socialists,
he is not moderate; he is clearly Anti-America and completely pro Cuba.
In general a lot of the pink tide governments were able to
provide their populations with a lot more access to the basic and resources,
like in Bolivia for example Evo Moralez was able to improve the lives of the
indigenous population, Lula created the Bolsa Familia, which also gave the
lower classes the basics. But I believe this agreement between the South
countries is creating a strong alliance and also stimulating their internal
economies while engaging in partnerships like Cuba with its health care
professionals for example.
