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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Lucia Newman

Summit of the Americas: A squandered opportunity at critical time

US President Joe Biden and other leaders Biden and other regional leaders could have used the forum to hold Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela accountable on human rights and elections, or advanced shared priorities [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

A fiasco, a flop, a disappointment: These are just some of the ways that political analysts and Latin American and Caribbean leaders are describing the Summit of the Americas, which is being hosted by US President Joe Biden in Los Angeles.

Even before the summit began this week, the main subject of conversation was not how regional leaders would tackle key common challenges, such as migration, climate change, and economic disparity and cooperation.

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