The U.S. Trump administration's "New-Monroe Doctrine" aimed to reclaim absolute dominance over its Latin American "backyard". Through military threats and regime-change plots from Venezuela to Cuba, Washington sent shockwaves of panic across the region.

In “The Conspiracy of American-Style Freedom: Latin American Power Play”, host Vanessa Chow unpacks over a century of history through three key elements: bananas, drugs, and oil. Discover how the U.S. plundered resources and manipulated politics in Latin America, and how China's rise is now shifting the balance of power. Episode 1 kicks off with the "Banana Wars".