For decades, Nicaragua has permitted the entry of foreign armed forces to conduct military exercises on its soil. Troops from the U.S., Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico, and neighboring Central American nations are given this authorization thanks to a rolling decree, reissued every two years, which seeks to allow for “mutually beneficial exchange and humanitarian assistance.”
However, the most recent renewal of this order, on June 7, has caused something of a diplomatic furor between Nicaragua and the White House.
Announced on the second day of the 2022 Summit of the Americas — to which Nicaragua was not invited...
