In light of recent events in Venezuela regarding a new and shocking wave of US interventionist actions in the region, I have decided to create a new new section inspired by the ROMANOV analysis of Russians featured in Western videogames. This section will host analyses of Spanish and Latin American Themes in Western videogames.
In 2017, I published "Call of Duty: Ghosts - The Federation Explained." This article will be rewritten and republished to feature a more balanced, more in-depth and updated analysis of the games themes and how they intertwine with the real world.
Returning to this analysis today is not incidental. Recent actions by the United States in Venezuela have renewed the relevance of the themes I examined in 2017, reinforcing my interest in revisiting how popular media reflects, normalizes, or reframes US interventionism in Latin America. This piece therefore situates Call of Duty: Ghosts within a broader geopolitical and historical context, drawing on documented US–Latin American relations to explain the Federation’s motivations and strategic logic within the game. Readers are encouraged to consult the cited sources and form their own conclusions.
That said, this blog explicitly condemns the attack on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and rejects US imperialism and interventionist practices in Latin America.
Returning to this analysis today is not incidental. Recent actions by the United States in Venezuela have renewed the relevance of the themes I examined in 2017, reinforcing my interest in revisiting how popular media reflects, normalizes, or reframes US interventionism in Latin America. This piece therefore situates Call of Duty: Ghosts within a broader geopolitical and historical context, drawing on documented US–Latin American relations to explain the Federation’s motivations and strategic logic within the game. Readers are encouraged to consult the cited sources and form their own conclusions.
That said, this blog explicitly condemns the attack on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and rejects US imperialism and interventionist practices in Latin America.