Si l’annonce par Donald Trump de sa volonté de rebaptiser le « golfe du Mexique » en « golfe d’Amérique » ne sera pas aisée à mettre en œuvre, elle trahit les ambitions néocolonialistes du futur locataire de la Maison Blanche, estime le géographe Frédéric Giraut dans une tribune au « Monde ».
The main conceptual idea of this article is that Donald Trump's proposed renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America is a symbolic act of neocolonialism.
While framed as inclusive by referencing the entire continent of America, the author argues that the context of the announcement, coupled with Trump's campaign rhetoric, reveals a clear intent to assert American dominance and rewrite historical narratives to favor a colonial perspective. This renaming, therefore, represents a "declaration of war" against neighboring countries and challenges traditional power dynamics in the region.
The author views the act of renaming as a key manifestation of a larger imperialistic agenda.
The main conceptual idea of this article is that Donald Trump's proposed renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America is a symbolic act of neocolonialism. While framed as inclusive by referencing the entire continent of America, the author argues that the context of the announcement, coupled with Trump's campaign rhetoric, reveals a clear intent to assert American dominance and rewrite historical narratives to favor a colonial perspective. This renaming, therefore, represents a "declaration of war" against neighboring countries and challenges traditional power dynamics in the region. The author views the act of renaming as a key manifestation of a larger imperialistic agenda.
