France vs. USA. Competition for a region in South America

The legislature Committee on abroad Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces explicitly speaks of the outrage and concern about the consequences of American politics towards Venezuela, Greenland and more broadly, the full northern part of South America. president Emmanuel Macron publically stresses that France has lost any of its key allies and must redefine its function in the region. In the background, there is simply a fear that the US will act unilaterally without looking at its partners and global law.