Hardliners Are Poised to Dominate New Phase of U.S.-Venezuela Relations
The regional elections and the suspension of Chevron’s oil license will further isolate Maduro’s regime, writes an expert.
The Alarming Rise of Gender-Based Violence in Brazil
Despite increased public awareness of the problem, the number of victims has reached a record high level.
Ecuador’s Noboa Will Begin a Second Term with an Improving Economy
Despite difficult external conditions and other challenges, positive economic tailwinds offer opportunities to drive long-awaited reforms.
U.S. Silence on Human Rights in Latin America Carries Substantial Risks
The Trump administration’s policies are undermining regional stability and its own ability to lead, writes a former U.S. ambassador to the OAS.
When Recession Is Not Mexico’s Biggest Problem
The trade war unleashed by the U.S. requires more than monetary or fiscal responses from the Sheinbaum administration.
China Doubles Down on Latin America
The recent China-CELAC forum underscores how LAC must position itself strategically amid shifting geopolitics.
Panama’s Protests Test President Mulino on Multiple Fronts
Controversial deals with the U.S. have supercharged demonstrations, but the government seems capable of avoiding a repeat of 2023.
Latin America’s Rightward Shift
The right looks well-placed in important votes coming up across the region.
Flows of Guns and Money Are Dooming Haiti
Anarchy is not inevitable. Action on weapons trafficking and illicit finances will be critical over the coming months, an expert writes.
To Fight Organized Crime, Latin America Needs a Regional Security Force
Escalating violence is a cross-border crisis that demands collective action.
Panama’s President Mulino Is Right to Cooperate with the U.S.
Performative resistance to Trump might be gratifying, but it would undermine Panama’s most critical strategic interests, writes Mulino’s former deputy minister of foreign affairs.
What Bukele Wants from Trump
The Salvadoran president’s controversial deals with the U.S. are calculated to preserve his reputation at home as the economy stumbles and evidence of a gang truce mounts.
Why the U.S. Should Engage with Venezuela
The Trump administration is holding talks with Iran and turning its back on Maduro. Continued isolation will deepen Caracas’ reliance on U.S. adversaries.
How U.S. Policy Toward Latin America May Backfire
Tariffs will squeeze the region’s economies and trade, and could drive deeper engagement with China, an expert writes.
El Presidente que casi no lo fue
El presidente de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, estuvo a punto de ser impedido de asumir el cargo. ¿Podrá prosperar ahora su iniciativa de reformar el país?
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