Central America & Caribbean Archives - Page 9 of 50

Graphic: Guatemala’s Young Politicians

AQ looks at indicators measuring youth participation in politics—and profiles leading politicians age 40 and under.

Cutting through cliché and dogmatism, the Cuban writer’s new collection delivers a “masterclass in creative reportage.”

Pioneering modernists included the full sweep of Cuban culture in this 1934 work, now performed for the first time outside Cuba.

Clashes with the legislature and the press and high inflation haven’t hurt Chaves’s high approval, but will it last?

A comprehensive look at challenges to democracy but also reasons for hope in the region

Political scientist Javier Corrales assesses social and economic challenges on the island

The vote comes amid record emigration and another major crackdown on dissent.

Newspaper director José Rubén Zamora’s jailing reflects the international community’s failures.

The demonstrations that have rocked the country for weeks go far beyond inflation.

Miguel Ángel Asturias’s masterpiece achieved lasting fame by trading political specifics for tragic grandeur.

The government has failed to address the discontent that drove the demonstrations of July 2021.

Corruption, energy and rising food prices have posed challenges for Xiomara Castro.

Traditional and new parties alike are dogged by a charismatic president and weak organizational structures.

The president’s attorney general selection sets up a showdown with an increasingly frustrated population.

The assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse touched off a crisis that was years in the making.