In a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies earlier this month, the United States Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs David Malpass said China’s role in Venezuela, including oil-for-loan deals, is partly to blame for the country’s shrinking economy and poor governance.
It was good that 19 OAS member states mildly condemned Maduro and his rushed elections, but don’t expect change until there’s greater collective action outside and inside the country.
Challenges remain, especially in the United States and Brazil, but massive new national parks in Chile and Peru are the latest good news for conservationists in the hemisphere.
Secretary Tillerson’s Latin America trip triggered a wave of criticisms and repudiations from regional leaders and global powers alike.
The Trump administration’s proposal to cut the State Department’s budget for educational and cultural exchange by 75% is bad. Its justification is even worse.
After nearly two decades of uninterrupted control over Mexico’s financial, political, and cultural center, the PRD risks losing Mexico City in the face of a challenge from the far left.
If negotiations over the proposed agreement between the two trade blocs succeed, it could become the most important bi-regional trade agreement in the world.
Even after a Brazilian court upheld a corruption conviction against him, former President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva’s popularity continues to rise.
Fear mongering about China’s intentions in Latin America is misguided. The Chinese government is focused on better economic ties and development cooperation.
While the secretary of state may have secured support for tighter sanctions on Venezuela, it was a narrow victory.
