Far from celebrating the wave of anti-corruption sentiment and investigations, we should fear for the future. The backlash could make the region a petri-dish for populism.
From Evangelicals on the political rise in Chile and Mexico to marriage equality in Bermuda (kind of) it’s been a mixed year for LGBTI rights.
El consenso regional del sistema interamericano se ha fragmentado. Muestra de ello es la fragilidad institucional que desencadenó Venezuela tras su salida de la OEA y la realización de elecciones inspeccionadas por monitores electorales arbitrarios, así como una asimetría en la protección de los derechos humanos al interior de los países de las Américas.
Brazil faces more challenges protecting its borders than almost any other country in the world. As the country seeks to assert itself as a regional power, measured military collaboration with the U.S. is important for domestic and regional stability.
The growing depreciation of federally-funded research and education has reached Brazil, with implications for the region as a whole.
The confusion over Brazilian efforts to host COP25 points to a larger dysfunction, in Brazil and in the region at large.
In the largest rollback of federal land protection in the nation’s history, President Donald Trump reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah by about two million acres. His actions seem oddly familiar.
A new report from the National Endowment for Democracy draws attention to creeping Chinese soft power in Latin America at a pivotal time for the region.
A breakdown of domestic performance and adherence to international treaties in the hemisphere.
Despite a quiet couple of years for Russian activity in the Americas, waning U.S. influence on multiple fronts could lead to an uptick in influence.
