President Moreno may not be a newfound ally for the U.S., but he is a reminder that today the greatest challenges to U.S. interests in the region aren’t ideological but criminality, poor governance and populism.
The reactions against the founding father of Bolivarianism were the logical conclusion to a process started by his hardline followers when they abandoned the Constitution in October 2016.
En la región hay cinco cláusulas democráticas en cinco diferentes organismos. Ahora queda por ver cuál será el papel de la Argentina a cargo de UNASUR
President Donald Trump’s relationship with Latin America will surely be one to watch this year.
President Macri signed a decree prohibiting the application of the 2×1 law to repressors from the Dirty War, following the public outcry that would have placed these crimes on an equivalent level as common crimes and not crimes against humanity.
Global Americans has been tracking democracy and human rights foreign policies in the region. See a quick summary of what we cover in our next report.
Colombia and the U.S. have been partners for more than 17 years. Now with a peace accord and rising coca cultivation, what happens if the U.S. cuts its aid by more than 21% as proposed?
In the four years since Maduro took office, the Venezuelan political machine has essentially ground to a halt and policy has gone off the rails.
The Trump administration is making noises that it will re-focus U.S.-Central America Plan for Prosperity aid on security. But poverty and natural disasters are bigger contributors to migratory flows.
On the campaign trail, President Trump had promised that Mexico would pay for his wall. They said no. Last week he tried to get the U.S. Congress to pay for it—or at least a down payment—and they said no, at least for the time being.
