President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and Rafael Correa exhibit none of the characteristics of the modern, progressive left—such as, support for indigenous communities’ land rights or LGBT rights—so why are they still called leftists? Because they say so.
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Who member states choose to lead the organization will have major implications for the direction of Inter-American affairs.
Global Americans gathered 12 leading regional scholars for their brief perspectives on how a second Trump term will influence Latin America’s governance, economy, and the millions of people who call the region home. Their answers reflect Latin America’s diversity of interest and ideologies, and shed some light on which countries can expect to be the major winners and losers of this election.
While many Americans ponder what the November 2024 election will bring, they are hardly alone; Latin American and Caribbean countries are keenly interested in how the U.S. political landscape will evolve in the upcoming months.
Short of a political solution and an economic overhaul, largescale Venezuelan migration probably will continue to loom large over the Americas for years to come.
Together, the U.S. and South Korea can forge a dynamic foreign policy partnership and a market-oriented, democratic Western Hemisphere.
This explainer examines regional incentives, reactions, and beneficiaries of this landmark effort to reinvigorate hemispheric trade.
Plan Bukele does not represent a coherent set of policies and tactics, but rather a unique fusion of coincidence, brutality, and hard-nosed calculation.
MORENA has developed fractures that may portend a coming schism. Indeed, the chances of a major rupture in the party during a Sheinbaum administration appear significant.
