When Recession Is Not Mexico’s Biggest Problem
The trade war unleashed by the U.S. requires more than monetary or fiscal responses from the Sheinbaum administration.
China Doubles Down on Latin America
The recent China-CELAC forum underscores how LAC must position itself strategically amid shifting geopolitics.
Panama’s Protests Test President Mulino on Multiple Fronts
Controversial deals with the U.S. have supercharged demonstrations, but the government seems capable of avoiding a repeat of 2023.
Latin America’s Rightward Shift
The right looks well-placed in important votes coming up across the region.
Flows of Guns and Money Are Dooming Haiti
Anarchy is not inevitable. Action on weapons trafficking and illicit finances will be critical over the coming months, an expert writes.
To Fight Organized Crime, Latin America Needs a Regional Security Force
Escalating violence is a cross-border crisis that demands collective action.
Panama’s President Mulino Is Right to Cooperate with the U.S.
Performative resistance to Trump might be gratifying, but it would undermine Panama’s most critical strategic interests, writes Mulino’s former deputy minister of foreign affairs.
What Bukele Wants from Trump
The Salvadoran president’s controversial deals with the U.S. are calculated to preserve his reputation at home as the economy stumbles and evidence of a gang truce mounts.
Why the U.S. Should Engage with Venezuela
The Trump administration is holding talks with Iran and turning its back on Maduro. Continued isolation will deepen Caracas’ reliance on U.S. adversaries.
How U.S. Policy Toward Latin America May Backfire
Tariffs will squeeze the region’s economies and trade, and could drive deeper engagement with China, an expert writes.
The President Who Almost Wasn’t
Guatemala’s Bernardo Arévalo was nearly prevented from taking office. Now, can his drive to reform the country succeed?
El Presidente que casi no lo fue
El presidente de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, estuvo a punto de ser impedido de asumir el cargo. ¿Podrá prosperar ahora su iniciativa de reformar el país?
The Long Shadow of Mexico’s War Over Catholicism
A century ago, the Cristero war pitted Catholics against the state—and left a lasting impact on the country’s left, still visible today.
Timeline: Guatemala’s 2023 Election Crisis
Traditional powers tried to control the 2023 election, but demonstrations and international support allowed a reformer to overcome a gauntlet of challenges.
Q&A: Eugene Zapata-Garesché on the Future of Latin American Cities
An expert on urban issues discusses trends to watch and argues cities are where the region’s political future is being forged.
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