After decades of hostility, the Cuban government is allowing Cuban emigrants to return and invest in the private sector.
- Professor of International Politics, Lancaster University
Mexico has been following the same rulebook of engagement with the cartels for much of the past two decades, with very limited success.
Panama has been the centre of a power struggle between the US and China since the start of Trump’s second term.
A direct confrontation between the US military and Latin America’s drug cartels is edging closer.
Jamaicans have re-elected Andrew Holness for a third consecutive term.
The presence of US naval forces close to Venezuela has rattled the country’s leadership.
Bolivia election heads to a run-off vote for the first time in history.
Brics can only provide credible leadership in a changing global order when it addresses its many inner contradictions.
Violence against women in Mexico – where at least ten women or girls are murdered every day – has been an issue for decades.
El Salvador’s leader, Nayib Bukele, has cut a deal with Trump to house alleged gang members deported from the US.
Troops have been deployed on to Lima’s streets as the country grapples with rising criminal violence.
Wealthy foreigners will soon be able to buy permanent US residency for US$5 million.
El lema “Latinoamérica es más fuerte unida” a menudo citado por los líderes políticos de la región puede ahora hacerse realidad, gracias a Trump. La UE y China también pueden beneficiarse de la crisis.
Trump’s mass deportation plan has got off to a rocky start.
Donald Trump has set in motion a process to designate drug cartels as terrorist organisations.
The incoming US president, Donald Trump, has refused to rule out taking control of the Panama Canal by force.
As Venezuela’s strongman leader prepares to be sworn in as president, the country’s opposition vows to fight on.
Tensions are on the rise in Bolivia and there looks to be no end in sight.
Haiti’s gangs are turning their attention to vulnerable boys and girls as their battle with security forces continues.
The Kenyan-led policing mission to Haiti has been extended for another year as struggle to contain gang violence continues.
Sri Lanka elects new president in watershed moment for the country.
La présidente désignée du Mexique, Claudia Sheinbaum, a promis de s’attaquer à la violence des cartels. Saura-t-elle réussir là où son prédécesseur, dont elle s’inspire, a échoué ?
As Mexico elects its new president, gang violence continues to sprawl.
Electoral violence has marred the run-up to the June 2 vote. But despite fears over personal safety, support for democracy endures.
There is a long, and often ugly, history of foreign intervention in Haiti.
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