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Lee Schlenker

Latin America's hidden role in shaping US foreign policy
Latin America

Latin America's hidden role in shaping US foreign policy

Historian Greg Grandin's new book shows how the Western Hemisphere, not Europe, can explain America’s role in the world

Michael Jensen
Latin America

Former Air Force commando takes top LatAm job at NSC

This doesn’t reassure those who think Trump's Western Hemisphere policy may be too militarized

CELAC Venezuela
Latin America

Forecast in the Americas: Uncertainty with a chance of Trump

The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) meets today amid a shower of problems, not the least of which is unity.

Marco Rubio
North America

What awaits Marco Rubio in the Caribbean

The secretary of state this week dives into Haiti's crisis, Guyana-Venezuela tensions, growing Chinese influence, and a bit of resistance

Daniel Noboa
Latin America

Lobbyists pushing disastrous 'Plan Ecuador' for struggling president

As the country's crime rates soar, incumbent Daniel Noboa looks to foreign military aid to stabilize the nation before April elections