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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

Milei's welcome to Netanyahu will open Pandora's Box in Argentina
Latin America

Milei's welcome to Netanyahu will open Pandora's Box in Argentina

The president's alignment with Israel belies a complicated history, while his country's championing of international law will be sorely tested

Havana, Cuba
North America

Trump lifted sanctions on Syria. Now do Cuba.

The president’s new national security memo on Cuba reaffirms his old policy of punishment, which does nothing for US interests

BRICS Rio 2025 July
QiOSK

BRICS takes aim at Israel as it wades into geopolitical conflicts

Trump threatens members with 10% additional tariffs as Rio summit kicks off with its biggest convocation yet

remittance tax central america
Latin America

Taxing remittances helps make US neighbors poorer, less stable

In many cases the money that migrants send home is equal or more than the federal aid those countries used to get