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Elbridge Colby
Latin America

'ISIS of the Western Hemisphere'? Latin America isn't buying it

Elbridge Colby's speech at a regional defense conference revealed major gaps between the US and its neighbors

Can Cuba outlast Marco Rubio?
Latin America

Can Cuba outlast Marco Rubio?

The US says it wants a deal, but the secretary of state sure isn't acting like it

Bolivian security forces are cracking down. The US is helping.
Latin America

Bolivian security forces are cracking down. The US is helping.

Officials in La Paz are turning to an old playbook as anger grows over the new, centrist president's policies

Trump just handed left-wing Lula a campaign win
Latin America

Trump just handed left-wing Lula a campaign win

The son of former President Bolsonaro is in a bind on tariffs, while the incumbent looks tough in the face of US pressure

The earthquake sprung Trump's Venezuela trap
Latin America

The earthquake sprung Trump's Venezuela trap

The administration designed the January arrangement to get the things it wanted without the burden of actually running a broken country. Now, the burden has been established anyway.

Does the Pentagon even know who its boat strikes are killing?
Latin America

Does the Pentagon even know who its boat strikes are killing?

The Trump administration has killed at least 215 people in its 10-month campaign against alleged smugglers