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Trump Maduro Cheney
Latin America

Dick Cheney's ghost has a playbook for war in Venezuela

Trump flirting with regime change in Caracas carries eerie similarities to the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq

Marco Rubio
Latin America

Death knell for the Summit of the Americas?

Washington’s bullying has deepened divisions and crippled the hemisphere’s premier diplomatic forum

Maduro
Latin America

With Venezuela, Trump poised to make mistake of epic proportions

News that the administration may greenlight attacks inside the country, even remove Maduro, is already causing panic. It should.

Bolivia shocker: dark horse comes out of nowhere to win presidency
Latin America

Bolivia shocker: dark horse comes out of nowhere to win presidency

Voters rejected socialism, but nor did they want 'machete' austerity. Rodrigo Paz promises a pragmatic way, and relations of 'equality not dependency' with US.

How US incompetence empowers China in Latin America
Asia-Pacific

How US incompetence empowers China in Latin America

While the Trump administration is bombing, cutting aid and imposing tariffs, Beijing has been quietly forging trade ties all over the region.

Trump
Latin America

Will Trump really attack Venezuela?

A full scale invasion appears unlikely, which leaves the question: what does the president really want?