ANALYSIS

Trump’s failure to appoint Hispanic Cabinet members is no minor issue

Because of his ignorance about the day-to-day intricacies of governing, he will be more reliant on his Cabinet than any…

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Why has Venezuela’s opposition struggled to spark change?

At the beginning of 2016, there seemed such promise for opposition politicians in Venezuela, but little was achieved. Can 2017…

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In Latin America, Mexico the only real ‘loser’ under Trump

Today Donald Trump goes from PEOTUS to POTUS.  Latin America is not impressed. They'll get over it.

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What does it mean to be “Latino”?

Does a Latin American identity really exist? The word Latino has unified a group of people under its meaning, what…

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Trump barking at the wrong tree

Automation revolution is taking the jobs, not evil foreigners. The first self-driving cars are now on the road in the…

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Is the U.S. opening to Cuba dead in the water?

Obama’s historic normalization with Havana is under threat from Trump’s hardline cabal of Castro-haters

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Can Colombia meet its huge 2017 coca eradication goal?

Colombia has outlined plans to mitigate surging coca cultivations — one of the biggest threats to lasting peace in the…

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‘Demagogue populism’ threatens human rights

The rise of populist leaders in the United States and Europe poses a dangerous threat to basic rights protections while…

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