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Why Trump Spares Nicaragua’s Ortega — Murillo the Drug Cooperation Factor
Nicaragua has two co-presidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, and a reputation that once placed it in Washington's "tyranny" file.…
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Paradise to Launchpad: How Puerto Rico’s Old U.S. Bases Are Being Reawakened for a New Latin American War
After U.S. strikes in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro, fighter jets and drones flew over Puerto Rico beaches.…
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Brazil’s Lula Walks a Tightrope After Maduro’s Sudden Capture Abroad
After U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro in early January 2026, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemned the violence yet dodged…
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Colombia at the Crossroads as Trump Threats Meet Election Fever
In Colombia, Gustavo Petro faced Donald Trump’s taunts and talk of military action just as the 2026 campaign warms up.…
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Venezuela Exposes Europe’s Double Standards When Trump Targets Other Lands
Europe thunders about Greenland’s self-determination, yet tiptoes around Trump’s remake of Venezuela. From Caracas to Copenhagen, that contrast reads as…
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Latin America Is Not Trump’s Property Stop the Hemisphere Grab
When the State Department declares “this is OUR Hemisphere,” it revives the Monroe Doctrine in a harsher costume: Donald Trump’s…
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Colombia, Cuba, and Venezuela Wake to Trump’s New Era of Threats
In a hypothetical scenario, Donald Trump seizes Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, warns Colombia’s Gustavo Petro, predicts Cuba could fall, and…
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Latin America Becomes Chessboard as China and Trump Jockey Quietly
Beijing’s new Latin America policy paper lands days after Donald Trump’s security strategy vows Western Hemisphere primacy. From Panama to…
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Latin America Under Trump 2025: Ports, Prisons, and Tariffs Rewrite Regional Politics
From Panama’s canal ports to El Salvador’s megaprison, the Trump White House and Marco Rubio are reshaping U.S.-Latin ties. Tariffs,…
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Latin America and the Few Historical Clues Behind Jesus’ Birth
Across Latin America, Christmas is both devotion and social glue. This remains true even as Catholic dominance wanes and Pentecostal…
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