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El Salvador Tests the Extent to Which Security Can Reshape Democracy
El Salvador's proposed life sentence reform extends beyond criminal policy. It signifies a broader regional shift in which fear, punishment,…
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Ecuador’s War on Gangs Reshapes Latin America’s Security Map
Ecuador's recent troop increases and curfews go beyond a local crackdown. It sends a clear message to the region, drawing…
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Colombia and Ecuador Approach a Perilous Border Marked by Suspicion
The discovery of a bomb near the Colombia-Ecuador border has intensified an already severe trade and security rift, prompting questions…
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The Cuba Crisis Forces Latin America to Choose Sides
Cuba's oil shortage has escalated beyond a local crisis in Havana, revealing how fear of President Trump, migration pressures, rightward…
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Latin America Counts Its Barracks While the World Re-Arms Again
As major powers strengthen their fleets, budgets, and borders, Latin America shows up in military rankings not as a battlefield…
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Brazil Watches Lula’s Edge Shrink as Old Certainties Fade Fast
Americas Quarterly reports that Brazil’s election race has tightened quickly, as economic progress clashes with corruption concerns, digital challenges, religious…
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Latin America Watches Cuba’s Prison Gesture and Washington’s Old Reflexes
Cuba's plan to release fifty-one prisoners comes at a tense moment, where Vatican diplomacy, internal pressures, and renewed US pressure…
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Cuba Waits as Power Whispers Through One Family’s Closed Doors
Reuters says rumors of secret U.S. talks with people close to Raúl Castro have raised old questions in Cuba, where…
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Boric Leaves Chile With Protected Seas and Unsettled Political Tides
As Gabriel Boric leaves La Moneda, Chile is left with a large new marine protection area, a difficult final assessment,…
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Colombian Left Bets on Indigenous Woman Power as Violence Shadows Ballot
Iván Cepeda's selection of Indigenous senator Aída Quilcué as his running mate changes how we see Colombia's May 31 vote…
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