ANALYSIS
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Mexico Captures Cartel Heir, but Violence Waits Around the Corner
The arrest of El Jardinero gives Mexico a rare security victory, but the burned vehicles in Nayarit point to a…
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Cuba Vote Shows Washington’s War Button Still Has Few Locks
A failed Senate push to curb Trump's military authority over Cuba leaves Latin America staring at a dangerous pattern: Iran,…
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South American Drums Rise as Central American Silence Grows Louder
A SIPRI report shows South America spending more on militaries while Central America pulls back sharply. The split suggests a…
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Peru Counts So Slowly It Makes Elections Look Dirty
Peru's election mess is not only about missing ballots or delayed tallies. It is about a democracy that keeps producing…
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Colombia Lets Its Peacemakers Bleed While Democracy Calls It Progress
Violence against Colombia's social leaders kept rising in 2025, exposing a democracy that still struggles to protect its bravest citizens.…
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Argentina Shuts the Press, and Democracy Hears the Door Slam
Argentina's decision to block accredited journalists from the Casa Rosada was more than a press dispute. Symbolically, it told democracy…
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El Salvador Cannot Call Mass Gang Trials Its Nuremberg Moment
President Nayib Bukele's comparison between El Salvador's mass gang trial and Nuremberg may be politically sharp, but historically thin. The…
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Colombia Exports War for Hire into Sudan’s Darkest Siege Machine
The UN’s reporting on Colombian mercenaries in Sudan reveals a grim new map of violence, where Latin American fighters, Emirati…
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Mexico Stands Firm as U.S. Unauthorized Operations Loom at the Border
Mexico's latest dispute over U.S. involvement in a deadly Chihuahua operation is not a procedural squabble. It is a test…
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Mexico Reopens Spain Without Forgetting the Empire That Still Echoes
Claudia Sheinbaum's visit to Spain signals a careful thaw between two countries bound by trade, language, and old wounds, showing…
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