Power
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SPORTS
Latin American Teams Reach World Cup Halftime with Swagger Intact
At the 2026 World Cup midpoint, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia are safely through, while Paraguay and Uruguay still sweat.…
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ANALYSIS
Sheinbaum’s Election Warning Tests Latin American Democracy and Foreign Influence
Mexico's president says foreign money could taint elections. Still, the harder question is who decides when sovereignty is being defended…
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ECONOMY
Bolivia Land Law Retreat Tests Paz’s Amazon-to-Andes Fragile Power Balance
After a 24-day Amazonian march and highway blockades, Bolivia's president scrapped Law 1720, exposing a deeper battle over land, credit,…
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ANALYSIS
El Salvador Rewrites Its Rules as Bukele Locks in Power
In El Salvador, constitutional reform has become political speed, as Nayib Bukele's allies reshape elections, courts, punishment, and representation, raising…
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AMERICAS
Colombia’s Newsrooms Face Their Reckoning as Women Break the Silence
A new report on Colombian journalism describes more than 260 testimonies of harassment, power, and silence, exposing how women in…
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Borders and migration
Mexico Sees a Sacred Mountain Crushed by Border Logic Again
At Cuchumá Hill, near Tecate, border wall expansion is not only moving earth. It is scraping at Kumiai memory, faith,…
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ANALYSIS
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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ANALYSIS
Cuba Oil Lifeline Exposes Latin America’s Old Dependence on Power
The arrival of a Russian tanker delivering oil to Cuba represents more than a routine port event; it highlights how…
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ANALYSIS
Latin America Continues Voting While Centralism Concentrates Power in Capitals
Adapted from Eugene Zapata-Gareschéa's original Americas Quarterly article, this analysis examines how central governments across Latin America concentrate power, deprive…
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ANALYSIS
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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