As the Olympic games in Rio draw to a close, another set of games will begin: military exercises between the United States and South Korea to prepare for a possible armed conflict with North Korea.
Let the Peace Games Begin
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Brazil
Team Refugee and the Normalization of Mass Displacement
As refugees take the Olympic stage, the wars that sent them running for their lives continue apace.
A Very Brazilian Coup
Brazil’s elites can’t win an election, but they can engineer an impeachment.
Zika is a Reproductive Rights Issue
Several countries afflicted by the Zika virus are asking women to delay getting pregnant. Yet local laws — and U.S. foreign aid rules — make it impossible for many to get a safe abortions.
The Rise and Fall of Latin America’s Most Successful Progressive Party
Brazil’s Workers’ Party was once the pride of the New Left for an entire hemisphere. Now its 13-year rule hangs by a thread.
What Happened to Brazil?
Latin America’s largest country once looked ascendant. Now it’s been laid low by widespread violence, structural racism, endemic corruption, and external economic shocks.
What Happened to the BRICS?
The BRICS were well poised to rival the West’s control of the global economy. But while they grapple with economic slowdowns and rising social tensions, other blocs of developing economies are rising to the fore.
A New Global Development Bank in Town
The new BRICS bank could rival the IMF or fall flat on its face. Either way, it’s a sign of shifting global power and influence.
Latin America’s Lesson for the U.S.: Prosecute the Torturers
Latin America’s transition out of dictatorship hinged on two words the U.S. would be wise to heed: “Never again.”
Move Over, NATO and IMF: Eurasia Is Coming
A thousand poles are blooming as new international blocs like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS Development Bank emerge to challenge Western economic and military hegemony.