Laura Carlsen discusses how Claudia Sheinbaum will navigate a series of domestic challenges and a changing U.S.-Mexico relationship.
How Will Mexico’s New President Deal with Trump, Migration, and Drug Cartels?
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Human Rights
Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Is Another Way for MBS to Consolidate His Power
The mercurial autocrat has singular control over what may soon be the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world.
U.S. Officials Take Credit for Regime Change in Syria
The Biden administration says U.S. policies led to the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
How Predatory Energy Developers Harassed Hondurans
Honduras’s coup-era government opened the floodgates for predatory energy projects. Now that Hondurans are fighting back, the companies are trying to take them to arbitration.
Resisting Bukele’s Iron Fist
The Salvadoran leader has jailed tens of thousands of innocent people in his “state of exception.”
Resistance to ICC by World’s Most Powerful Nations
But judgments against Russia and Israel are beginning to bear fruit.
Debunking the Amsterdam “Pogrom”
The far right is fanning the flames of conflict.
Targeting UNRWA Could Harm Israel’s Own Interests
Israel is strengthening the case of those who question its international legitimacy.
Honduras: A Case Study In How “Mafia Style” Investments Menace Impoverished Countries
A flurry of corporate lawsuits stemming from the coup period threaten to bankrupt the Central American country.
The Mounting Costs of Enabling Israel’s War on Gaza
Most Americans oppose this horrific war, but a year in we’re still paying for it — at the expense of our own safety, security, and morality.