Brazil’s too big and powerful for Trump to easily push it around.
Lula, Trump and The Limits of a New Monroe Doctrine
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Latin America & Caribbean
The Mapuche Struggle Under the New Far-Right Chilean Government
Ethan Madarieta discusses the colonial foundations of the Chilean state.
Brazil Faces Key Democratic Test
Will the Trump administration intervene on the side of the extreme right?
Washington’s Venezuela Model Is Regime Change with an Invoice
Washington is getting a fifth of the country’s reserves locked in for a generation, while the companies that lobbied hardest get first access to pump it.
Haiti, Erik Prince, and the Cost of Privatized Security
Vectus Global has promised to rid Haiti of gangs. What it hasn’t achieved is any measure of accountability.
Brazil Fires Back with Washington’s Favorite Weapon
Visa denials are just part of Brazil’s response to the Trump administration’s hostile actions.
A New Cuban Economy?
Will the proposed changes persuade the Trump administration to alter its current policy towards Cuba?
How Washington Is Recasting the American Left as a Foreign Threat
The State Department stretches real spy cases into a sweeping theory of ideological subversion.
Don’t Look Away from Cuba
The indictment of Raul Castro is the latest in a string of escalations aimed at building pretext for a U.S. invasion of the island nation.
A Fossil Fuel Phaseout?
This past spring, 57 countries met in Santa Marta, Colombia to begin planning a global phaseout of fossil fuels. What are their chances?