Former Colombian president Petro triggered a public meltdown at a Mexico City leftist forum by calling Trump accurate on ...

For years, Latin American politics seemed trapped in a familiar cycle. The Left promised social justice. The Right promised stability. Governments changed, parties rebranded, presidents came and went ...

July 1 (UPI) --On July 4, the United States will commemorate 250 years since the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. The declaration announced a revolutionary ...

Across Latin America and the Caribbean, voters worried about rising crime have elected populists who promise to impose order and security in their countries. Some observers have read this development ...

Latin America’s rightward shift now faces its biggest test.

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Latin America has moved right. Not in one election, not in one country, and not as a passing mood. The region’s political map has been reordered. Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Colombia, Honduras, ...

How do Indigenous peoples across Latin America participate in politics and what explains it? More than 500 Indigenous groups have experienced repression and attempts at erasure. Still, Indigenous ...

DORAL, FL – Donald Trump scanned the room of Latin American leaders and saw political allies staring back: candidates he publicly endorsed and MAGA-friendly governments he liked. He saw Chilean ...

Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, who has the backing of President Trump.(Ivan Valencia / Associated Press) Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed ...

Latin America is seeing growing military activity by the United States. Under the umbrella of the Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition (ACCC), launched by President Donald Trump in March, US forces are ...

Latin America’s most powerful criminal groups have expanded beyond the drug trade – and have become more resilient as a result. That’s what my colleagues and I discovered while researching for a new ...