Latin America

United States and OAS up the ante in Venezuela’s political crisis

April 5, 2017 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The latest crisis is reminiscent of other coups in the region. U.S. agents befriend business, bankers, legislators, youth groups, and soldiers. Money flows. The media falls in line.

Lenín wins in Ecuador

April 4, 2017 By Combined Sources

Left-wing candidate Lenín Moreno bucked Latin America’s regional trend to the right in Sunday’s election for Ecuador’s presidency, winning 51 to 49.

Trump policies split Latin American leaders into two camps

March 7, 2017 By Patrick Foley

While the U.S. president’s threats and insults may have been aimed mostly at bordering Mexico, they are eliciting a region-wide response.

Argentina’s President Macri has a Trump problem

February 16, 2017 By Emile Schepers

Mauricio Macri has trashed labor laws, laid off thousands of workers, and tightened immigration restrictions all in the hope of attracting U.S. investment. Trump’s nationalist

U.S. intervention in Cuba continues via “civil society” groups

October 7, 2016 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

For the United States, old interventionist habits die hard.