Category: Regions

March 2, 2023 > Evan Robinson-Johnson

Border Patrol app excludes vulnerable asylum seekers, advocates say

After his dad was nearly killed during political turmoil in Cuba, Yoandry fled to Nicaragua, then to Mexico. He made it all the way to the U.S. border south of […] Read More >

March 2, 2023 > Michael McDonald

Costa Rica shuns first regional environmental treaty

Costa Rican lawmakers on Feb. 1 voted to keep the first regional environmental treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean off the legislative agenda, effectively killing the chances that the […] Read More >

February 28, 2023 > James Bosworth

Mexico’s Pemex Could Be Another Casualty of AMLO’s Energy Nationalism

This story first appeared in World Politics Review. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine combined with the geopolitical instability it caused made 2022 a great year to be an oil major. Supply chain […] Read More >

A woman looks at the camera as she leans on a man who has his arm around her. The couple wait to be processed for asylum after crossing the border into the U.S.
February 23, 2023 > Isabela Dias

“Ludicrous and Life-Threatening”—Biden Just Announced a Transit Ban for Migrants

And it looks a lot like Trump’s. This story first appeared in Mother Jones. After weeks of anticipation, the Biden administration has finally followed through with the plan to revive a policy first proposed […] Read More >

Protestors gather in Lima to protest current President Dina Boluarte.
February 21, 2023 > Barbara Fraser

Peruvian turmoil recipe for green-policy rollbacks?

Advocacy groups worry Peru’s Congress will take advantage of ongoing political and social strife by enacting bills that spur deforestation, undercut protections for isolated indigenous people, and cramp the government’s […] Read More >

Environment and Climate Change Minister Marina Silva and President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva smiling and embracing.
February 17, 2023 > Michael Kepp

Lula looks to Marina Silva again to stanch forest loss

Since taking office on Jan. 1, left-leaning Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has moved quickly to reverse the environmental policies of his right-wing predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro. Among his […] Read More >

February 14, 2023 > Alfredo Eladio Moreno

Demonstrators Show AMLO Valentine’s Day Love

NEW YORK — A dozen Mexican New Yorkers showed their support for Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known by his initials AMLO, by staging a Valentine’s Day-themed rally at […] Read More >

February 6, 2023 > Staff

Wildfires Ravage Chile

CHILE: Wildfires raging in Chile since Thursday, Feb. 2 have left at least 24 dead and nearly 1,000 injured as of Sunday. A State of Emergency was declared in the […] Read More >

January 30, 2023 > Laurence Blair

A Corruption Scandal Is Making Waves in ‘Squeaky-Clean’ Uruguay

This article was republished with permission from World Politics Review. To view the original, click here. The story was damaging enough to begin with. Last September, Alejandro Astesiano — chief […] Read More >

January 18, 2023 > Euan Marshall

Unifying Brazil will be Lula’s biggest challenge in office

In the aftermath of Sunday’s violent riots in Brazil’s federal capital, which caused widespread damage to the seats of all three branches of power, prominent political figures were quick to […] Read More >