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December 22, 2023

Venezuela
Venezuela: The Rise and Fall of a Petrostate

Venezuela’s ongoing descent into economic and political chaos is a cautionary tale of the dangerous influence that resource wealth can have on developing countries.

People walk past an oil-themed mural in Caracas, Venezuela.

November 8, 2023

Human Rights
Academic Webinar: Human Rights in Latin America

José Miguel Vivanco, adjunct senior fellow for human rights at CFR and former executive director of the Americas division at Human Rights Watch, leads the conversation on human rights in Latin Americ…

Play Human rights protest.

September 20, 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa’s ‘Leaders for Life’

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state. Pro-democracy advocates have at times successfully stopped presidents from extending their mandates, but the authorita…

A worker throws away campaign posters of President Yoweri Museveni after Uganda’s 2021 election.

July 18, 2023

Latin America
Latin America This Week: July 18, 2023

A new conservative government in Spain would keep Latin America on the EU agenda; falling U.S.-China trade makes Mexico top U.S. partner; Guerrero’s violence spurred by poverty, corruption, and shift…

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez attend an opening speech at the EU-LAC 2023 Business Round Table in Brussels, Belgium, July 17, 2023.

June 29, 2023

Russia
Russia’s Post-Rebellion Moves, NATO’s Vilnius Summit, Europe’s 21st Century Woodstock, and More

Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to assert control and stability after the coup attempt by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin; NATO prepares for its summit in Vilnius, Lithuania with mountin…

Podcast Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an emergency televised address in Moscow, Russia on June 24, 2023.

May 15, 2023

Latin America
Latin America’s Moment Returns

The Council on Foreign Relations’ blog on Latin America and the world will again feature regular analysis and updates on trends shaping the region.

Migrants stand near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river with the intention of turning themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.