For more than two decades, China has developed close economic and security ties with many Latin American countries, including Brazil and Venezuela. But Beijing’s growing sway in the region has raised…

Three decades after its founding, Latin America’s largest trade bloc continues to seek new global agreements. The recent conclusion of a deal with the European Union could help, but it faces roadbloc…

In December, China countered U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s claims about the Panama Canal. Brazilian labor authorities uncovered “slavery-like conditions” at a construction site for Chinese elec…

The differences in U.S. life expectancy are so large it’s as if the population lives in separate Americas instead of one.

This month, Peru and Brazil hosted the APEC and G20 leaders' summits, respectively, where Chinese President Xi Jinping met with a host of Latin American leaders. During the APEC summit, Peru and Chin…

With the developing world’s growing use of costly and opaque “payday loans” from China’s central bank, the IMF and World Bank need to demand far greater transparency from Beijing. 

Panama has owned and administered the Panama Canal for nearly three decades. President Trump wants to change that to counter growing Chinese influence in Latin America.