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March 28, 2024

United States
Summer Migration Uptick Likely to Inflame U.S. Politics, Plus Brazil’s Risky Bet on Soy

Migration will rise this summer, inflaming U.S. politics; Brazil’s risky bet on soy.

Migrants line up against the border wall in El Paso to surrender to immigration officials on March 25, 2024.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment

February 14, 2024

Ecuador
Can Ecuador Avoid Becoming a Narco-State

Criminal groups have captured parts of the state. A broad political coalition must fight corruption and root them out.

Photo of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa
Blog Post by Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment

December 22, 2023

Latin America
Amazon Deforestation Down But Little to Show for COP28, Plus Venezuela-Guyana Tensions

Region will struggle to maintain progress on deforestation. In Dubai, pledges don’t match financial commitments for Latin America. Maduro uses self-manufactured Essequibo crisis to crack down on the …

A deforested area which, according to authorities, is used for coca leaf plantations is seen during an overflight by the Colombian anti-narcotics police in Putumayo, Colombia, November 12, 2023.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America Studies Program

September 20, 2023

Brazil
Latin America This Week: September 20, 2023

At 32 years old, Mercosur faces an existential crisis; Petro signals a big shift on drug policy; Massa’s last-ditch election spending will hobble the next government.

Photo of Mercosur Leaders at July Summit
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment

June 26, 2023

Latin America
Latin America This Week: June 26, 2023

Bolsonaro’s legal troubles begin; Guatemalan presidential candidates Torres and Arévalo head for second round.

Presidential candidate for the Semilla party Bernardo Arévalo speaks with members of his party as he attends a press conference on the day of the first round of Guatemala’s presidential election in Guatemala City, Guatemala, June 25, 2023.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment

June 22, 2023

United States
Women This Week: Women’s Health a Year After the Dobbs v. Jackson Ruling

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers June 17 to June 23.   

North Carolina physicians hold signs to protest as North Carolina Republican lawmakers hold a vote to override Democratic Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after 12 weeks, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. May 16, 2023.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

June 20, 2023

Latin America
Latin America This Week: June 20, 2023

Investment inflows perpetuate Mexico’s north-south divides; Washington fetes Uruguay.

An aerial view shows a part of the Monterrey-Saltillo highway near the land where Tesla will build a new gigafactory, in Mexico’s northern border state of Nuevo León, March 3, 2023.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment