(By Vincent Lofaso from the Council on Hemispheric Affairs / COHA) – With the ratification of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, the United States firmly asserted its hegemony over the Western…
(Guest Article by Sherley Alaba): The life on planet earth runs through various forms of energy. Mankind has been searching for a way to conserve energy that is clean and…
(Guest Article by Valentina Lara-Sanchez) - As a 17-year old in Viña del Mar, I rode in the back of trucks waving flags stamped with your name hoping you would…
The Cuban government has announced in the state newspaper, Granma, that it has pardoned 787 prisoners. The decision came about as a result of calls from Pope Francis, whose “Jubilee…
(Guest Post by Daniel Wagner; International Policy Digest) - For the first time in several years I crossed to and from the border with Mexico, at Tecate, last week. Given…
(Guest Post by Russell A. Whitehouse): From the pre-colonial era to the present Colombian women have played an important role in their country. However, they have gone through their fair…
From former guerillas and journalists, to novela stars and models, Latin American first ladies come in all shapes, sizes and strategy emphasis, thus highlighting the multiple ways female presence and…
(Cross-Posted with Permission of EstePaís) - In the late eighties, I came to live in Mexico City for my university studies. What caught my attention was all the differences between the big…
Peronist Loyalty Day regards the mass-mobilization to release then imprisoned Colonel Juan Peron. It occurred October 17, 1945 as the rest of the world roared with World War II. Argentina…
Guest Article by Dr. Byron Ramirez; International Policy Digest - Commodities are used as inputs in the production of other goods and services. Trade flows, demographic changes, production quotas, export…
Economic crisis brings history changing implications. Each country handles insecurity, political tensions, and corruption distinctly. Survival is of mutual interest. When it comes to survivalist crisis management, Panama is a…
Baracoa’s main beach was already chaotic. A jumble of sandcastle makers, futbolistas and free divers who would run from afar and plunge into the Caribbean Sea. On Tuesday night that…
The shock result of Colombia’s plebiscite on Sunday has understandably overshadowed other events in Latin America this week. However, the context of Colombia’s vote provides an opportunity to examine another…
How do telenovelas - idols of entertainment and popular culture - exist in the name of agendas they attempt to escape? As the popularity of Latin American telenovelas expand into…
Guest article by SAFE - Did you know that more than half the food in Latin America comes from 14 million smallholder farmers across the region? Despite their key role in…
Horse racing now has a global appeal. There are races run from all different continents and it has just widened the knowledge and opportunity for punters across the world. However,…
U.S Foreign Policy has been disastrous for many in Latin America. In living memory, the U.S has both openly and covertly supported regimes and groups that have committed humanitarian atrocities…
What can the Dominican Republic’s strict immigration modus operandi toward Haiti teach us about a Trump United States? US presidential candidate Donald Trump has launched a new immigration proposal - that the…
What does the Venezuelan crisis and Mexican Singer Juan Gabriel’s death have in common? Or one could approach the same big-picture question another way: Many cultured book worms enjoy when the same…
Venezuela’s assuming of the Mercosur pro-tempore presidency has not only tested the regional economic bloc’s crisis-era resilience, but furthermore right and left-wing governmental relations - public and private. The re-questioning…