By Tom Jagger - Latin America unites a number of densely populated countries with a total population of over 600 million. However, these countries face a lot of challenges that inevitably…
By Amanda Sparks - Problems with our environment are by no means exclusive to Latin America. It is global – disappearance of entire species, holes in the ozone, ocean warming,…
Migration is a deeply entrenched concept within Latin America. Whether it is people crossing a border to establish themselves in a foreign land or a State receiving an influx of…
(Cross-Posted article by Elmer Hernandez from PGW Global and International Policy Digest) - Brexit and the election of Donald Trump have provided a rude awakening for many in Europe who had ignored the…
Cuba is fast becoming the go to vacation hotspot of the world, and it’s easy to see why. A rich history and beautiful surroundings make it a fascinating place to…
(Cross-posted article by Zarif Ahmed from Young Diplomats) - Before the emergence of independent Latin American states, the region saw roughly 300 years of Iberian colonization. Near the end of…
Time is thought to have a strange way of healing all wounds. In the case of a hemorrhaging Puerto Rico, the small Caribbean island can only hope their fate will…
By Dr. Håvar Solheim; University lecturer Modern History; Department of Latin American Studies; Leiden University - For years Latin America has been profiled as one of the most violent regions in…
(Guest Article by Zoe Lucas) - Cuba is the Caribbean’s largest island, enriched with history, culture, and an irresistible mystique. The thin island is also well-known for its colorful culture,…
(Cross-posted article by Facundo Barbaro; Young Diplomats) - The latest elections and polls led the world to believe that the depleted and drifting leftist governments of the region were about to…
With Latin America and the Caribbean maintaining its spot as a top tourist destination for travelers worldwide, it is fundamental to further comprehending the multiple ways of fully embracing this…
(Cross-Posted article by Andrew Lumsden; Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs) - On the night of December 28, 2016, police officers patrolling the town of Santa Cruz in the…
As Trump stood in front of the Washington monument, declaring that “protection will lead to great prosperity and strength”, the first legal trade cargo in 55 years passed from Cuba…
(By Rosario Hernandez; Young Diplomats): A Narco-State, by definition, is an area or government that is involved in drug trafficking directly or indirectly. It varies from having a figure as important…
(By CAF - Latin American Development Bank) - (London, January 4, 2017). In a year marked by surprising changes such as the US presidential election and the UK’s decision to exit…
(Cross-Posted by Vincent Lofaso from the Council on Hemispheric Affairs / COHA) - On November 25, 2016, the fiery Cuban revolutionary who perpetrated massive violations of human rights and his ability…
When I was in Cuba in 2013, on a Brigade of International Solidarity, surrounded by the state’s paradisiacal vision of the communist island, news broke on 5th December that Nelson…
It is not a hoax this time. Ex-President and co-founder of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, died yesterday on the 25th of November, 2016, at age 90. The world is…
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…
La isla del encanto, the island of bliss. What was originally a celebratory refrain has evolved into a sarcastically bitter reminder of all Puerto Rico has lost and continues to…
Once it was only the colonial wrought iron street lamps that kept Cuba’s plazas alit, now the blue tint of mobile phone and laptop screens illuminate city centres around the…
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…
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…
Government officials announced this month that more Cuban state industries will start paying income tax. In an effort to ease the transition into a reformed welfare system, the change will…
The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 65/209 declares August 30th the International Day of the Disappeared. Yet for the past century, Latin America has been no foreigner to forced disappearances…