OP-ED: VENEZUELA: Humanitarian Relief is the Only Option
By Savannah Fox of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy - In August, Vice President Mike Pence told reporters in Cartagena, Colombia, “President Trump has made it very clear that we will…
Nicolás Maduro
NICARAGUA: Migration Flows and Political Instability
By Glenn Ojeda Vega - Latin America Fellow at Young Professionals in Foreign Policy: At the Peñas Blancas land crossing between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, one can see the migrant camps inhabited…
OP-ED: INTERNATIONAL: Russia & Venezuela: From Allies to Patronage?
By W. Alex Sánchez and Brittney Figueroa; originally published on International Policy Digest - Venezuela’s political and economic meltdown continues while President Nicolas Maduro’s priority is to remain in power. Meanwhile,…
SECURITY: Latin America’s Problem: What to Expect and What Should be Done
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…
LEADERSHIP ANALYSIS: World Leaders’ Travel Habits and What They Reveal
Travel has been integral to man for millennia. It has propelled man as long as man has propelled himself. We spent thousands of years traveling through following hunting patterns, moving…
VENEZUELA: The Necessity of a Negotiated Political Transition
By Glenn Ojeda Vega; Young Professionals in Foreign Policy - A few weeks ago, Venezuela’s government announced that it will initiate the process of withdrawing from the Organization of American…
OP-ED: VENEZUELA: What the Venezuelan Government Must also Recognize About Equal Opportunity
By Kate Harveston - At first glance, socialism appears to be a dreamer’s humanist philosophy made political, and who doesn’t desire a fair chance for all? However, the effects of…
OP-ED: POLITICS: Can Leftist Populism be Defeated in South America?
(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…
POLITICS: South American Geopolitical Forecast of 2017
By Vincent Lofaso - In South America, the geopolitical prospects differ between countries. Some nations will focus on deterring criminal syndications and settle peace deals with rebel forces while others…
VENEZUELA Economic-Political Crisis: International Mediation Efforts amid Local Miscommunication and Distrust
Dialogue facilitators between the Venezuelan government and opposition have called to “stop the campaign of public disqualification” to advance the process that seeks to reverse its political and economic crisis. “We…
ECONOMY: How Commodity Price Shocks Have Impaired Latin America’s Economic Growth
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…
EDITOR’S NOTES: How Mixed Accounts in Mass Media Influence Daily Life and Historic Policies
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…
BRAZIL: Supreme Court Analyzes Temer Impeachment
Impeachment talk still rings strong in Brazil after President Dilma Rousseff’s suspension from office on 12 May. Now, the Supreme Court of Brazil will consider opening an impeachment process against incumbent President…
ANALYSIS: The Latin American Leadership Question
A fundamental question of the role of Latin American leadership is more pivotal than ever. Highly popular ex-union leader Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva stopped being Brazilian president in 2010. And yet Lula…
URUGUAY: Protests Over Venezuela’s Multi-Million Agro Trade Debt
Milk producers across economic-crisis gripped Uruguay have blockaded several national routes, demanding answers to the nonpayment of the Venezuelan government to whom they sold the products. In total, there were 10 roadblocks in…
VENEZUELA: Maduro Calls OAS Leader “Mr. Trash” For Condemning Opponent’s Death
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has described OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro as “Mr. Trash” for condemning the controversial death of an opponent earlier this week. The name calling follows Almagro’s publically expressed concern about the…
U.N. General Assembly 2015: What Latin American leaders had to stay
World leaders gathered in New York this week to attend the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Heads of State flocked to the U.N. headquarters from all corners…
Latin America: Continent rallies behind Greece
Greece receives messages of support from Latin American leaders; Support from Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Venezuela; Latin American long history of debt crises; Offer example to Greece On Sunday, Greeks…
Pope Francis’ Political Influence in Latin America
It is during the Vatican’s continued efforts to reestablish credibility after years of corruption allegations that Pope Francis makes a second trip to one of the most Catholic-dominant regions on…
Venezuela: Opposition leader Leopoldo López ends hunger strike
Venezuelan opposition leader ends month-long protest; National Electoral Council sets date for parliamentary elections After 30 days of protest, Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López finally put an end to his…
CELAC-EU Summit 2015 Brussels: A Synopsis
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) set “building a common future” as the theme of last Wednesday’s summit. Set in Brussels, Belgium,…
VENEZUELA: Diosdado Cabello: Victim or drug trafficker?
As political crises intensify, so does the crisis of which its main actors face. As the Maduro government prolongs opposition leaders Leopoldo Lopez and Daniel Ceballos’ imprisonment to the point…
VENEZUELA: THOUSANDS OF VENEZUELANS BACK CALL FOR ANTI-GOVERNMENT MARCH
Venezuelans respond to opposition leader’s call for peaceful demonstration; Opposition divided over strategy; Ex-presidents attempt to visit incarcerated opponents Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets last Saturday in a…
Venezuela: Jailed opposition leaders announce hunger strike
Two incarcerated opposition leaders declare hunger strike; Demands include the freeing of political prisoners and the end to repression in Venezuela In the latest act of protest, Leopoldo López and…
VENEZUELA and SUMMIT of the AMERICAS: Beyond Cuba-US
Last week, the VII Summit of the Americas brought together heads of state from North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. The function of these once-every-three-year summits is to…