- December 22nd, 2024
During his inaugural year as Argentina's president, Javier Milei has waged a contentious but largely successful campaign against inflation. Now, Argentines are receiving more encouraging news: the economy is growing again. On July 18, Bloomberg reported a surprising uptick in...
Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made a powerful case for deepened regional integration among South American nations at the forum "Um Projeto de Brasil" (A Brazil Project), celebrating the 30th anniversary of Carta Capital magazine. Speaking on Wednesday,...
Venezuelans head to the polls on Sunday to vote for their next president, this election will be marked by corruption, intimidation, and violence, just as other elections in the South American nation have been for the last 20 years. Even...
Pedro Naranjo, a Venezuelan air force lieutenant, and his father fled to the United States together due to fear of being jailed for plotting against Nicolás Maduro's socialist government. The retired Gen. Pedro Naranjo is currently in legal limbo in...
Crime and violence are significant concerns in Latin America and the Caribbean, accounting for nearly half of the world's intentional homicide victims. The region's average homicide rate is 10 times higher than in other emerging markets and developing economies, and...
The Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and the Netanyahu government's response have placed Latin American countries in a dilemma on the conflict and the world stage. The region has exhibited major internal divisions, with the left supporting the Palestinian platform...
In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to link other countries to China for transactions, directly providing loans and technical services to build infrastructure like rail, roads, ports, and industrial establishments. The plan aimed...
Lima, Peru Peruvian authorities have rescued 23 Afghans from migrant Traffickers on the border with Brazil, according to the Office of the Attorney General of Peru. Those migrants trying to get to Ecuador paid human traffickers to take them across...