Latin America

Neighbors in Arms

How U.S. guns are turning Central America into one of the most dangerous places in the world.

BY COLBY GOODMAN | MAY 3, 2013

Battleground State

Photos of the country that was supposed to be the poster child for the war on drugs.

MAY 1, 2013

The Next Head of the WTO? Choose Wisely.

It's time to put someone from the BRICS in charge of the world's leading trade body.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | APRIL 30, 2013

Hollow Victory

In the wake of Venezuela's contested election, will Nicolás Maduro bring the fractured country together or tear it apart?

BY PETER WILSON | APRIL 15, 2013

Can Francis Bring the Church Back From the Dead?

The pope's foot baths were not just a masterstroke of public relations -- they were the opening salvo of a serious campaign to revive the Catholic Church.

BY ANDREW CHESNUT | MARCH 29, 2013

The Long Shadow

Venezuela’s upcoming election features a young challenger against Hugo Chávez’s appointed successor -- who’s doing everything in his power to make the race about his dead boss.

BY PETER WILSON | MARCH 22, 2013

How the Catholic Church Lost Argentina

Was it the dirty war, the social conservatism, or both?

BY EMILY SCHMALL | MARCH 22, 2013

The Empire Makes Nice

Is it time for a Venezuela reset?

BY MICHAEL SHIFTER | MARCH 11, 2013

A Tale of Two Chávezes

For those who loved and reviled Venezuela's president in equal measure, El Comandante leaves behind two very different legacies.

BY PETER WILSON | MARCH 8, 2013

The End of an Icon

Venezuelans react to the death of their larger-than-life president.

BY PETER WILSON | MARCH 5, 2013

Adiós, Presidente

The outsized life of Venezuela's celebrity president.

MARCH 5, 2013

The Inconvenient Diplomat

A farewell to the man who spoke out against Latin America’s leading bullies.

BY JAVIER EL-HAGE, THOR HALVORSSEN | FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Sneaking in the Back Door

Did Hugo Chávez quietly slip back into Venezuela to die?

BY PETER WILSON | FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Forget the Flowers and Candy

Images from the women's rights rallies that have been taking place around the world this week.

BY NEHA PALIWAL | FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The End of the Latin American Left

Will Hugo Chávez's revolution die with him?

BY ALVARO VARGAS LLOSA | FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The First Lab Results Are In

Democracy Lab is celebrating its first anniversary. Here are some of the things we've learned over the past year -- and where we're headed in year two.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 31, 2013

Our Man in Havana

Was USAID planning to overthrow Castro?

BY PETER KORNBLUH | JANUARY 25, 2013

Seizing the Moment

The world’s leading nations are convening a meeting on the fight against corruption. Here’s what they ought to be discussing.

BY LAURENCE COCKCROFT | JANUARY 22, 2013

Mexico's False Dawn

Don't believe all the rosy news about Mexico's rise -- this emerging economy is still stuck emerging.

BY LARRY KAPLOW | JANUARY 16, 2013

Haiti’s Recovery is Real

Three years after a devastating earthquake rocked the country, a chorus of critics has slammed the reconstruction effort. Here's why they're wrong.

BY HERALDO MUÑOZ | JANUARY 15, 2013

Subsidizing Starvation

How American tax dollars are keeping Arkansas rice growers fat on the farm and starving millions of Haitians.

BY MAURA R. O’CONNOR | JANUARY 11, 2013

In the Time of Cholera

How the U.N. created an epidemic -- then covered it up.

BY JONATHAN M. KATZ | JANUARY 10, 2013

The Year in Unfreedom

An encouraging number of the world's people voted in 2012. But voting does not a democracy make.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 4, 2013

Midnight in Havana

Will the Cuban government fall in 2013?

BY YOANI SÁNCHEZ | JANUARY 2, 2013

Security Studies

The Honduran ambassador to the United States responds to James Verini.

JANUARY 2, 2013

10 Conflicts to Watch in 2013

From Turkey to Congo, next year's wars threaten global stability.

BY LOUISE ARBOUR | DECEMBER 27, 2012

The World War on Christmas

Five places where Santa really does have to watch his back.

BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH | DECEMBER 24, 2012

Nothing Is Written

The triumph of democracy isn't inevitable. It has to be fought for.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | DECEMBER 19, 2012

The Nowhere Heir

Nicolás Maduro has risen to No. 2 in Venezuela by trying to stay invisible. If Hugo Chávez dies, will this former bus driver take the country off the cliff?

BY PETER WILSON | DECEMBER 14, 2012

The Dark Side of Oscar Niemeyer

Brazil's most celebrated architect leaves behind a decidedly mixed legacy.

DECEMBER 11, 2012