South America
The Migrant Money Machine
The developed world could make a big difference to the global economy simply by helping migrants to do what comes naturally: send money home.
BY PETER PASSELL | DECEMBER 4, 2012
Cancer at the Heart
With Hugo Chávez in Cuba for yet more medical treatment, will Venezuela fall apart without him?
BY PETER WILSON | NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Can You Save Diplomacy From Itself?
Carne Ross's quixotic crusade to help emerging nations get their seat at the table.
BY CRISTINA ODONE | NOVEMBER 26, 2012
The World Is Not Enough
Why does the planet's No. 1 spy never go to the really dangerous places?
BY FRANK JACOBS | NOVEMBER 15, 2012
The Orangutan in a Tuxedo
The good news: Colombia is stable. The bad news: Colombia is stable.
BY JAMES A. ROBINSON | NOVEMBER 12, 2012
The Corruption Pandemic
Why corruption is set to become one of the defining political issues of the 21st century.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | NOVEMBER 8, 2012
It's the Brazilians, Stupid
Meet Brazil's James Carville -- and the other political consultants who are shaking up Latin America's electoral landscape.
BY MAC MARGOLIS | NOVEMBER 6, 2012
To Leave or Not to Leave
President Hugo Chávez’s victory in the presidential election has some Venezuelans wondering whether it's time to leave.
BY DANIEL LANSBERG-RODRIGUEZ | OCTOBER 16, 2012
Writing’s on the Wall for Argentina
Cristina de Kirchner has brought her country to the brink of the abyss.
BY DANIEL ALTMAN | OCTOBER 15, 2012
Chavez Rides Again
Make no mistake: Hugo Chávez's victory in Sunday's election marks another step in the erosion of Venezuela's democratic institutions.
BY MICHAEL ALBERTUS | OCTOBER 9, 2012
Venezuela's Next Inning
Chávez may have won another election, but it's the opposition that should be celebrating.
BY MICHAEL SHIFTER | OCTOBER 8, 2012
Think Again: The BRICS
Together, their GDP now nearly equals the United States. But are they really the future of the global economy?
BY ANTOINE VAN AGTMAEL | NOVEMBER 2012
Murder Most Foul
The world's 10 deadliest cities.
BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER, ELIAS GROLL | OCTOBER 8, 2012
Prisoners Rule
Welcome to the deadliest city in the deadliest country in the world.
BY JAMES VERINI | NOVEMBER 2012
No Exit
For the first time in many years, Venezuela’s presidential election is raising the possibility of an electoral defeat for Hugo Chávez. But if he loses, does that mean he’ll go?
BY DANIEL LANSBERG-RODRIGUEZ | OCTOBER 4, 2012
Argentina's Deadbeat Mom
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner refuses to pay Argentina's massive debts -- and that's why she has to go.
BY JAMES K. GLASSMAN | OCTOBER 4, 2012
Unsung Heroes
Some of the world's bravest dissidents are pursuing their fight against injustice with little attention from the outside world. But that doesn't mean they aren't worth knowing about. Here's a list of remarkable people who rarely make it into the headlines.
BY TOM MALINOWSKI | OCTOBER 3, 2012
Venezuela's Magical Realist Voters
The key to next month's presidential election may well lie in the hands of a mysterious and nebulous bloc of swing voters.
BY DANIEL LANSBERG-RODRÍGUEZ | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Hugo Chávez's Mega-Mausoleum
The South American strongman is constructing a massive tomb to hold Simon Bolivar's remains ... and perhaps his own, one day.
AUGUST 17, 2012
Leftist Planet
Why do so many travel guides make excuses for dictators?
BY MICHAEL MOYNIHAN | SEPT/OCT 2012
Deadly Aid
How U.S. foreign assistance is helping human rights violators -- and how to stop it.
BY MARIA MCFARLAND SANCHEZ-MORENO, NAOMI ROHT-ARRIAZA | AUGUST 6, 2012
Family Feud
Meet the president of Peru. His brother's in prison, his dad thinks he's a traitor, and almost everyone says his wife calls the shots. But he might still have a chance to turn the country around.
BY MICHAEL SHIFTER | JULY 26, 2012
Rumble in the Jungle
As Brazil takes the lead in bringing infrastructure development to South America, indigenous communities are fighting for their way of life.
BY NOAH FRIEDMAN-RUDOVSKY | JULY 20, 2012
The Bully from Brazil
South America's superpower is shoving its weight around across the continent -- and the natives aren't exactly thrilled.
BY JEAN FRIEDMAN-RUDOVSKY | JULY 20, 2012
Give Mexico a Chance
It wouldn’t actually be that hard to restore Mexico’s economic fortunes -- if the new president is willing to show some backbone.
BY ROBERT LOONEY | JULY 16, 2012
Latin America's Paraguayan Hangover
Some Latin American leaders have peculiar ideas about what constitutes an assault on democratic principles.
BY MAC MARGOLIS | JULY 9, 2012
The Shots Heard Round the World
Why conservative economists are aghast at radical reforms by Argentina’s central bank.
BY RICK ROWDEN | JULY 3, 2012
Chile's Countercyclical Triumph
Though politicians love to talk about saving for a rainy day, not many have actually managed to pull it off. How Chile bucked the trend.
BY JEFFREY FRANKEL | JUNE 27, 2012
Why Is the U.S. Selling Billions in Weapons to Autocrats?
The export of American arms to countries around the world -- even those actively repressing their own citizens -- is booming.
BY ZACH TOOMBS, R. JEFFREY SMITH, CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY | JUNE 21, 2012
Can Egypt's Islamist finance minister cut a deal with the IMF?
BY DAVID KENNER
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Odierno: Syrian rebels will prevail, but sequester makes U.S. intervention risky
BY KEVIN BARON
Time to bring the nukes back to South Korea
BY BENNETT RAMBERG
Meet Cody Wilson, the anarchist behind the world's first 3-D printed gun
BY ELIAS GROLL
Does this woman look like she'd be a good president of Bulgaria?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
U.N. investigator on Syria: Out over her skis yet again?
BY JOHN HUDSON
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