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How Trump’s Venezuela threats echo CIA-backed regime change in Latin America
How Trump’s Venezuela threats echo CIA-backed regime change in Latin America

The escalation targeting President Nicolás Maduro revives a Cold War playbook that had severe and lasting consequences for Latin American democracies and economies. Read more

The Washington Post - Dec 11
Why Latin America’s prisons create some of the world’s deadliest gangs | CNN
Why Latin America’s prisons create some of the world’s deadliest gangs | CNN

As the US doubles down on overt interventions, experts warn policymakers may be overlooking a key battlefield: prisons across the region. Read more

Cnn - Dec 10
The quiet US pivot to Latin America
The quiet US pivot to Latin America

The U.S. is deepening trade and investment ties with several Latin American countries, creating a new strategic alliance that reduces dependence on China and reshapes the map of American influence. Read more

The Hill - Nov 28
Hegseth Threatens Greater Military Aggression in Latin America with Operation Southern Spear
Hegseth Threatens Greater Military Aggression in Latin America with Operation Southern Spear

The Trump administration has announced an official military operation against Latin America. It’s based on the same drug war rhetoric used for his domestic war on immigrants, showing why resistance to militarization of U.S. cities should also be anti-imperialist.The post Hegseth Threatens Greater... Read more

Left Voice - Nov 16
Goodbye to thousands of coastal cities—science warns of the real impact of sea level rise in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Goodbye to thousands of coastal cities—science warns of the real impact of sea level rise in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

A study published in npj Urban Sustainability has focused on the consequences of climate change and rising sea levels. This study, carried out by a group of researchers from McGill University, focuses especially on the Global South, including the coasts of Africa, Southeast Asia, and Central and ... Read more

La Grada - Nov 09
U.S. sending aircraft carrier strike group to Latin America
U.S. sending aircraft carrier strike group to Latin America

The Pentagon said that the U.S. is sending an aircraft carrier strike group to the waters off Latin America, an escalation that will dramatically increase the number of service members and ships dedicated to the Trump administration's campaign to counter narcotics traffickers. Charlie D'Agata has... Read more

Cbs News - Oct 24
Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Latin America, boosting U.S. military buildup in the region to more than 10,000 sailors and Marines
Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Latin America, boosting U.S. military buildup in the region to more than 10,000 sailors and Marines

The USS Gerald R. Ford, which has five destroyers in its strike group, is now deployed to the Mediterranean Sea. Read more

Fortune - Oct 24
67.5% of adults in Latin America are overweight or obese, report says
67.5% of adults in Latin America are overweight or obese, report says

Obesity is a leading threat to public health in Latin America and the Caribbean, undermining well-being, productivity and sustainability of health systems. Read more

Upi - Oct 24
TikTok Lays Off Around 15 Employees in U.S. and Latin American Music Divisions
TikTok Lays Off Around 15 Employees in U.S. and Latin American Music Divisions

More layoffs are expected to hit U.K.-based music staffers at the company in the coming weeks. Read more

Billboard - Oct 23
Airstrikes and insults: Trump's new Latin America crisis
Airstrikes and insults: Trump's new Latin America crisis

The Colombia-U.S. alliance against drug trafficking is at risk as the U.S. ramps up deadly airstrikes off Colombia's coast and the nations' leaders trade barbs. Read more

Los Angeles Times - Oct 20