For a moment on Sunday, the government of Colombia’s Gustavo Petro looked like it might be the first in Latin America to take a meaningful stand against President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation plans. Instead, Petro gave Trump the perfect opportunity to show how far he would go to enforce compliance. Latin American leaders came out worse off.

LSE IDEAS analyse China’s growing presence in Latin America concerning trade, diplomacy, and strategic influence

While Rubio’s anti-China rhetoric aligns with Washington’s broader geopolitical goals, the tools at his disposal are insufficient to match Beijing’s economic engagement.

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Migration, relations with China and crisis points in Cuba and Venezuela are among the top issues the region will deal with under the new U.S. administration.

In his first 24 hours in office, President Donald Trump unleashed a series of executive orders. These 22 orders,

Venezuela’s broken democracy and economic hardships stand as a masterclass in institutional failure. How can the country move forward?

Venezuela’s regime has distributed weapons to state workers and militias, potentially aiming to expand the country’s civilian army while exposing his waning influence over the colectivos, once the primary political-military force supporting his government.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has called on the countries of the left and progressivism to unite for Latin American integration in the face of the operation of the extreme right in Latin America.

Many people in Latin America and the Caribbean live in poverty. Wealth often stays with a few powerful families. Big companies take natural resources but

Since we have to diversify trade and economic relations today, Belarus seeks footholds all over the world. Products worth billions of U.S. dollars, which are made not only in Belarus but in many countries,

In many parts of the region, big companies take over lands for mining or farming. This forces farmers and indigenous people to leave their homes. These