While Rubio’s anti-China rhetoric aligns with Washington’s broader geopolitical goals, the tools at his disposal are ...

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

Trump’s second term emboldens far-right leaders like Argentina’s Javier Milei and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, threatening ...

By treating the countries of the region as if they were still banana republics that would bend over backward to fulfill the U ...

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

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

Climate variability and extreme weather events stalk at least 20 Latin American countries and increase the risk of hunger and ...

With Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency on January 20, Latin America faces a transformative and turbulent period in ...

The U.S. military has a checkered history of intervention in Latin America, and Mexico – which has routinely accepted U.S. charter deportation flights – but appeared to draw a line on the use ...

Donald Trump has appointed Sen. Marco Rubio as his next Secretary of State, and is seeking to reposition the U.S. in Latin America to prevent China’s aggressive commercial advance, while ...

Mexican officials and other leaders in the region have not been able to meet with the incoming administration about its ...

This piece was originally published on January 16, 2025 and has since been updated.