Commentary / World Dec 3, 2019
Latin America's chaos is an opportunity for the U.S.
by James Stavridis
The U.S. needs to refocus on its own crisis-ridden hemisphere.
World / Social Issues Dec 2, 2019
Protests in Colombia spark backlash against Venezuelan migrants
Daniels Herrera kept quiet on his long walk home from work following violent protests in the Colombian capital Bogota last week, fearful his Venezuelan accent would give him away. The 26-year-old had arrived in the sprawling city high in the Andes almost two years ago, ...
Commentary / World Nov 29, 2019
East Asia's political vulnerability
by Jong-wha Lee
To avoid Latin America-style political crises, East Asian governments must ensure that their economic policies support equitable growth.
World / Social Issues Nov 14, 2019
Venezuelan migrants will cost host nations $1.35 billion in 2020, U.N. says
Health care, education, nutrition and other services will cost countries hosting Venezuelan migrants $1.35 billion next year, nongovernmental organizations said on Wednesday, as they called for increased donations from the international community. The request is the most recent of repeated appeals for help for the ...
World / Politics Nov 11, 2019
Resignation of Bolivia's Evo Morales, last of 'pink tide,' polarizes Latin America
The resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales, the last serving member of the 'pink tide' of leftist leaders that swept Latin America two decades ago, polarized governments across the region Sunday, with presidents from Venezuela to Argentina denouncing a "coup" and others cheering his ...
Commentary / World Nov 3, 2019
The politics of frustration in Latin America
by Jeremy Adelman and Pablo Pryluka
Can the region's democracies survive the escalating protests that dashed economic expectations are fueling?
World / Social Issues Sep 10, 2019
California judge restores nationwide block on Trump administration's asylum ban
A federal judge in California on Monday dealt a setback to a new Trump administration rule that sought to block almost all asylum applications at the border, ruling that an injunction against the rule should apply nationwide. The rule, unveiled on July 15, requires most ...
World / Science & Health Aug 30, 2019
Idaho artifacts show human presence in Americas 16,600 years ago during Ice Age
Artifacts including stone tools and animal bone fragments found in Idaho dating back about 16,600 years represent what may be the oldest evidence of humans in the Americas and offer insight into the routes people took as they spread into the New World. Scientists on ...
World / Science & Health Aug 28, 2019
As the climate shifts, Central America confronts a deadly dengue outbreak
by Anastasia Moloney
Central America is grappling with its worst outbreak of dengue fever in decades — and scientists say the disease is likely to spread and become more frequent in the future due to climate change. Worst hit is Honduras, where about 109 deaths from the mosquito-borne ...
Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA May 22, 2019
Searching for the Latin American community in Tokyo
by Deborah Ariel Pantaleon
When most people think of Latin Americans in Japan, their thoughts turn to Brazil. It's a fair response, Brazilians make up one of the largest groups of ethnic minorities in the country, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. As a non-Brazilian Latin American living ...
World / Social Issues Jan 16, 2019
62 million Latin Americans living in extreme poverty, the highest level since 2008, says U.N. agency
The number of people living in extreme poverty in Latin America increased in 2017 to the highest level in almost a decade despite an improvement in government social spending policies, a United Nations agency said on Tuesday. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the ...
Business Dec 3, 2018
Japan and Uruguay have agreed to allow each other's beef imports as a way of expanding bilateral trade, reaching the deal during the first visit by a Japanese leader to the Latin American country. At a news conference with Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez following talks ...