"Why are there never coup attempts inside the United States?" an old joke among left-wing activists in Latin America goes. "Because there is no U.S. embassy there." It's a reference to U.S. actions ...

A region the administration sees as the “U.S.’s backyard” is crucial to the president’s goals of reining in migration and ...

Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Trump’s victory is being viewed in Latin America and what his policies toward the region might ...

A new report from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) finds that more than half of the 95 energy transition-related lawsuits recorded globally since 2009 took place in Latin America ...

"America, América" goes beyond the interventions and coups to highlight how social democratic ideals endure in the region.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. President Bush touted his proposals for a hemisphere-wide free trade agreement, saying it will open the way to peace and prosperity for all nations of the Americas and reduce the ...

WASHINGTON -- Now that President Bush is home from Latin America, let's review his visits to Argentina, Brazil and Panama. We might just discover some surprises. The president's first speeches were, I ...

Anti-government demonstrators hold a poster that reads “Democracy” in Spanish during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 12, 2017 (AP photo by Ariana ...