Political violence has a long history in Latin America. “In Mexico, there’s a body count at every election,” Gedan said. One of the most brazen assassinations occurred in Mexico nearly 30 ...

Latin American countries like Mexico make up a large demographic of US travelers. Here's why some are skipping the US right ...

In response to Haiti’s worsening crisis, the OAS adopted a resolution calling for urgent regional coordination and a 45-day ...

Between 2018 and 2021, social conflict and political violence have increased in Latin America by 10%, according to ACLED, a data and analysis project that tracks political violence and protests ...

Published by Latin American Politics and Society, the work studies how institutional settings affect legislative turnover across 204 elections in 17 Latin American countries from 1985 to 2023. ...

PARTICIPATION in politics is something which Latin American students inherited from their forebears in Europe, especially in Spain, where for centuries students have played prominent roles in the ...

Welcome to Latin American Politics 101. My friend Tiko, who is Argentinian, keeps comparing Trump to his country’s Dirty War, which began in 1976 with a coup.

The region has a narrow window to develop its own approach, taking inspiration from international frameworks while adapting ...

Topic: Latin American Politics Tags: Brazil , Colombia , Cuba , Hugo Chávez , Latin America , U.S. Foreign Policy , United States , and Venezuela Latin America Needs a New Political Right ...

In 2024, Latin America continued facing chronic issues of deforestation, ecosystem contamination, violence, habitat loss and political turmoil. Changes brought on by presidential elections in ...

Conservationists in Latin America, home to some of the most important ecosystems in the world, are persisting in their environmental work despite political challenges that can sometimes stand in ...

Latin American and Iberian Studies focuses on the history, geography, politics, literature, arts and cultures of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. Our courses cover a wide range of topics ...