José Antonio Kast wasted no time. Less than 36 hours after being elected Chile’s next president, the conservative leader boarded a plane, crossed the Andes and paid a visit to his ideological ally, Argentina’s libertarian standard-bearer Javier Milei.

President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.

Columnist Mariana Martinez argues that more Penn students should learn more about political history through Latin America. Credit: Abhiram Juvvadi On Aug. 11, 2025, Colombian senator Miguel Uribe died after being shot at a political rally. The event struck ...

Dec. 17 (UPI) --Latin America's political shift toward conservative governments was reinforced this week when Chileans elected far-right politician Jose Antonio Kast for the 2026-2030 term. It was the largest vote total ever recorded in a presidential ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Eduardo Gamarra, professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University, about the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America.

American soldiers arrest rebels following their deployment in Panama to overthrow Panamanian leader Manuel Antonio Noriega in December 1989. Photo: VCG

(TNND) — Latin American leaders are likely feeling uneasy after President Donald Trump ordered a military strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean. Ernesto Sagás, an expert in Latin American politics who teaches at Colorado State ...

The 2024 presidential election confirmed a political phenomenon that has been building for years: Hispanics are no longer a reliable Democratic constituency. Donald Trump won 48 percent of the Hispanic vote, just three points shy of Kamala Harris’s share.

Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro has fueled speculation that the Latin American e-commerce company will gain from a political change in Venezuela.