The United States intends to dominate Latin America. That is clear following the weekend’s operation to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power. But the U.S. has competition. China is expanding its influence in the region, offering itself as an alternative to governments leery of American power.

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 ...

Latin America is spread over both North and South America, with 19 sovereign states and one independent territory. Most of them considered developing nations. Many people have had ambitions of combining them to form a larger nation.

President Donald Trump has revived the Monroe Doctrine after former President Barack Obama's Secretary of State, John Kerry, declared the policy dead in 2013.

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.

From virtually the moment he and his band of bearded rebels rode into Havana in 1959 until his death from natural causes in 2016, the most iconic leader in Latin America was Fidel Castro. With his trademark military fatigues, slender Cohiba cigars, and ...

The Trump administration's foreign policy has carved the hemisphere as it tries to reshape Latin American politics.

There are few signs that President Donald Trump’s supporters wanted the United States to become more embroiled in foreign conflicts — even as many Republicans show initial support for his military str