With Guatemala’s presidential election days away, a crowded field adds to the highly fluid and unstable political atmosphere in the country. To get a better understanding of the electoral field, learn more about the top five contenders in the race and where they stand.

Facing growing political and economic dysfunction, Haiti is on the cusp of a major crisis. Here’s why the US should pay attention to what’s happening on the Caribbean Island before it’s too late.

Political developments in Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil and once again in Peru should remind us that tackling corruption—to quote Ringo Starr—”… just don’t come easy.”  Worse, it can often turn anti-democratic.

Bolsonaro’s popularity has plummeted after only one hundred days in office. The reasons were obvious even before he took office on January 1, but few thought political turmoil would come this quickly.

With AMLO at the epicenter of his self-proclaimed campaign to personally save Mexico from corruption, Mexican politics are becoming polarized. The loser will not only be effectively ending corruption, but Mexican democracy.