HAVANA — During another October 53 years ago, a young Fidel Castro played Cuba off the world’s two superpowers. The Soviets installed nukes on the

The closing space for civil society has been well documented, but sometimes modern autocrats find it more convenient to manipulate civic space than to close

Depois de cinco anos de negociações, os Estados Unidos e mais 11 países fecharam o maior acordo comercial da história. A parceria Transpacífico vai reunir

The benefits of signing up for the biggest trade deal in history may take a while to materialize in the three Latin American countries that agreed

LUCAS DO RIO VERDE, Brazil — The ambitions are dizzying, some of the grandest in Latin America since thousands of laborers perished building railways through

The Cipher Brief: What are China’s strategic interests in Latin America?  Does this pose a threat to U.S. foreign policy objectives in the region?  Dr.

The Cipher Brief:  Broadly speaking, how do you view China’s increased involvement in Latin America?  Is it a good thing for Latin America? The U.S.?

The first decade of the 21st century was a good one for Latin America. A recent Pew Research Center report estimates that some 63 million individuals entered the

The trial against Leopoldo López, the jailed leader of Venezuela’s opposition, was never expected to be fair. Yet when Judge Susana Barreiros handed down her ruling late last night,

Large-scale popular protests are often lauded as a positive sign in Brazil, which suffered through 21 years of dictatorship. But the growing pressure on Rousseff and calls for her ouster are raising concerns about potential political upheaval and the strength of Brazil’s 30-year-old democracy.