On Tuesday, Honduran authorities arrested former President Juan Orlando Hernández after receiving an extradition request from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Honduran police arrest former President Hernández
The Emerging Gang State in El Salvador
Michael Paarlberg | 
El Salvador today is emerging as a new version of the narco-state: a gang state, in which organized crime and authoritarian rule go hand-in-hand.
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Xiomara Castro: An Unlikely U.S. Partner
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U.S. leaders have taken exactly the right approach with the new leader of Honduras, welcoming Castro as a partner to resolve the root causes of migration.
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El Salvador’s Peace Accords Mark 30 Years
Christine Wade | 
El Salvador’s peace has been an imperfect one. But Bukele is mistaken if he believes that erasing the past will build a better future.
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Biden’s Western Hemisphere Policy Turns One
Ryan C. Berg | 
Today, the Biden administration’s Latin America policy turns one year old, and a check-in on the state of affairs is warranted.
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Daniel Ortega Begins His Fourth Consecutive Term
Last Monday, Daniel Ortega was sworn in for a fourth consecutive term as president of Nicaragua.
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USAID in Central America: Less Is Better
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Policymakers argue that more aid money will reduce the incentive to emigrate, while remaining stubbornly oblivious to the fact that past money did not ...
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Why Might Taiwan’s Allies in Latin America and the Caribbean Soon Look to China?
Wazim Mowla and Isabel Bernhard | 
Supportive rhetoric carries little weight in the face of economic challenges and countries’ objectives. Four key factors can incentivize a country to ...
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Latin America and the Caribbean: Predictions for 2022
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In 2022, the United States will find that after a few initial signs of hope, the hemisphere to which it is intimately bound by ties of geography, ...
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