Maduro: Hands down a catastrophe
In the four years since Maduro took office, the Venezuelan political machine has essentially ground to a halt and policy has gone off the rails.
In the four years since Maduro took office, the Venezuelan political machine has essentially ground to a halt and policy has gone off the rails.
The Trump administration is making noises that it will re-focus U.S.-Central America Plan for Prosperity aid on security. But poverty and natural disasters are bigger contributors to migratory flows.
On the campaign trail, President Trump had promised that Mexico would pay for his wall. They said no. Last week he tried to get the U.S. Congress to pay for it—or at least a down payment—and they said no, at least for the time being.
Rising temperatures, extreme weather and lack of infrastructure are threatening Guatemala’s food security. But the government has done little to recognize the trends and prepare for the fall out.
The Kuczynski government is struggling with growing organized crime, involved in everything from coca cultivation, narcotics trafficking and illegal mining. Here’s how the U.S. can help.
The UNHRC remains a platform for human rights abusing governments around the world. But that’s no reason to abandon it. Here are a set of proposals for its improvement.
A bipartisan bill from the U.S. Congress does what the Venezuelan government and others should have done long ago: offer assistance to its long-suffering citizens. Maduro isn’t likely to accept, but will other countries step up?
Here’s what President Trump’s proposed, 30% cut in the State Department and USAID’s budget will mean for development assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean.
Expanding the existing opening is the key to supporting much-needed (and within Cuba anticipated) economic and political change.
In the past week, chavismo has started to show shades of difference regarding President Maduro, the protests and the future of Venezuela. Could this be the beginning of end and the start of a peaceful exit?