Economic globalization was supposed to encourage democracy around the world. But sometimes the opposite happens.
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The armed forces are at the heart of the disaster response on Venezuela’s coast, just like they were in 1999.
Cubans are living in a state of limbo, and it’s not clear that US military intervention would revitalize the Cuban economy.
The earthquakes represent a politically perilous moment for Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez.
The nebulous nature of narco-terrorism has allowed presidents from Reagan to Trump to deploy the term when it serves broader political goals in Latin America.
Delcy Rodríguez has maintained tight control of political conditions inside the country, while prioritising economic liberalisation.
If President Trump gets his way, the future of the US and Cuba will look very much like a partnership of unequals.
President Trump has appealed to Iranians to topple their government, but a popular uprising is unlikely to defeat current leadership or the Revolutionary Guards, a former US diplomat says.
In Colombia’s coca-cultivating Catatumbo region on the border with Venezuela, community care and survival efforts amid escalating violence are in a state of emergency.
High school students in the US often learn about Latin America through the lens of the US, as a main character that exerts power.
The claim that national security can justify territorial acquisition marks a sharp break from the principles the US championed after World War II.
In the one-sided Mexican-American War, the US seized over 55% of Mexico’s land – including what today is California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and parts of other states.
The ideology named after former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez became more authoritarian under Nicolás Maduro. Can the country’s new leader steer it back toward democracy?
Beijing may benefit from the US retreat from international norms and a vision of a world split into ‘sphere of influence.’
There is no evidence that US intervention in Venezuela will lead to a meaningful reduction in drugs flowing into the United States.
Political chaos, sanctions and technical mismanagement of the oil industry may have taken a heavy toll on the industry.
A scholar of international law breaks down what exactly about US military action against Venezuela and the capture of its head of state is unlawful.
President Donald Trump should take notice: From Lyndon Johnson to George W. Bush, history shows leaders often pay a high political price when wars they start or expand become unpopular.
Prolonged economic crisis and an authoritarian government has led 8 million Venezuelans to emigrate.
As the situation in Venezuela unfolds, Cubans will watch closely.
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Professor of Management and Organization, University of Southern California
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Associate Professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela
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Fellow in Business and Human Rights, UCL
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Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow na Bosch Academy e Co-fundador, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University
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Professor of Sociology, Tulane University
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Professor of Management and Co-director of the Centre for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Global Studies, Appalachian State University
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Researcher, UCL
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Research Associate, Department of Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Senior Visiting Scholar with the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University
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Associate Professor of Latin American Studies, Sociology and Criminology, University of Florida
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Director of the Center for Political Studies, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
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Professor of History, Temple University
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Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick
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Professor of Migration and Population Studies, Universidad Central de Venezuela