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Explainer: How Proposed U.S. Budget Cuts May Change Foreign Aid in the Americas
May 7, 2025
/ Chase Harrison

President Trump has asked Congress for an 84 percent reduction in international programs spending. What might that mean for Latin America?

U.S. Policy
Bullet holes near the U.S.-Mexico border after a shoot out. (AP)
Explainers
Which Cartels and Groups Is Trump Designating as Foreign Terrorist Organizations?
May 5, 2025
/ Gladys Gerbaud / Chase Harrison / Khalea Robertson

The U.S. government named ten criminal groups FTOs—six from Mexico, two from Haiti, and two associated with Venezuela and El Salvador.

Security & Defense
U.S. Policy
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. (X)
Explainers
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Record on Latin America
April 29, 2025
/ Chase Harrison / Khalea Robertson

Carney is positioning himself as a counterpoint to Trump. What’s his history with USMCA, migration, Venezuela, climate financing, and more?

Canada
Democracy & Elections
Noboa and González
Explainers
Ecuador's 2025 Presidential Runoff: Comparing Daniel Noboa and Luisa González
April 2, 2025
/ Khalea Robertson

Voters will decide on April 13 between continuity or a return to correísmo amid security and economic challenges.

Ecuador
Democracy & Elections
Ecuadoran voter
Explainers
Explainer: Ecuador's 2025 Elections
February 4, 2025
/ Khalea Robertson

February's vote pits President Noboa against a familiar correísta opponent in a context of security, electricity, and employment challenges.

Ecuador
Democracy & Elections
Trump and Rubio
Explainers
Trump's Proposed Cabinet's Record on Latin America
January 29, 2025
/ Gladys Gerbaud / Chase Harrison / Khalea Robertson

Who has the incoming president picked to serve in roles that deal with the Americas, like border czar and secretaries of state and the treasury?

United States
Democracy & Elections
U.S. Policy
Panama canal
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25 Years since the Transfer of the Panama Canal
December 24, 2024
/ Gladys Gerbaud

To hold its status in global trade, the canal expanded. Now it faces water level challenges, as well as pressure from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

Panama
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