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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum presents her electoral reform. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
After Sheinbaum's Electoral Reform Stalls, What Comes Next?
March 12, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

The Mexican president’s proposed constitutional changes were voted down by parties within her own coalition. What’s her Plan B?

Mexico
Democracy & Elections
Center: U.S. President Donald Trump at his Shield of the Americas Summit. (White House)
Hemispheric Updates
Trump in Latin America: The 411 on Doral, a 301 for Mexico, an A3C for the Region
March 12, 2026
/ Carin Zissis / Khalea Robertson

Mar 6–12: Leaders gather for the Shield of the Americas summit before heading to Chile's inauguration. Plus: Washington restores Venezuelan ties.

U.S. Policy
Colombia center-right
Hemispheric Updates
Four Takeaways from Colombia’s Legislative and Presidential Primary Vote
March 9, 2026
/ Carin Zissis / Chase Harrison

Paloma Valencia’s win in the center-right coalition may reset the race, but the next government will need to build alliances in a fragmented Congress. 

Colombia
Democracy & Elections
Noboa U.S. security talks
Hemispheric Updates
Trump in Latin America: Iran Reactions, Ecuador Joint Action, Venezuelan Transactions
March 5, 2026
/ Carin Zissis / Khalea Robertson

Feb 27–Mar 5: The administration readies to welcome likeminded leaders in Florida as it eyes changes in crisis-hit Cuba.

U.S. Policy
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. (Official X Account)
Hemispheric Updates
Approval Tracker: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum
March 2, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

How do Mexicans view their first presidenta and her government’s handling of major issues?

Mexico
Democracy & Elections
(L-R) Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
Trump in Latin America: Rubio at CARICOM, SCOTUS on Tariffs, and Trump's SOTU
February 26, 2026
/ Carin Zissis / Chase Harrison

Feb 20-26: U.S. intelligence helps take out a kingpin and Washington cancels Chilean officials’ visas over an underwater cable.

U.S. Policy
Attendees of the first Board of Peace meeting. (White House)
Hemispheric Updates
Trump in Latin America: The Board of Peace Roster, A Cuban Call, and Moves on Nicaragua
February 19, 2026
/ Carin Zissis / Chase Harrison

Feb 13-19: More U.S. officials visit Venezuela as a Canadian business delegation heads to Mexico ahead of the USMCA review.

U.S. Policy
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