El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Panama all switched recognition from Taipei to Beijing in a span of 14 months, and Washington is not pleased. 

The Venezuelan refugee crisis requires a regional response, argued Human Rights Watch officials at a press conference hosted in Miami by Americas Society/Council of the Americas.

So far, Mexico’s next president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is looking north more than south, writes AS/COA's Carin Zissis.

Geopolitical divisions in the West could give Brazil and its partners a chance to increase their influence.

“The reason Pence is going can be summed up in one word: Venezuela,” AS/COA's Brian Winter on why the U.S. Vice President will revisit Latin America this year.

“The key is to help the people without lending support to the regime,” said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth on the European Union's pledge of $40 million to suffering Venezuelans.

Soaring coca cultivation and a troubled peace deal will demand attention, but most voters are worried about other priorities.