The political scientist covers what the Colombian leader’s proposal to decriminalize cocaine means for Latin American and U.S. ties

UC San Diego’s Dr. Cecilia Farfán Méndez and Trend Micro’s Juan Pablo Castro cover the 10-terabyte hack on militaries of five Latin American countries.

As Mexico’s president gives the military more and more roles, public opinion seems worryingly supportive.

Veteran politician Carolina Tohá, Chile’s new interior minister, faces rising crime and a government in some distress.

Criminal groups seem emboldened despite the militarization of security.

Behind today’s conflict in southern Chile is a long history of resistance to outsiders, a historian writes.

A series of hacks pummeled Costa Rica. Cybersecurity expert Belisario Contreras covers what it showed about the region’s digital vulnerabilities.