Category: Latin America
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The US Must Demilitarize Its Border With Mexico
From dystopian equipment like “robot dogs” to ICE’s for-profit detention centers, the militarization of the US-Mexico border has been accelerating. What is the history behind US border control, and what can the Biden administration do to prevent further violence and surveillance?
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How Chile’s Past Has Marred Its Political Present
Today, Chileans are casting votes for their new president. This election has shown that Chile, viewed as a beacon of stability in a continent otherwise plagued by fragile institutions, is not immune to political extremism.
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How Brazil’s Xokleng Case Impacts the Future of Climate Responsibility
As the Xokleng land dispute continues in Brazil, Emily Gregg explains why the legal case has ramifications far beyond the Amazon.
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AMLO’s Mexican Dream Hangs on a Knife-Edge
Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador casts himself as the man to save the country—but his movement suffered a setback in last Sunday’s elections. Alma G. Meza analyzes AMLO’s rise in Mexican politics over the last 30 years.
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Imagining the Future
“Redes,” an interactive visual exhibition, connects the 2019 protests in Chile with the little-known Project Cybersyn, Salvador Allende’s futuristic vision for a socialist Chilean economy.
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A Violent Inheritance: The Roots of Bolsonaro’s Authoritarianism
Investigating Brazil’s violent and oppressive military dictatorship that ruled from 1964 to 1985, Luiza Monetti details how many of the elements that gave rise to Bolsonaro’s authoritarianism have actually been in place for decades.
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A War from Within? Drug Cartels and the Mexican State
Using the border state of Tamaulipas as an example, Monica Guerrero Ruiz uncovers what people are getting wrong about the relationship between the cartels and the Mexican state.
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Viva la Revolución – The CIA, According to Cuba
“It’s complicated”—30 years after the end of the Cold War, the US-Cuba relationship remains rocky. Victoria Jones examines how their shared history is still contested in Havana, along with the CIA’s murky past there.
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