Catherine Osborn

Catherine Osborn is the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Latin America Brief. She is a print and radio journalist based in Rio de Janeiro.

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Suriname’s minister of foreign affairs, Albert Ramdin, speaks during a press conference in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Dec. 28, 2024.
Suriname’s minister of foreign affairs, Albert Ramdin, speaks during a press conference in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Dec. 28, 2024.

Latin America Shows Regional Unity at the OAS

Analysis
Catherine Osborn
Suriname’s minister of foreign affairs, Albert Ramdin, speaks during a press conference in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Dec. 28, 2024.
Suriname’s minister of foreign affairs, Albert Ramdin, speaks during a press conference in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Dec. 28, 2024.

Can Latin America Find Consensus in the Age of Trump?

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 25, 2024.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 25, 2024.

Latin America Recalibrates After Trump’s Pivot to Russia

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
A sign for Camp Justice, where military commissions are held, is seen within the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base on Sept. 7, 2021.
A sign for Camp Justice, where military commissions are held, is seen within the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base on Sept. 7, 2021.

Washington’s New War on Terror

Analysis
Catherine Osborn
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a Liberal Party seminar in Brasília on Feb. 20.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a Liberal Party seminar in Brasília on Feb. 20.

Bolsonaro Charged With Plotting Coup

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Colombian President Gustavo Petro attends a ceremony in Bogotá on July 9, 2024.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro attends a ceremony in Bogotá on July 9, 2024.

Colombia’s Cabinet Implodes

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Feb. 3.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Feb. 3.

Trump’s Brinkmanship Is Changing Mexico

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Sandra Ramos stands with her children outside of an improvised shack she built with the help of the U.S. Agency for International Development after hurricanes Eta and Iota in La Lima, Honduras, on July 15, 2022.
Sandra Ramos stands with her children outside of an improvised shack she built with the help of the U.S. Agency for International Development after hurricanes Eta and Iota in La Lima, Honduras, on July 15, 2022.

Trump’s Aid Freeze Sounds Alarms in Latin America

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks about the possible deportation of migrants from the United States to Mexico during a news briefing in Mexico City on Jan. 20.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks about the possible deportation of migrants from the United States to Mexico during a news briefing in Mexico City on Jan. 20.

Mexico Responds to Trump’s First Moves

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado addresses supporters during a protest in Caracas on Jan. 9.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado addresses supporters during a protest in Caracas on Jan. 9.

Maduro Readies for a Third Term With Repression

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
The Danish cargo ship Lars Maersk sails through the Agua Clara locks of the Panama Canal in Colón City, Panama, on Dec. 28, 2024.
The Danish cargo ship Lars Maersk sails through the Agua Clara locks of the Panama Canal in Colón City, Panama, on Dec. 28, 2024.

What Awaits Latin America in 2025?

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Argentine President Javier Milei (from left), Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Paraguayan President Santiago Peña pose for a family photo during the Mercosur summit in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Dec. 6.
Argentine President Javier Milei (from left), Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Paraguayan President Santiago Peña pose for a family photo during the Mercosur summit in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Dec. 6.

Latin America’s Year in Review

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro march during a rally in Caracas on Dec. 1.
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro march during a rally in Caracas on Dec. 1.

Trump Prepares to Shake Up U.S. Venezuela Policy—Again

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Police officers from Kenya arrive in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 16.
Police officers from Kenya arrive in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 16.

Haiti’s Crisis Sparks a Rethink of U.N. Peacekeeping

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a meeting with Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Dec. 5.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a meeting with Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Dec. 5.

Mercosur Nears Completion of EU Trade Deal

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
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