South America

Five years in, the mammoth corruption probe, beset by scandal, shows no signs of slowing down.

The country has assembled one of the largest stockpiles of weapons in the Western Hemisphere. Here’s how to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.

Calling for the final phase of the revolution was the Venezuelan opposition leader’s boldest move yet, and the outcome will show whether his protest still has legs.

A transcript of the opposition leader’s remarks from La Carlota Air Base.

Left-wing protesters occupy the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington while the Secret Service looks on.

Bolsonaro will claim credit for the good news, but his policies may erase the country’s hard-won gains.

Both sides should heed the lessons of negotiated transitions in Chile and South Africa to forge a peaceful path to democracy.

Thoughtful U.S. policies could help restore Venezuela’s democracy.

The South American country needs to do a better job patrolling its financial system—or face the consequences.

Regime change in Caracas won’t change the country’s problematic relationship with the terrorist group.

Inside the U.S. decision to get behind Congo’s election and how the United States failed Afghan women.

By failing to prioritize the security of U.S. officials in Venezuela, the White House bungled what could have been a rare foreign-policy success.

Despite the recognition by a wave of countries of the opposition leader Juan Guaidó as president, Maduro’s patronage of the military insulates him from the need to negotiate.

National Assembly President Juan Guaidó promptly won the support of the U.S. and other countries. But will the military throw its weight behind him or Nicolás Maduro?

For years, Colombians fleeing violence left for Venezuela. Now mass migration flows the other way.

A leader in liberal internationalism is about to turn its back on the world.

A loose alliance of Catholic and evangelical conservatives helped Brazil’s new president to power. But their continued support is far from certain.

It's easy to blame Maduro, but the seeds of calamity were sown by his predecessor.

The United States can compete without making things worse.

Advances in solar and wind power mean that hydropower is no longer the only renewable game in town—and that’s good news for the world’s rivers.