List of South America articles
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A closeup of a girl holding a device to prick her fingertip. Trump’s Aid Freeze Is Undermining His Immigration Policy
Colombia relied on U.S. funding to support Venezuelan migrants. Now, many are on the brink of survival.
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José Mujica poses with his hands on his chin. Uruguay’s José Mujica Aimed to Change the World
On his journey from urban guerrilla to tortured prisoner to elected president, the world also changed him.
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A collage photo illustration shows Donald Trump gesturing with arms wide. In front of him are headshots of Benjamin Netanyahu and Vlodymyr Zelensky, images of immigratns and ICE police, a tattered EU flag and America First signs. Trump’s First 100 Days on the Global Stage
Ten thinkers on what to make of the opening salvo of the president’s second term.
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Supporters of reelected Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa gather in Quito, Ecuador, on April 15. How Noboa Avoided the Incumbency Trap
Latin American voters tend to reject ruling parties and politicians. What did Ecuador’s president do differently?
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Ecuador’s reelected president, Daniel Noboa, right, and his wife, Lavinia Valbonesi, gesture from a balcony of the Carondelet Presidential Palace during the changing of the guard ceremony in Quito. Ecuador Sticks With Trump-Friendly President
Incumbent Daniel Noboa won a campaign roiled by transnational gang violence and an energy crisis.
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Mario Vargas Llosa raises his arms. Mario Vargas Llosa: A Literary Colossus Who Aimed to Change the World
The Peruvian Nobel laureate initially embraced communism—until it clashed with liberty.
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A supporter of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa attends his final campaign rally in Guayaquil, Ecuador. In Ecuador, Noboa Bets Big on Trump
Cozying up to the U.S. president could be a blessing ahead of the country’s presidential runoff—or a liability.
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A member of the pharmacology department at Lodwar County Referral Hospital takes inventory of the last boxes of drugs delivered by the now-dismantled USAID amid medical supply shortages in Lodwar, Kenya, on April 1. The Fatal Impact of Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts
The head of the Danish Refugee Council speaks on the far-reaching consequences of Trump slashing U.S. foreign aid.
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Anti-Trump demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2024. Trump vs. the Courts: Lessons From the World
Leaders have clashed with the judiciary in Brazil, Israel, Hungary, and Turkey. Here’s how that turned out.
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Xi Jinping arriving at a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasilia on Nov. 20, 2024. China Won’t Be the Obvious Winner in Latin America
What does Washington’s assertive approach mean for Beijing’s regional influence?
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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Judicial Crisis Is Uniquely Dangerous
But other democracies provide a roadmap for courts to prevail over attacks from the executive branch.
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President of Argentina Javier Milei at the annual CPAC DC conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Feb. 22. Will Milei’s Charm Offensive Work on Trump?
The Argentine leader left Washington empty-handed, but geopolitics could still tilt in his favor.
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A U.S. Air Force flight carrying deported migrants arrives at Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Jan. 31. Trump’s Deportation Machine Takes Shape
The White House is using client states to carry out illegal and unconstitutional expulsions.
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Periodic table The Periodic Table of States
The org chart for a post-Westphalian world.
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Books-in-brief-foreign-policy- March The Novels We’re Reading in March
From a killing in the West Bank to horror in a postapocalyptic convent.
