List of South America articles
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President Nicolás Maduro talks during a press conference at Miraflores Government Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 12. Is the U.S. Government Back in the Business of Regime Change?
What does a botched coup in Venezuela mean for Trump, and is Putin’s coronavirus response a failure?
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Peruvian Army soldiers stand guard during an operation to blow up a landing strip used by drug smugglers in the Amazon jungle, near Oxapampa, Peru, on Oct. 31, 2019. The Pandemic Has Triggered Dramatic Shifts in the Global Criminal Underworld
Drug cartels are facing broken supply chains, shrinking revenues, and shifting markets. Rising violence is just one effect.
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Cheerleaders perform at the opening game of the Korea Baseball Organization League at a crowdless ballpark in Incheon, South Korea, on May 5. Tales From the Lockdown: How COVID-19 Has Changed Lives Around the World
In South Africa, people are brewing beer at home. Muslims in India are celebrating Ramadan alone. And city streets everywhere are vacant.
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An Israeli protester lifts a placard during a rally in Tel Aviv on April 25, to protest what the demonstrators consider threats to Israeli democracy. What Democracy Will Fall Next?
Hungary was the first democratic victim of the coronavirus. It may not be the last.
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A burial takes place in a new cemetery area recently opened for suspected and confirmed coronavirus victims in Manaus, Brazil, on April 22. In the Coronavirus Era, Trump’s ‘America First’ Means ‘Latin America Alone’
The Trump administration’s response to the pandemic in Latin America perfectly illustrates why U.S. relations with the region are on life support.
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A man wearing a face mask walks past a mural depicting South American independence hero Simón Bolívar in Caracas on April 17, amid the coronavirus outbreak. For Venezuelans, State-Enforced Self-Isolation Is Nothing New
Nicolás Maduro’s undemocratic regime has cut Venezuela off from the outside world for years, destroying the economy and depleting the health care system.
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The U.S. Department of State. Our Top Weekend Reads
Trump loyalist moves to the State Department, the United Arab Emirates prolongs the conflict in Libya, and Orthodox churches turn into coronavirus hotspots.
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Alma Rosa Preciado marches with a photo of her disappeared daughter and granddaughter in Poza Rica, Veracruz, on Feb. 21. ‘We’re Doing What the Government Won’t Do’
In Mexico, a growing citizen movement is searching for thousands of victims of forced disappearance in the absence of enforcement of government policies.
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An aerial view of an emergency makeshift field hospital at Pacaembu Stadium for coronavirus patients with a capacity of 200 beds in São Paulo on March 27. Brazil’s Health System Isn’t Ready for the Coronavirus
The country’s public hospital capacity is already strained, and Jair Bolsonaro’s reckless policies will hit the poor the hardest.
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President Jair Bolsonaro speaks with supporters in Brasília on April 19. Why Jair Bolsonaro’s Coronavirus Denialism Won’t Hurt Him
The Brazilian president is banking on popular outrage at lockdowns if the economy falls apart—and elite fears of his vice president.
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A man wears a face mask as he walks past a mural depicting Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in Managua on April 9. Nicaragua Is Stumbling Into Coronavirus Disaster
An aging autocrat and an already wrecked health care system are a dangerous combination.
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Two men greet each other by touching elbows. Poor Countries Need to Think Twice About Social Distancing
Policies imposed in rich countries to fight the coronavirus could have adverse effects in low-income nations—potentially endangering more lives than they save.
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Posters against the International Monetary Fund in Buenos Aires Argentina’s Friendships Could Jeopardize Its Debt Relief
Facing a coronavirus-aggravated economic downturn, Argentine President Alberto Fernández is walking a foreign-policy tightrope between Bolivia, Venezuela, and the United States.
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A woman wearing a face mask walks in an empty market during the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Mexico City, on April 3. The Coronavirus Will Cause New Crises in Latin America
The region’s economic and political systems were already under strain. In 2020, the virus may push them to a breaking point.
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A man and his family walk past closed vegetable stalls. The Coronavirus Could Topple Governments Around the World
The coronavirus pandemic might not disrupt politics in wealthy Western democracies, but it is likely to unleash political instability—and even regime change—in developing countries already suffering from an economic crisis.
