Trump at Miami International Airport, March 27, 2026. He did this! (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images) It is true, as the president said last night, that the Iranian navy and air force have been almost eliminated. It is also beside the point. The Islamic Republic has never been—and never wanted to be—a naval … Read more
The 21st-century wave of left-wing leaders triggered a US response, culminating in the 2026 capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. Populism, foreign intervention, and fierce internal struggles: this concluding episode sees 21st-century power struggles transform Latin America. It follows the “pink tide” from Hugo Chavez’s 1998 victory in Venezuela through new leaders like Brazil’s Luiz … Read more
Peter Kornbluh speaks to Marc Lamont Hill on Trump’s abduction of Venezuela’s president and the fallout for Latin America. Following United States forces’ abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a new set of questions is emerging as to how far Donald Trump is prepared to go in pushing US power abroad through direct intervention. But … Read more
The EU and the Mercosur trading bloc of five Latin American nations seal a sweeping trade pact. It would create one of the largest free-trade zones in the world, connecting markets with more than 700 million people. A trade pact between the European Union and the Mercosur trading bloc has been agreed after almost 25 … Read more
Mario Lubetkin on Washington’s revived sphere-of-influence doctrine, Venezuela, and China’s growing footprint. The United States is reviving a policy first set out in the 1800s that treats Latin America as its strategic sphere of influence. As Washington expands maritime operations in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, critics warn of legal violations and rising regional instability. … Read more
There are two books this year that are being talked about more than any other, by an order of magnitude. One is Abundance, by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. The other is Dan Wang’s Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future. The relationship between the United States and China is the most important issue in … Read more
Donald Trump pledges more deals like Intel stake, worrying business community. The US has taken a stake in Intel chipmaker as part of a push to secure domestic production and reduce reliance on China. The acquisition is the most significant intervention in private business since the 2008 financial crisis. Supporters call it a smart industrial … Read more
Giuseppe Palermo has been wanted under an Interpol red notice, which has called for his arrest in 196 countries. Colombian authorities have captured an alleged leader of the Italian ‘Ndrangheta mafia in Latin America who is accused of overseeing cocaine shipments and running illegal trafficking routes to Europe. Police on Friday identified the suspect as … Read more
US president says system will shield country from missile threats, including from space. US President Donald Trump announces his latest defence plan: The Golden Dome. Estimated at a cost of $175bn, it is designed to shoot down advanced missiles headed towards the United States. Using both ground and space to detect incoming projectiles, it will … Read more
Fruits While the large majority of apples (95 percent) and oranges (80 percent) are grown domestically, especially in the US states of Washington, California and Florida, tropical fruits like bananas (one percent domestically grown), pineapples (10 percent), and avocados (10 percent) are primarily imported from countries like Ecuador, Costa Rica and Mexico. Vegetables Similarly, the … Read more