Central America and Caribbean

Explaining Latin America’s history of welcoming migrants, the push and pull factor at work in migration to the US, and the internal South American migration caused by the crisis in Venezuela.

Christopher Sabatini explores why protests and civil unrest have gained momentum across countries such as Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico and Haiti.

The poet tells Gary Younge about the power of reggae, the neglected contribution of Caribbean migrants to Britain and how the Illegal Immigration Bill recalls slavery.

On April 24, 2011, leaked details of prisoners at the US base were published. The story, with others, transformed the news media, writes James Ball.

While President Daniel Ortega’s repression has heated up over the past few years, he has been destroying Nicaragua’s democracy for decades, writes Christopher Sabatini.

In the third of a series of interviews with the Queen Elizabeth II Academy faculty, Alex Cooley examines the challenges of reigning in kleptocratic networks.

The July issue of International Affairs includes eight articles on the global nuclear order and eight more covering Chinese lending, abortion rights, and global security.

Concerns about British dominance of the organization may have prompted an early challenge to Secretary-General Baroness Scotland

In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8, The World Today celebrates women who have had made a lasting impact on international affairs.

The human rights campaigner on why she called for a boycott of the Nicaraguan election and why the international community needs to do more

Latin American asset managers, companies and stock exchanges are mobilizing capital while local NGOs and governments establish standards and best practice in this growing field.

What can be learned from the 2021 elections and the likely medium and long-term social, economic and political effects of the pandemic?

The recent elections were denounced by more than 40 governments but sanctions had no measurable deterrent effect, so can the international community do more?

How are communities on the front lines of the climate crisis adapting to new challenges? And what would young people have prioritized at COP26?

The human rights campaigner says Nicaragua’s general election is a farce and is calling on the international community to declare it illegitimate

This disturbing global trend threatens Latin American democracy

Explaining Latin America’s history of welcoming migrants, the push and pull factor at work in migration to the US, and the internal South American migration caused by the crisis in Venezuela.

We asked experts around the world to tell us one issue that must be tackled at COP26. Here is what they have said.

A mass protest movement denouncing the sexual repression of women has heralded a Feminist Spring in the region, write Paula Drumond and Tamya Rebelo

Protests in Cuba have brought the US embargo back into the public debate but really are more about a failed regime and unaccountable political system.

Havana government fears a social media explosion is threatening its revolution, writes Pascal Fletcher

President aims to curb immigration by investing in Central America, write Jonas Gamso and Farhod Yuldashev

Policies designed to exclude asylum seekers are leading to human rights violations and undermining the international refugee regime.

The Sunshine State is a critical battleground for winning the electoral college, and the presidency.

The recent spate of sanctions limiting US travel to Cuba announced by the White House and the news that the Cuban regime has re-opened US dollar stores have sharpened the question: do sanctions work and when? Central to that question is how would they work?

Inequality and violence against women are getting worse under COVID-19, writes Alejandra Bahena Iturralde

Megan Farr, a crew member on a cruise ship, tells of 53 days in quarantine.

Democracy is often depicted as a means to peacefully resolve political conflict and socioeconomic discontent. But what happens when that essential safety valve of elections has been closed off?

There has been no better example of the political diversity in Latin America than the varying responses of governments to the coronavirus crisis.

Will Grant on how the island is dealing with US hostility

Christopher Sabatini explores why protests and civil unrest have gained momentum across countries such as Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico and Haiti.