Nicaragua
The Lights Go Out in Cuba
A Latin American country of ten million people, already in steep economic decline, moves into acute crisis as its entire electrical network shuts down. The U.S. government moves quickly to...
“It’s Just Business:” Forced Migration through the Darién Gap
Each and every day, Venezuelans fleeing poverty and oppression gather in small groups to begin a long, arduous trek northward toward freedom and a better life. It’s a dangerous and...
4 Reasons Kamala Harris Keeps Dodging Her Border Czar Failures
Kamala Harris spent the last three years leading America’s response to the border crisis but refuses to discuss it. Honestly, who can blame her? Under her watch as America’s chief...
Dictators Weaponizing Refugees Should Be Held Accountable
Countless refugees and migrants flee horrific and oppressive conditions, but there is an element in forced displacement that does not receive enough attention: the weaponization of migration by dictators. This...
Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba Exploit the U.S. Border Crisis
Even as President Biden issues a new executive order so he can appear to be addressing the crisis on our southern border, foreign adversaries continue to exploit that same crisis...
Nicaragua: From Authoritarianism to “Totalitarianism-Lite”
Few would dispute that Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega has imposed an authoritarian government on his country and that he is willing to use all resources available to retain power, come...
Nicaragua Welcomes the Kremlin but Not the Catholic Church
Five years ago today in Nicaragua, citizens protested against Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo for their efforts to weaken protections for seniors. It quickly evolved into a broader call for...
The Ukraine War in Europe and in Latin America
One year on, the war in Ukraine is going through a phase of equilibrium. Ukraine has carried out significant counter-offensives but has failed to recover all its territories, including the...
How Russia Militarizes Authoritarianism in Latin America
In January, Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov threatened that Russia might send military assets to Cuba and Venezuela if talks with the West to prevent a war in Ukraine...
Nicaragua Invites Russian Troops to Participate in Joint Military Exercises
The government of Nicaragua has extended an invitation to the Kremlin for Russian troops to train inside the Central American country and conduct joint military exercises with the Nicaraguan armed forces....
Mexico: The Venezuela Next Door?
COULD MEXICO under the leadership of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador plunge into the political and economic tailspin which we associate with Venezuela under Hugo Chávez, Nicaragua under Daniel Ortega, or...
How to Have a Successful Summit of the Americas
As the transatlantic community rushes to build a global sanctions regime to punish a revanchist Russia and limit the spread of war in Ukraine, there is little bandwidth left for...