Issue Mar 25-31 2026: Latin America has become the new front in a trade war over critical minerals, with Washington vying to reduce China’s rising power by creating new strategic alliances in the region.

Issue Mar 25-31 2026: Less than 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration would be lifting the oil blockade on Cuba, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters that there would, in fact, be no change in policy, and that Washington reserves the right to intercept vessels from Mexico and other

Issue Mar 25-31 2026: Hundreds of migrants from the Caribbean, Central America, and more have left southern Mexico in a new caravan, aiming to secure legal status and better living conditions within the country.

Issue Mar 18-24 2026: Costa Rica’s newly elected president, Laura Fernández, has characterized a new migration agreement recently signed between San José and Washington as a “win-win.” Under the terms of the agreement, the Central American nation has agreed to accept up to 25 deportees sent from the United States every week.

Issue Mar 18-24 2026: With Havana warning about a possible invasion by U.S. military forces in the context of escalating rhetoric from Washington, the real question would seem to be whether the Trump administration can accelerate regime change within the island nation.

Issue Mar 18-24 2026: The United States and Chile have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation with regard to critical minerals and “rare earths,” resources that are considered strategic for technological development and the security of global supply chains.

Issue Mar 11-17 2026: The stated goal of the recent “Shield of the Americas” summit, convened on March 6 in Doral, Florida, by Donald Trump, was to promote regional cooperation toward securing freedom, peace, and prosperity in the hemisphere.

Issue Mar 11-17 2026: The U.S. government formally recognized Delcy Rodríguez before a federal court in New York as the Venezuelan authority empowered to act on behalf of the state, giving legal effect to the diplomatic shift toward Caracas. The move appears in a “statement of interest” filed on March 10 in response to a

Issue Mar 11-17 2026: The hemispheric militarization embodied by the so-called “Shield of the Americas” not only carries implications in terms of regional security but also constitutes part of a broader strategy for the geopolitical management of migration.

Issue Mar 04-10 2026: U.S. multinational Solesis has completed the construction of a new manufacturing plant in Costa Rica, the first facility dedicated to producing medical devices in the Central American nation.