In Latin America, and El Salvador in particular, politics and corruption often seem to go hand in hand—the former rarely exists without the latter. But this does not have to be the case.

As President Peña Nieto approaches the 5th year of his presidency there is an apparent blindness that characterizes his leadership approach.

President Nicolás Maduro is the problem currently facing Venezuela.

In recent municipal elections Chile confirmed the rightward shift observed in several Latin American countries.

Legalization of marihuana has not brought about a solution to previous problems associated with the drug and is leading us into an uncertain future.

In Guatemala, nothing seems to be going right. The health system is in shambles. The highways are in even worse shape. The Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Finance are unable to do their jobs and the education system is paralyzed in a standoff between teachers and the government.

The beginning of the public phase of the dialogue with the National Liberation Army (ELN) of Colombia began in Quito amidst uncertainty over agreements with the FARC.

The first meeting of the “Free Trade and the Right not to Migrate” group was held in Brussels to analyze the impacts of free trade agreements internationally.

The proverbial first 100 days are a time of high pressure and frenzied action for new governments, but after that time is up, things start to change.

The Argentinian executive branch, led by President Macri and the Cambiemos party, is currently trying to remove national attorney general Alejandra Gils Carbó, who was elected to a lifelong term.