Issue Feb 18-24 2026: The death on February 22, 2026, of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known in Mexico as “El Mencho” (leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación or CJNG), triggered a wave of violence marked by roadblocks, vehicle burnings, and armed incidents across multiple parts of Mexico. Jalisco was at the center of the upheavals,

Issue Feb 11-17 2026: For the seventh time in ten years, Peru has a new president, and this time less than two months before the next general election. On January 17, 2026, the Peruvian legislature voted, once again, to remove the nation’s sitting president. In this case it was José Jerí, who had only been

Issue Feb 04-10 2026: In early February 2026, the Mexican government announced the shipment of more than 814 tons of food supplies destined for the Cuban population aboard two Navy ships that departed from the port of Veracruz. This action comes at a time of heightened diplomatic tension, while the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum

Issue Jan 28-Feb 03 2026: On February 1, 2026, Laura Fernández of the Partido Pueblo Soberano (PPSO) won Costa Rica’s presidential election in the first round after early official results showed her clearing the 40% threshold required to avoid a runoff. Fernández led by a wide margin over her closest rival, economist Álvaro Ramos, who

Issue Jan 21-27 2026: On January 27, 2026, Nasry “Tito” Asfura assumed the presidency of Honduras for the 2026-2030 term. Markets, along with the regional and international business sectors, demonstrated strong expectations after years marked by institutional uncertainty and ideological tensions with the left-leaning government of Xiomara Castro. Editorialists and pundits shared their thoughts.

Issue Jan 14-20 2026: Ten agents of the Policía Nacional Civil de Guatemala were killed on January 18, 2026, at the hands of incarcerated gang members during riots in three prisons. The murders reignited the smoldering conflict between the government of President Bernardo Arévalo de León and the leaders of Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha

Issue Jan 07-13 2026: In the second week of January 2026, Latin American observers continued to struggle with the implications and interpretation of Donald Trump’s removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. There was nothing like a consensus view.

Issue Jan 01-06 2026: On January 3, 2025, U.S. Special Forces carried out a classic “snatch and grab” operation in Caracas, Venezuela, abducting President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and whisking them off to New York to face somewhat incoherent drug trafficking charges. Latin Americans across the political spectrum had thoughts to offer.

Issue Dec 01-31 2025: On December 14, 2025, the rightwing candidate José Antonio Kast was elected the next president of Chile, securing an overwhelming victory in the second-round election with nearly 59% of the vote against the 41% for Communist Jeannete Jara’s leftwing coalition. Verified by the Servicio Electoral de Chile (Servel), Kast’s lead of

Issue Nov 19-Dec 07 2025: On November 30, 2025, Hondurans went to the polls to elect their new president in a highly contested vote, held under pressure from the United States as President Donald Trump urged voters to back right-wing candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura, and threatened to cut aid to the country if Asfura lost.