Issue May 24-30 2023: After eight years of not visiting Brazil, Nicolás Maduro had the opportunity to be welcomed back into the country after a call from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (or Lula, as he is widely known), with the idea of reestablishing cooperation between these two countries.

Issue May 17-23 2023: April saw a greater number of refugees and migrants crossing the Darién jungle than had previously been recorded in 2023, with more than 40,000 individuals traveling northwards across the Colombian-Panamanian border, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Issue May 17-23 2023: An image is repeated across Venezuelan televisions stating that migrants are returning on flights organized under the Maduro government in Venezuela after being stranded between Chile and Peru.

Issue May 17-23 2023: The Commission of Foreign Affairs of Peru declared Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador ‘persona non grata,’ for his criticism of the Peruvian president, Dina Boluarte.

Issue May 10-16 2023: While often considered a single unit by international observers, a narrative occasionally played up by internal actors seeking political advantage, Central America is a theater in which distinct countries play out their own familiar dramas.

Issue May 10-16 2023: The Ministers of Defense in Venezuela and Colombia recently signed a joint agreement in Caracas in which they agreed to seek action in fighting crime along the Colombia-Venezuela border.

Issue May 10-16 2023: Important members of President Nicolás Maduro’s cabinet are being singled out in a report by the Panel of Independent International Experts of the Organization of American States (OAS).

Issue Apr 26-May 09 2023: The Organization of American States (OAS) reiterated its concerns over the exclusion of several presidential candidates in the upcoming June 25th Guatemalan elections.

Issue Apr 26-May 09 2023: Colombian president Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” proposal would fortify negotiations with drug cartels to pacify his country.

Issue Apr 26-May 09 2023: President Rodrigo Chaves released a statement regarding Costa Rica’s decision not to send ambassadors to Nicaragua or Venezuela.