Issue Aug 19-25 2026: The global energy transition and the expansion of innovative industries have driven growing demand for critical minerals.

Issue Aug 19-25 2026: The Government of Colombia clarified on August 25 that the deportation order that President Abelardo De la Espriella announced is not aimed at legalized Venezuelans.

Issue Aug 19-25 2026: The dictatorial regime in Nicaragua has canceled upcoming elections in the country, with co-president Daniel Ortega announcing that “there will be no more elections again…never, ever, not ever.”

Issue Aug 12-18 2026: Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo has announced that Mexican citizens deported from the United States to Guatemala are being transferred to Mexico within 24 hours of arrival as part of a program coordinated by the governments of Guatemala and Mexico.

Issue Aug 12-18 2026: The Brazil-Peru Chamber of Commerce (CAMBRAPER) will be hosting an international conference on renewable energy and energy transition at Lima’s Convexia Convention Center on August 20.

Issue Aug 12-18 2026: Colombia could adopt a security model similar to that of El Salvador under Nayib Bukele.

Issue Aug 01-11 2026: For years, in the 1960s, during marches held in Mexico City to support the Cuban Revolution, teachers, university students, and attendees of boarding schools would sing “Down with imperialism! / Up with freedom! / We will carry with the letters, / the light of truth!”

Issue Aug 01-11 2026: The newly-elected president, Abelardo de la Espriella, warned that he would restructure Colombia’s international relations.

Issue Aug 01-11 2026: 48 hours after the implementation of Colombia’s new government, Panama reinforced its border with Colombia with over 500 agents in addition to helicopters, boats, and patrols.

Issue Jul 01-31 2026: With an initial contribution, the CIREC Foundation is calling on citizens, businesses, and international partners to support the effort it is undertaking alongside Venezuelan organizations to care for those injured in the earthquakes.