On August 21, 2020, Venezuelan officials announced that Venezuelan citizens and migrants are no longer allowed to enter through the Simón Bolívar International Bridge.

The race for the vaccination for COVID-19 is a geopolitical issue to control its distribution.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) campaigned on the promise to fight corruption.

As noted by the US National Security Council, “… the Western Hemisphere is a geopolitical priority for the United States, as articulated in the 2017 Strategy for National Security from the president…”

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the organization for the promotion of Exports and Investments of El Salvador (PROESA) launched an initiative to promote Salvadoran exports through virtual business rounds with companies from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

With Juan Guaidó claiming to be the rightful leader, a failed coup earlier this year, and their handling of the coronavirus, Venezuela has been in the headlines for a while now.

The Ejército de Liberación Nacional (National Liberation Army; ELN) has begun to encroach into mountainous regions in Venezuela.

The Argentine Senate has approved the Chilean Antarctic Statute that includes two bills that reaffirm Argentine sovereignty over some portions of the Antarctic but acknowledges Chilean sovereignty over much of the Antarctic.

The Economic Commission of Latin America (ECLAC, Cepal in Spanish) recently reported that imports to Latin America have declined by 25% during the pandemic.

Since March, almost every country in the world has increased its border patrol as people seek to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic.