–Researched and written by Tulio Graciano Da Silva Santos— Venezuela is currently facing what could be considered one of the biggest catastrophes in its history, but its problems are also affecting its neighbors.

–Researched and written by Cassandra Zimmer— In a year where the majority of the world’s political discussion has revolved around talk of the “resurgence of the far right,” the leftist parties of Latin America gathered for the twenty-fourth annual meeting of the São Paulo Forum to discuss the state of socialism in the region.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made some alarming remarks about his military’s willingness and readiness to defend against any Colombian aggression.

Eight military school ships arrived in Ecuador on June 28.

People from all across Central America have begun seeking asylum from violence according to Mark Manly, a representative from the United Nations Committee for Refugees.

On June 18, presidents of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay reunited in the Mercosur Summit and urged the administration of Nicolás Maduro to accept humanitarian aid to alleviate Venezuela’s social and migratory crisis.

Agencies believe that legalized abortions in Argentina will encourage Chileans to cross the border to obtain abortions.

The project of the legal, safe, and free abortion law has gotten over half of the votes in Argentina’s House of Representatives. The historical voting session took over 20 hours, and ended with 129 votes in favor and 125 against.

–Researched and written by Aaron Freeman– The government of Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales faced a social media firestorm for supposedly rejecting international aid days after the June 3rd eruption of Volcán de Fuego, which has left more than 100 dead and more than four thousand displaced in shelters.

Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos issued a significant statement in reference to his government’s control over their southern border region with Ecuador.