Issue Sep 13-19 2023: Henry Kissinger celebrated his 100th birthday in May, traveling only two months later to China where he was received warmly and in full honors by Xi Jinping, an unusual occurrence for a U.S. dignitary in a time of frigid U.S.-Sino relations.

Issue Sep 13-19 2023: Former President Andrés Pastrana of Colombia has openly criticized the United States’ decision to certify Colombia once again in its fight against drugs.

Issue Sep 06-12 2023: The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, working alongside the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), announced sanctions against seven people and various businesses linked to Latin America for funding Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shiite group.

Issue Sep 06-12 2023: Argentinian presidential candidate Javier Milei made an impromptu trip to the United States, taking his associates by surprise by flying to New York and Miami for “personal reasons.”

Issue Sep 06-12 2023: On September 12, 2023, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), reported several members of Hezbollah were being put onto the feared Clinton list.

Issue Aug 30-Sep 05 2023: Drug trafficking is a crime that can require international cooperation to combat it, and the United States government typically is tough on traffickers, calling for “no impunity” now in regard to a reconciliation proposal in Colombia.

Issue Aug 30-Sep 05 2023: Washington, D.C. has begun its end-of-summer events and has prepared to welcome back the bustling streets, intense traffic, and constant lobbying that have always come with the back-to-school season.

Issue Aug 30-Sep 05 2023: Mexican illustrator Víctor Meléndez has designed a series of four U.S. postage stamps which pay homage to traditional piñata designs, and which will be available for purchase in September of 2023.

Issue Aug 23-29 2023: New information has been released about the United States’ knowledge of the coup d’état in Chile.

Issue Aug 23-29 2023: U.S. Congressman and Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul expressed concern over the excessive use of preventative detention in the Dominican Republic, especially in regard to incarcerated U.S. citizens.