Issue Sep 03-09 2025: Five of the seven Central American countries—Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras—have established diplomatic relations with Beijing to the detriment of Taiwan, to which only Guatemala and Belize remain loyal.

Issue Aug 27-Sep 02 2025: The number of arrests of Guatemalans at the southern border of the United States has dropped dramatically since Donald Trump’s return to the White House. A strong campaign of warnings and constant messages from U.S. officials have had an impact on the populations of the sending countries, especially financially.

Issue Aug 27-Sep 02 2025: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo led the reception of Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, along with other members of the Brazilian government. After two days of meetings, agreements were signed to strengthen cooperation in scientific, economic, and environmental development, as well as in matters of health.

Issue Aug 27-Sep 02 2025: The ombudsman’s offices of Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia have sounded the alarm that there is currently a humanitarian crisis in the region involving “reverse migration,” that is, migrants returning through those countries on their way south after being deported from Mexico or the United States.

Issue Aug 20-26 2025: A recent Pew Research Center report shows that for the first time in many years, in early 2025 the foreign-born population in the United States fell significantly, dropping from 53.3 million to 51.9 million. If the trend continues—likely due to Trump’s immigration policies—the foreign-born share could well plummet below 15%, a

Issue Aug 20-26 2025: The U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean has raised doubts on President Trump’s strategy on Maduro and drug trafficking in Venezuela.

Issue Aug 20-26 2025: Correos de Guatemala announced on Monday, August 25, that it will suspend all shipments to the United States beginning Tuesday, August 26.

Issue Aug 13-19 2025: The Trump administration has ordered the deployment of three U.S. destroyers—the USS Gravely, the USS Jason Dunham, and the USS Sampson, all of which are equipped with guided missiles, AEGIS antiaircraft defense systems and long-range offensive capability—to the waters off the Venezuelan coast.

Issue Aug 13-19 2025: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva must not submit to the disinformation campaign being led by United States President Donald Trump, especially as it supports the radicalized faction of Jair Bolsonaro’s movement in Brazil.

Issue Aug 13-19 2025: Volatile negotiation platforms and unfair demands create constant instability in trade between the United States and Mexico.