Issue Jan 17-23 2024: The Ecuadorian government, still faced with an economic and internal security crisis, will participate in an arms exchange program with the United States, receiving modern weapons in return for its currently outdated Soviet manufactured armaments, which will likely be sent to Ukraine.

Issue Jan 17-23 2024: Stephen Kavanagh, the current Executive Director of Police Services at Interpol Global and a candidate for Secretary-General, recently visited Argentina to garner support for the upcoming Interpol election.

Issue Jan 17-23 2024: On her first day of campaigning with international entities, Xóchitl Gálvez met with members of the European Union in Mexico to discuss free trade agreements.

Issue Jan 10-16 2024: The Spanish government granted citizenship to the Nicaraguan writer and poet Gioconda Belli, as well as twelve other Nicaraguans exiled by the Daniel Ortega regime.

Issue Jan 10-16 2024: China’s weekly demand for soy has fallen by 9.4% to 1.63 million tons.

Issue Jan 10-16 2024: Paraguay reached out to Taiwan in a display of solidarity following the diplomatic rift with the Government of Nauru, sparking both support and criticism on social media.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Bolivia and China have finalized details for the commercial use of the yuan.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Issues that confront journalists, such as fake news and the rise of social media platforms, have generated questions about the nature of media and the relationship between government and the press.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: There has been an “avalanche” of requests to Spain from Cuba and Argentina of individuals claiming Spanish descendancy in order to qualify for citizenship.

Issue Dec 01-31 2023: On December 28, 2023, the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) warned the public of the growing influence of authoritarianism and the advancement of organized crime across Latin America and the Caribbean.