Issue Feb 04-10 2026: Chile’s president-elect has conducted an unusually intense and international transition, projecting the sense that his administration is already governing.

Issue Feb 04-10 2026: In the face of denunciations over alleged irregularities and overpricing in the purchase of barrels of oil by Bolivia’s state-owned oil and gas company, Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), members of that country’s parliament have activated governmental control mechanisms and requested that the Truth Commission investigate the issue.

Issue Feb 04-10 2026: Indigenous authorities in Guatemala have expressed their concern over procedures regulating second-order elections in the country, mainly those related to the Constitutional Court (CC), the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, and the Attorney General’s Office.

Issue Feb 04-10 2026: Colombia’s major political parties are sitting out the presidential race until after the March 8 congressional elections, focusing instead on preserving their power in the Congress.

Issue Feb 04-10 2026: During an event commemorating the 46th anniversary of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), the Minister of the Secretaria de Relações Institucionais demanded tax reform and criticized the 6-1 work schedule.

Issue Jan 28-Feb 03 2026: Cuban opposition leader Manuel Cuesta has claimed that 90% of his country is ready for a transition toward a democracy that unfolds from within, without external intervention or the participation of “extreme” actors.

Issue Jan 28-Feb 03 2026: Chile’s new president-elect, José Antonio Kast, has begun a tour of Europe, stopping first in Belgium, where he met with different conservative leaders on the continent.

Issue Jan 28-Feb 03 2026: María Estela Martínez de Perón, Isabel, or “Isabelita,” was one of the darkest and most enigmatic figures in Argentina’s history.

Issue Jan 28-Feb 03 2026: Tensions and internal disputes within Mexico’s governing Morena-led coalition are becoming increasingly more vociferous.

Issue Jan 28-Feb 03 2026: Despite promoting national laws, President Nasry Asfura did not rule out the establishment of a Comisión Internacional contra la Corrupción e Impunidad en Honduras (CICIH), a promise he had already made in August 2025 before the National Anti-Corruption Council (CNA).