Haitians have moved to the neighboring Dominican Republic in large numbers over the last century, which has made Creole the second-most widely spoken language there.
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The race between the incumbent president and Flávio Bolsonaro is a part of a decades-long right-left split in the country over the meaning of the nation.
Juan Orlando Hernández’s escape from legal accountability at home and abroad point to the larger challenges of democracy building under the shadow of US power.
The State Department views a 1960s-era internationalist movement based in Havana as a Cuban communist plot to destroy America. The truth was far more nuanced.
Crackdowns may suppress some forms of gang activity without dismantling their economic structures.
Study suggests long-practiced strategy of taking out the heads of drug cartels may be missing underlying predictors of crime.
While such commentary can be described as semi-serious soccer banter, it speaks to the broader religious shifts taking place in Latin America.
The armed forces are at the heart of the disaster response on Venezuela’s coast, just like they were in 1999.
Now as then, the US supported forces that wanted to change the political situation in Venezuela.
The earthquakes represent a politically perilous moment for Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez.
The nebulous nature of narco-terrorism has allowed presidents from Reagan to Trump to deploy the term when it serves broader political goals in Latin America.
The US is pursuing a strategy of straining the Cuban regime internally, while constructing legal and political justifications for escalation.
Delcy Rodríguez has maintained tight control of political conditions inside the country, while prioritising economic liberalisation.
The interwar years in Latin America saw a remarkable flourishing of left-wing political thought aiming to challenge US dominance. That could offer lessons for today.
After decades of hostility, the Cuban government is allowing Cuban emigrants to return and invest in the private sector.
The comeback story of ‘the fastest mouse in all of Mexico’ reveals how audiences – not cultural gatekeepers – shape the meaning of representation.
Javier Milei has taken steps to dismantle Argentina’s human rights policy since entering office in 2023.
Mexico’s cartel landscape has expanded significantly since 2006, fuelled by arms smuggling and drug consumption north of the border.
Instability has come to define Peru’s political landscape, as successive congresses and presidents have become locked in a power struggle.
China accounts for more than 80 per cent of global battery production. It’s highly unlikely the U.S. can reduce China’s role in the production and processing of critical minerals.
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