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The Caribbean is more than sun, sea and sand – it’s a geopolitical hotspot too
Frequent travellers to the Caribbean are used to delays but these are typically caused by hurricanes rather than military action. Those seeking a dose of winter sun last month had their plans scrambled as…
To shore up Western security, Latin American leaders need to show force. Start by hitting the cartels
“The last straw was when gangs started holding up ambulances.” That’s what a Venezuelan ambulance driver told me eight years ago, while queuing with his family in front of a church in Port of…
After Venezuela, who’s next? Maduro’s capture revives Latin American fears of US intervention
After US forces captured Nicolás Maduro, members of the Venezuelan diaspora in Brazil gathered in central São Paulo to celebrate the downfall of a man widely seen as corrupt, brutal and dictatorial. The occasion…
Last weekend’s events in Venezuela were a textbook US intervention. But how long can Trump stick to the script?
We've seen this all before, but is this president patient enough to stick to the playbook of interventionism seen in Panama and beyond?
Affairs
Berlin mayor Franziska Giffey, a dating app for US conservatives and Andrew Mueller on the new populists.
Diplomacy
The UK’s new ambassador to Brazil arrives just in time and Japan implements a new visa scheme.
All for one
In one of the world’s most violent cities, the opposition is united. Can they take power?
