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Mexico is losing its battle with the cartels after years of flawed strategy

Mexico has been following the same rulebook of engagement with the cartels for much of the past two decades, with very limited success.

27.02.2026 10

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Amalendu Misra

China is losing ground in Latin America

Panama has been the centre of a power struggle between the US and China since the start of Trump’s second term.

10.02.2026 7

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Why US military action against Latin America’s cartels won’t win the war on drugs

A direct confrontation between the US military and Latin America’s drug cartels is edging closer.

08.10.2025 9

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Amalendu Misra

Jamaican prime minister returns to power amid reduction in violent crime

Jamaicans have re-elected Andrew Holness for a third consecutive term.

05.09.2025 9

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Amalendu Misra

The US has deployed warships near Venezuela in a cartel crackdown – but direct military action is unlikely

The presence of US naval forces close to Venezuela has rattled the country’s leadership.

02.09.2025 4

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Amalendu Misra

Bolivia election: voters bring two decades of leftist politics to an end

Bolivia election heads to a run-off vote for the first time in history.

19.08.2025 9

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Brics is sliding towards irrelevance – the Rio summit made that clear

Brics can only provide credible leadership in a changing global order when it addresses its many inner contradictions.

08.07.2025 8

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TikTok influencer’s killing on camera highlights the femicide crisis in Latin America

Violence against women in Mexico – where at least ten women or girls are murdered every day – has been an issue for decades.

16.05.2025 4

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Amalendu Misra

Nayib Bukele: El Salvador’s strongman leader doing Donald Trump’s legwork abroad

El Salvador’s leader, Nayib Bukele, has cut a deal with Trump to house alleged gang members deported from the US.

16.04.2025 4

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Amalendu Misra

Peru is losing its battle against organised crime

Troops have been deployed on to Lima’s streets as the country grapples with rising criminal violence.

07.04.2025 8

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Why Trump’s plan to cut national debt by selling ‘gold card’ visas for US$5 million each won’t work

Wealthy foreigners will soon be able to buy permanent US residency for US$5 million.

05.03.2025 4

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Amalendu Misra

Trump’s method for repatriating migrants risks undermining US interests in Latin America

Trump’s mass deportation plan has got off to a rocky start.

29.01.2025 6

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Trump labels drug cartels as terrorist groups – what it means for Mexico and beyond

Donald Trump has set in motion a process to designate drug cartels as terrorist organisations.

24.01.2025 9

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Why Donald Trump is threatening to take control of the Panama Canal

The incoming US president, Donald Trump, has refused to rule out taking control of the Panama Canal by force.

09.01.2025 5

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Amalendu Misra

How much of a threat does Venezuela’s exiled opposition pose to the rule of Nicolás Maduro?

Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, will be sworn in as president for a record third term on January 10, four months after being declared the...

08.01.2025 4

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Amalendu Misra