Central America & Caribbean

As the Summit of the Americas begins, there is palpable apprehension about what comes next for Latin America's discredited democracies. 

Hurricanes have been catalysts for change in Cuba's economy and politics, including its complicated relationship with the United States.

Latin America’s homicide rate is exceedingly high at a time when murder is declining virtually everywhere else. The region is home to just eight percent of the...

When it comes to weakening energy integration in the Americas, there are few winners.

Latin America’s once-dominant populism has receded over time—not because the region has solved its underlying problems, but because voters have tired of economic...

Today, Latin America is in trouble. Its economies are grinding to a halt and satisfaction with democracy is plummeting. Yet on one count at least, the lands south...

It was hoped that Pope Francis would revive the Catholic Church in Latin America, but it is increasingly clear that his relationship with the region runs both ways....

In order to maximize the benefits and avoid the pitfalls associated with bringing vigilantes into the fold, the Mexican government should consider a few lessons...

Since the June 2009 military coup, violence and human rights abuses have spiked in Honduras. In some ways Washington is responsible for this dismal turn by backing...

The Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena had an ambitious agenda, but Washington's inability to agree with the rest of Latin America on how to include Cuba...

U.S. regionalists need a reminder that development doesn’t end politics and that contemporary Latin America has its own power dynamics. As the region enters a new...