Previous reports - OCTOBER 2021

Abimael Guzmán’s cruelty is widely known in Peru and Latin America.  Guzmán was born in Arequipa, he studied Law and Philosophy and was a professor and administrative...

Guyana became one of the most sought-after regions for new oil exploration after more than 9 billion barrels of recoverable oil and gas were discovered off it’s coast.

Economic and political ties between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have significantly strengthened over the last decade. 

When Nicaragua holds presidential elections on November 7th, Daniel Ortega will have secured a fourth consecutive presidential term, his fifth in total and the second.

The protests occurring in Colombia, in the midst of the most devastating peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, were triggered by a few key events one must understand to know...

As in every other domain of global politics, the Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the dynamics surrounding Taiwan’s bout for international recognition and China’s efforts... 

"Prisoners housed in specific cells based on their gang affiliation is over.  We have placed all terrorist groups in the same cell, in all security penal centers...

 The general elections to be held on November 28 of this year represent an unprecedented opportunity to end the authoritarian regime of the National Party 

Two weeks ago Nicolás Maduro’s government began an unprecedented military operation in the southwest of the country. Their enemy: leftist FARC dissident group the 10th Front. 

 On April 11th Ecuador will elect a new president in the midst of the worst economic crisis the country has experienced since its return to democratic rule in 1979. The Ecuadorian economy was devastated by COVID-19...

 It is plausible that 2020 marked an inflection point in China’s relationship with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).  According to joint research between Boston University’s...

 Haiti has been rocked by protests for months.  Protesters have flooded the capital, Port-au-Prince, in demonstrations that have, at times, turned violent demanding...

 When Evo Morales was elected President in 2006, Bolivia began a new political era, one which it’s designers called “the Plurinational State.” 

 One year after massive street protests rocked the nation, Chileans held a plebiscite on October 25, to vote on whether to redraft its constitution...

 Over the past two decades, China gradually became Africa’s single largest lender, funneling close to $150 billion to the region.  

 Cross-continental calamities have a way of accelerating ongoing technological disruptions, and the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception.  

Peru is reeling on multiple fronts; first, the multi-pronged crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating both the economic and the public health sectors

 When Nicaragua erupted into widespread protests in April 2018, the illusion of authoritarian stability offered by president Daniel Ortega was dispelled.  

 After more than 11 weeks without gasoline, the Venezuelan border city of Táchira is finally receiving shipments of the Iranian fuel...

 Paramaribo, the capital and first smart city in Suriname, is raising questions about civil liberties and foreign espionage.  During the second weekend of September...

Since President Ivan Duque declared a national quarantine in early March, various armed groups in Colombia have utilized the national lockdown to consolidate power...

A debt crisis is looming in Argentina. The monetary policies of Argentinian Vice President Cristina Kirchner have created serious macroeconomic imbalances...

Bolivia finds itself grappling with a dual crises. Already hard hit by the pandemic as the number of Covid-19 cases skyrocket, the interim government ... 

On June 1, 2019, Nayib Bukele's ascended to the El Salvadorian presidency. He offered the promise of a young new leader who would break the partisanship...