List of South America articles
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Chile's presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party waves a national flag during his closing campaign rally at Movistar Arena in Santiago on November 11, 2025. Chile Is Making an Unprecedented Right Turn
It’s Latin America’s traditional beacon of stability—and its next country to vote for the far right.
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U.S. soldiers man their security position in Panama City during Operation Just Cause. The Nostalgic Delusion of 1989
The U.S. military buildup around Venezuela has drawn comparisons to past regime change in Panama. But Washington cannot invade its way to democracy in Caracas.
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The USS Gravely is seen in the waters off of the Port of Spain. Latin America’s Disjointed Reaction to Trump’s Drug Boat War
The region is facing historic levels of fragmentation, one expert said.
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Mounted riot police stand by around the National Congress where security was reinforced due to a protest against President Michel Temer, in Brasilia, on August 2, 2017. Violence Is the Heart of Brazilian Politics
An extraordinarily deadly police raid in Rio was anything but an aberration.
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A seated Sen. Adam Schiff gestures with his hands as he speaks in the Senate daily press gallery. In Unprecedented Times, Congress Evades Responsibility
On constitutional matters of war powers and tariffs, Republican lawmakers have abandoned the field to Trump.
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Motorcyclists walk past an oil-themed mural outside the headquarters of PDVSA, Venezuela's state oil company, in Caracas on Sept. 1, 2022. How Oil Came to Define Venezuela’s Economy
The economic shocks precede Chávez and Maduro.
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Three men in the foreground have their hands tied behind their backs and white blindfolds over their eyes. In the background is a helicopter and two men wearing military-style uniforms and headphones. The Use and Abuse of ‘Narco-Terrorism’
From Afghanistan to Venezuela, the misleading term has inspired decades of misguided policies against real problems.
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The USS Gravely departs the Port of Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago on October 30. Trump Should Oust Maduro
U.S. military might can help democratize Venezuela without sending troops.
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U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Mark Kelly (left) welcomes Elbridge Colby before his confirmation hearing to be under secretary of defense for policy, in Washington on March 4. Why Congress Is So Mad at the Pentagon
Lawmakers—including Republicans—are frustrated over a lack of communication.
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This handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency shows Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gesturing during an official TV show in Caracas, Venezuela, on Oct. 27. Toppling Maduro Without Boots on the Ground
Trump would be right to try something new against the Venezuelan regime.
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A group of people in colorful clothing wait in line with empty pots in the desert. COP30’s Dangerous Omission
Brazil’s people-centered climate vision risks abandoning the most vulnerable.
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A massive aircraft carrier cuts across open ocean toward the camera, with dozens of warplanes clustered together on the surface of its flight deck. In the background, in the ship's triangular wake, smaller gray naval ships follow. With Military Buildup Against Venezuela, the U.S. Eyes Cuba as Well
Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime.
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This view shows the COP30 logotype at Docks Station in Belem, Brazil, on Oct. 24. Will Belém Kill Paris?
COP30 in Brazil tests the 2015 climate accord at a pivotal moment.
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Wearing a dark suit and a blue tie, Milei waves to a crowd of supporters as he stands behind a podium and microphone. Next to him are his spokesperson Manuel Adorni and his sister, the General Secretary of the Presidency Karina Milei. The entire scene is lit with purple- and blue-tinged light. Milei’s Midterm Miracle
Did Argentine voters endorse their president’s economic overhaul—or cow to Trump’s threats?
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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on Oct. 22. The Difficult Art of Bibi-Sitting
The Trump administration is working to uphold the fragile Gaza cease-fire.
