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Guaidó tries to turn screw on Maduro but needs military

Guaidó tries to turn screw on Maduro but needs military

The president of Venezuela’s opposition-controlled national assembly, Juan Guaidó, is making a concerted effort to topple President Nicolás Maduro. Guaidó is ratcheting up the pressure on Maduro, pushing through legislat...

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Creating economic development and growth strategies to deal with migration and change in Central America

Creating economic development and growth strategies to deal with migration and change in Central America

The current migration crisis in Central America is tied to missing economic reforms and strategies disconnected from the chronic problems in the region. Reducing high emigration rates resulting from poor economic development can be addressed in on...

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The never-ending wall

The never-ending wall

As this issue went to press the US government remained in partial shutdown over the stand-off between President Donald Trump and the Democratic Party majority in the House of Representatives over the funding of the proposed border wall. The issue ...

LatestRegional Report

Effective from 1 January, Guatemala has a new public sector budget. Unlike the previous year, when there was a deadlock, this time the budget law was fully debated and approved by congress by end November. President Jimmy Morales has hailed it as ...

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El Salvador’s presidential election on 3 February represents an opportunity for Nayib Bukele, of Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional (Gana), to end the dominance of the country’s traditional parties. Bukele has galvanised support throu...