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Tensions over Ukraine spread to Latin America

Tensions over Ukraine spread to Latin America

While a repeat of the 13 days of acute tensions that unfolded during the Cuban Missile Crisis remains a remote prospect, memories have been stirred nearly 60 years on from the political and military standoff of 1962 after Russian government offici...

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Nicaragua joins growing list of nations ditching Taiwan for China

Nicaragua joins growing list of nations ditching Taiwan for China

Nicaragua has become the latest Central American nation to end relations with Taiwan in favour of recognising China, and, if previous moves by neighbouring countries are anything to go by, it can expect a wave of investment from Beijing in return....

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Major security policy changes expected in Honduras under Castro

Major security policy changes expected in Honduras under Castro

Honduras’ president-elect Xiomara Castro, of the left-wing opposition Partido Libertad y Refundación (Libre), has promised sweeping reforms to demilitarise citizen security and redouble efforts in the fight against corruption aft...

LatestRegional Report

The government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador claims to be making some progress in tackling gender violence. However, the crime of femicide – the intentional killing of a woman or girl on account of her gender &nd...

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As electoral years go 2022 is set to be unusually quiet in Latin America. Those elections that are scheduled to take place, however, are likely to be loud and noisy affairs. The presidential elections in Brazil and Colombia look set to be polarisi...