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May 9, 2023

Ecuador
Crisis in Quito: President Guillermo Lasso Heads to Impeachment Vote 

Polarization is pushing Ecuador to the brink of a constitutional crisis

Anti-Lasso Protestor

March 12, 2021

Central America
Making Anti-Corruption Reforms Stick in the Northern Triangle

The Biden administration made a bold commitment to support the region’s prosecutors in their fight against impunity. But corrupt courts, business associations, and legislatures could derail the progr…

A woman wearing a blue and white shroud

April 25, 2023

United States
Stopping Illegal Gun Trafficking Through South Florida

American-made guns trafficked through Florida ports are destabilizing the Caribbean and Central America and fueling domestic crime. It's time for the United States to get serious about stopping the f…

Confiscated illegal guns are displayed during a news conference at New York City Police (NYPD) Headquarters in New York

September 14, 2023

Mexico
Latin America This Week: September 14, 2023

AMLO ups spending, favoring the middle class and the military; Uruguay’s financial stability attracts investment—and crime follows; Peru’s democratic backsliding is passing the point of no return.

2023.09.14 Photo of AMLO

August 16, 2023

Latin America
Latin America This Week: August 16, 2023

Latin America’s anti-incumbency wave rolls through Argentina; Governments look to lithium to spur industrialization; assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate reveals state capture by organi…

Photo of Javier Milei

September 7, 2023

Latin America Studies Program
Latin America This Week: September 7, 2023

Petro’s latest scandal could reenergize Colombia’s lackluster conservative opposition; foreign direct investment in Latin America defies global downturn.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro attends event with the Colombian government's peace negotiators and members of the ELN.