Colombia can’t give Trump the cocaine crackdown he wants
When US president Donald Trump hurled abuse at Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro last month, branding him a ‘sick man who…
Venezuela’s chavista elite is clinging on – but only just
Hugo Chávez’s eyes are everywhere across parts of Caracas, Venezuela’s capital. In stark black and white, his gaze is stamped…
How Trump helped Venezuela’s Maduro bounce back
For someone widely believed to have lost a presidential election just a year ago, Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is looking remarkably…
The US is turning the screws on Nicolas Maduro
Actions often speak louder than words. In the case of the United States seizing Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s multi-million dollar…
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro doesn’t like losing
There are sore losers and then there’s Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro. The socialist president has ruled the South American country for…
Maduro’s win spells despair for Venezuela
It was meant to be a crushing defeat ending 25 years of socialist rule, and the presidency of a man…
Ecuador is trapped in the hell of constant violence
A new year and a new chapter has begun in Ecuador, one that those living there perhaps rather wish hadn’t.…
Is Nicolas Maduro planning to annex part of Guyana?
Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro seems to be in something of a political pickle. On Sunday, he held a referendum on…
