A 19-month surveillance operation. More than 500 troops. Sixty armed guards. And in the end, one of the most wanted men in the Western Hemisphere was found alone in a roadside ditch in Nayarit. This is the arrest of “El Jardinero,” a second blow to the CJNG
While Claudia Sheinbaum publicly insists on Mexican sovereignty and demands explanations for unauthorized U.S. operations on Mexican soil, her own government has submitted three separate requests in 2026 to bring American special forces into Mexico. A fourth in imminent
Senate Republicans block war powers resolution that would have required congressional approval before Trump could strike Cuba. Two Republicans crossed the aisle
The second British monarch in history to deliver an address before the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, spoke of renewed focus & solidarity while U.S.-UK relations strain over Argentine waters, a Pentagon memo concerning the Falklands, and as two close friends remain at odds over the Iran conflict
The USMCA — the agreement that governs how the United States, Mexico, and Canada do business — must be renewed by July 1. Washington isn’t playing nice. And Latin America is watching what happens next
The fall of Maduro. CIA operations in Mexico. Pentagon memo leaks. U.S. troops in Argentina. Tech billionaires in Buenos Aires. Cuba’s blockade. FTO threats aimed at Brazil. This is not a collection of individual foreign policy decisions. It is a doctrine — and Washington named it
Brazil’s October election is already one of the most consequential in the hemisphere. An 80-year-old president with two brain surgeries is running for an unprecedented fourth term. His opponent carries his father’s name and his father’s movement. And Washington is already inside the campaign
Silicon Valley’s most politically connected billionaire has bought a mansion in Argentina, met with Milei’s inner circle, and is planning a two-month stay. Nobody is saying exactly what was discussed, but Argentina’s congress wants to know
Wave of terrorist attacks kills 20 people in Cauca in 48 hours. Right-wing candidate wants to make Álvaro Uribe Defense Minister & Petro meets Venezuela’s new government as voters prepare to head to the polls in Colombia on May 31
Colombia’s Petro becomes first foreign leader to visit post-Maduro Venezuela. Six Supreme Court justices forced out as Rodríguez tightens her grip. And in a Brooklyn jail, Nicolás Maduro is fighting to keep his case alive — on a technicality about legal fees
For four decades, U.S. support for British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands was one of the fixed coordinates of the South Atlantic’s geopolitical order. A leaked Pentagon memo, a Trump ally in Buenos Aires & the fallout from the Iran war put it all in doubt
Brazil’s government shut down 27 prediction market platforms on Friday — including Kalshi, co-founded by the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world, who happens to be Brazilian. Here’s what to know
