Americas

Sociedad Media covers the Americas as a single, interconnected story—tracking the political shifts, security alliances, economic transformations, and cultural forces reshaping the Western Hemisphere from Washington to Tierra del Fuego. From the Shield of the Americas and Trump’s Monroe Doctrine revival, to presidential elections, cartel wars, and the energy deals rewriting the region’s future. Original reporting from Miami—the capital of the Americas

Pentagon Memo Reopens Falklands Dispute — and Argentina’s Milei is Ready to Pounce

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

By Dionys Duroc

/ 25 Apr 2026

Pentagon Memo Reopens Falklands Dispute — and Argentina’s Milei is Ready to Pounce

Peru in Crisis: A Stalled F-16 Deal, Two Cabinet Resignations & a New Impeachment Threat — Six Weeks Before the Runoff

Peru is on its ninth president in a decade. A $3.5 billion U.S. arms deal just collapsed the cabinet. The election count is still disputed & a presidential runoff is six weeks away. This is what a decade of institutional collapse looks like in real time

By Dionys Duroc

/ 23 Apr 2026

Peru in Crisis: A Stalled F-16 Deal, Two Cabinet Resignations & a New Impeachment Threat — Six Weeks Before the Runoff

Colombia’s Petro Warns of Latin American “Rebellion” Against U.S. at Barcelona Democracy Summit

At a progressive summit in Barcelona, Colombia’s outgoing president invoked the Spanish colonial era to warn Trump that Washington’s approach to the region is creating the conditions for “rebellion.” The warning is real, but the messenger is complicated

By Dionys Duroc

/ 21 Apr 2026

Colombia’s Petro Warns of Latin American “Rebellion” Against U.S. at Barcelona Democracy Summit

U.S. Orders Brazilian Federal Police Agent to Leave the Country Over Ramagem Affair

Washington accused the Brazilian officer embedded with ICE in Miami of manipulating the U.S. immigration system to pursue political ends. The Trump administration is now expelling him

By Sociedad Media

/ 20 Apr 2026

U.S. Orders Brazilian Federal Police Agent to Leave the Country Over Ramagem Affair

Latin America’s Economy in 2026: Which Countries Are Growing, Which Are Not — and What it Means for Latin Americans

The World Bank & the IMF both released their latest economic reports this week. Here is what they actually say — in plain language

By Dionys Duroc

/ 16 Apr 2026

Latin America’s Economy in 2026: Which Countries Are Growing, Which Are Not — and What it Means for Latin Americans

The Hormuz Shock & Latin America: What the Iran War Has Cost the Region — and What Tonight’s Deadline Changes

The war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran has produced the largest oil supply disruption since the 1970s. Latin America is not a bystander. Brazil is winning, Chile is exposed, Venezuela is constrained — and tonight’s Trump deadline could change everything

By Dionys Duroc

/ 7 Apr 2026

The Hormuz Shock & Latin America: What the Iran War Has Cost the Region — and What Tonight’s Deadline Changes

The USMCA Clock is Running. Mexico & Canada are Playing Very Different Games

Since formal review talks launched on March 18, three major developments have reshuffled the negotiating table. The July 1 deadline is not what most people think it is — and what happens next will shape North American trade for decades

By Dionys Duroc

/ 7 Apr 2026

The USMCA Clock is Running. Mexico & Canada are Playing Very Different Games

Latin America is Running Out of Babies — And No One Has a Good Explanation

Latin America’s fertility rate has been below replacement level since 2015 and is falling faster than any demographic model predicted. The consequences — aging populations, collapsing pension systems, and shrinking schools — are already arriving

By Dionys Duroc

/ 2 Apr 2026

Latin America is Running Out of Babies — And No One Has a Good Explanation

USMCA 2026: What the Trade Deal Deadline Means for Mexico, Miami, and You

Miami is the commercial gateway between the U.S. and Latin America—and a USMCA renegotiation gone wrong could be felt in every import business, logistics firm, and supply chain in South Florida. Here’s what you need to know

By Dionys Duroc

/ 24 Mar 2026

USMCA 2026: What the Trade Deal Deadline Means for Mexico, Miami, and You

“They Want to Colonize Us Again”: The CELAC-Africa Summit Puts the Hemisphere’s Divide on Full Display

Two weeks after Trump gathered Latin America’s right in Doral, the left gathered in Bogotá—and Lula asked: “What are they doing with Cuba? What did they do with Venezuela? Is that democratic?” The hemisphere has never been more divided

By Dionys Duroc

/ 22 Mar 2026

“They Want to Colonize Us Again”: The CELAC-Africa Summit Puts the Hemisphere’s Divide on Full Display

Washington is Investigating Colombia’s President for Drug Ties—and Trump Could Use it as a Weapon

Washington is investigating Colombia’s president for drug ties. No charges yet. But two federal probes, the DEA and Homeland Security, are now looking at the man Colombia is about to replace—and Trump could use every word of it as a weapon

By Dionys Duroc

/ 20 Mar 2026

Washington is Investigating Colombia’s President for Drug Ties—and Trump Could Use it as a Weapon

Chile Asks Washington to Question Maduro in Assassination of Venezuelan Dissident on Chilean Soil

Ronald Ojeda survived torture, a prison escape, and years of exile before being abducted in front of his wife and child in Santiago and buried under concrete. Now Chile wants Maduro to answer for it

By Dionys Duroc

/ 17 Mar 2026

Chile Asks Washington to Question Maduro in Assassination of Venezuelan Dissident on Chilean Soil