Central America

May 3, 2024
Heather Vrana

Eline van Ommen’s new book presents a nuanced exploration of Sandinista international relations that weaves together impressive archival research.

April 23, 2024
Michael Fox

Augusto Sandino is celebrated as a Nicaraguan revolutionary and liberator. The U.S invasion he resisted set the stage for dictatorship and, later, revolution.

April 17, 2024
Laura Blume

Although Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted of drug trafficking in a New York court, the United States has yet to own up to its role in fostering state-sponsored drug trafficking in Honduras.

April 12, 2024
Michael Fox

In the 19th century, U.S. filibusters invaded and annexed Latin American territories in the name of Manifest Destiny. One man’s quest to conquer Nicaragua shows the deep roots of U.S. efforts to “spread democracy” abroad.

March 29, 2024
Grant Burrier and Sarah Saeed

Panama City's iconic red devil buses are beloved by local communities, but face competing visions of modernity.

March 26, 2024
Michael Fox

Former president Juan Orlando Hernández has been convicted of drug trafficking. The United States and Canada remain unaccountable.

March 25, 2024
Mark Lewis Taylor

Israel and the United States share responsibility in perpetuating Guatemala's military-sponsored Silent Holocaust.

March 13, 2024
NISGUA

Respect for Indigenous sovereignty and self-government are essential to a future where peoples are not forced to migrate. Will Guatemala’s new government work with communities to make this a reality?

March 7, 2024
Julia Gavarrete

The president achieved an unconstitutional reelection while his party obtained 54 of 60 seats in the legislature. In the new electoral map, political pluralism is the big loser.

February 27, 2024
Michael Fox

The 2009 U.S.-backed coup ruptured Honduras’s three-decade-old democracy. Despite a media blockade, militarization, and deadly repression, the people took to the streets—and refused to back down.

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