The Economist
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 00:00
The court gave Peru something—but less than it hoped and much less than Chile feared. Even so, the ruling offers a potential opportunity for the two countries to deepen growing economic and political co-operation
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 00:00
Brazil's hellish penal system is overcrowded, violent and brutalising.
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 00:00
The government's position on the vigilantes remains ambiguous.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 00:00
Trickle-down economics in one of South America’s poorest countries
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 00:00
Shows of public anger have been going on for weeks in Port-au-Prince, the capital, and other major cities.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 00:00
Under Raul Castro (who formally took over the Cuban presidency in 2008), military and commercial co-operation appears to have increased. The nature of the relationship was dramatically exposed in July, when the Panamanian authorities intercepted a North K
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 00:00
The roots of the law lie in a June 2012 report from the Uruguayan defence ministry on how it planned to tackle rising levels of crime.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 00:00
Mr Maduro now seems more firmly entrenched as president, and we now believe that he is more likely than not to complete his six-year term.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 00:00
If Mr Medina wants to lessen the outrage, he could push for the naturalization law to grant immediate citizenship to those affected by the ruling.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 00:00
The carrot of cheap consumer goods has been accompanied by the stick of increasing repression.