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December 12, 2024

Latin America
Mercosur: South America’s Fractious Trade Bloc

Three decades after its founding, Latin America’s largest trade bloc continues to seek new global agreements. The recent conclusion of a deal with the European Union could help, but it faces roadbloc…

A truck driver waits to unload his cargo of cereal grain at a rail terminal in Brazil.

November 25, 2024

United States
U.S.-Latin America Relations in a Global Context

Panelists discuss U.S.-Latin America relations during the Biden administration, potential changes under the Trump administration, and opportunities to develop more effective U.S. policies in the regi…

Play People walk in front of the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Lima, Peru November 12, 2024.

December 4, 2024

South Korea
Martial Law in South Korea

Yoon Suk-Yeol’s shocking declaration of ‘emergency martial law’ was a frontal assault on the integrity of South Korea’s hard-won democratic system.

Placards are placed on a police vehicle as people they gather outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law

December 10, 2024

Health
The Ten Americas: How Geography, Race, and Income Shape U.S. Life Expectancy

The differences in U.S. life expectancy are so large it’s as if the population lives in separate Americas instead of one.

Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images

November 26, 2024

China Strategy Initiative
China in Latin America: November 2024

This month, Peru and Brazil hosted the APEC and G20 leaders' summits, respectively, where Chinese President Xi Jinping met with a host of Latin American leaders. During the APEC summit, Peru and Chin…

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peru's President Dina Boluarte attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, at the Grand National Theater, in Lima, Peru, November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

December 3, 2024

Latin America
Latin America Reacts to Trump’s Election, With Will Freeman (Transition 2025, Episode 5)

Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Trump’s victory is being viewed in Latin America and what his policies toward the region might …

Podcast Delegates at a session of Fifty-Second General Assembly of the Organization of American States sit at a table in front of flags representing the U.S. and Latin American countries.

December 5, 2024

South Korea
Turmoil in South Korea, French Government Collapses, Syrian Rebels Reignite Conflict, and More

Impeachment looms for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose declaration of martial law spurred mass protests; French lawmakers passed the first no-confidence vote in more than sixty years, as t…

Podcast A protester attends a rally to condemn South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declarations of the failed martial law and to call for his resignation in Seoul, South Korea, on December 5, 2024. Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters

November 18, 2024

Election 2024
South Asia Warily Eyes the Second Trump Administration

Although India has developed a strong relationship with President-elect Trump, other South Asian countries may struggle to gain a hearing in his second term.

President Trump wears a blue suit while shaking the hand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wears a black tunic and white shirt.

November 11, 2024

United States
Thanking America’s Veterans

Veterans Day recognizes those who have served in the United States’ armed forces.

U.S. Honor Guard at Arlington National Cemetary

November 1, 2024

China Strategy Initiative
China in Latin America: October 2024

This month, Argentina’s President Javier Milei changed tack on China, announcing plans for a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Colombia resolved to join the BRI and Brazil backed o…

Peru’s Chancay port, a BRI project, will start shipping two container vessels a week to Shanghai in late November.