Latin American Politics

Latin America, Venezuela and Donald Trump

After Venezuela, Trump dials up pressure on Latin American leaders

President Trump’s toppling of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has left a cloud of uncertainty across the region as the president issued threats against other Latin American leaders and pledged the U....

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Venezuela is the latest in the U.S.'s long history of interventions in Latin America

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Trump's bold moves in Latin America: A new era of US intervention?

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US sends warning to Venezuela's new leader

The US has warned the new interim leader of Venezuela to do as it says - or face the consequences.

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Rubio says US will press change in Venezuela with oil embargo, while Trump insists 'we're in charge'

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Venezuela's Maduro in Custody, Trump Says US Will Run the Country

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Americans trying to get home from Caribbean after attack on Venezuela prompts airspace closure

Kris Van Cleave reports on how many stranded Americans are still waiting for flights home.

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Rubio says US not at war with Venezuela, as Maduro set to appear in New York court on Monday

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Interim Venezuelan Leader Invites Trump To 'Collaborate,' Seeks 'Respectful Relations'

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Maduro capture by U.S. divides region, thrilling Trump allies and threatening foes

The Trump administration's foreign policy has carved the hemisphere as it tries to reshape Latin American politics.

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The US Is Doing the Dirty Work That Latin America’s Leaders Wouldn’t

JP Spinetto is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Latin American business, economic affairs and politics. He was previously Bloomberg News’ managing editor for economics and government in the region.

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Mariana Martinez | The cost of populism in Latin America

Columnist Mariana Martinez argues that more Penn students should learn more about political history through Latin America. Credit: Abhiram Juvvadi On Aug. 11, 2025, Colombian senator Miguel Uribe died after being shot at a political rally. The event struck ...

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What would happen if Latin America was a single country?

Latin America is spread over both North and South America, with 19 sovereign states and one independent territory. Most of them considered developing nations. Many people have had ambitions of combining them to form a larger nation.

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The Year of the Right Is Looming in Latin America

José Antonio Kast wasted no time. Less than 36 hours after being elected Chile’s next president, the conservative leader boarded a plane, crossed the Andes and paid a visit to his ideological ally, Argentina’s libertarian standard-bearer Javier Milei.

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A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented

The operation in Venezuela has echoes of Panama in 1989. But in ordering President Maduro’s capture, Trump has broken with long-standing US policy in Latin America.

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Trump tears up Obama-era Latin American policy with renewal of Monroe Doctrine, rebrands as 'Don-roe Doctrine'

President Donald Trump has revived the Monroe Doctrine after former President Barack Obama's Secretary of State, John Kerry, declared the policy dead in 2013.

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US plans to 'run' Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro

Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country, President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States would run Venezuela at least temporarily and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations.