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Colombia signals hardening on migration with planned deportations
world1 day ago

Colombia signals hardening on migration with planned deportations

Colombia’s incoming government is signaling a tougher stance on irregular migrants, promising immigration raids and deportations while Migracion Colombia operates without a director and awaits the new leadership to implement policy. The move has alarmed Venezuelan migrants displaced by earthquakes and other regional migrants, with advocates noting that residency doors may be closing across Colombia and neighboring countries as the government pursues stricter controls.

via AP News|
#colombia#immigration-policy#latin-america
Demolitions Hamper the Quest to Find Venezuela’s Earthquake Victims
latin-america20 days ago

Demolitions Hamper the Quest to Find Venezuela’s Earthquake Victims

After June’s twin earthquakes, authorities in La Guaira began demolishing unstable buildings like OPPE 27 to reach rubble, a move aimed at clearing paths for rescue and rebuilding but drawing survivor frustration as bodies are recovered by hand and families still search for missing relatives, including a three‑year‑old nephew. With at least 6,125 dead and thousands missing, demolitions can unlock access to wreckage yet risk deterring displaced survivors who fear long‑term displacement; the government has launched reconstruction plans while shelters house tens of thousands and concerns grow about safety, violence, and accountability in the ongoing recovery.

via Al Jazeera|
#demolition#disaster-response#earthquake
health23 days ago

Structured, Culturally Tuned Lifestyle Plan Boosts Cognition in Older LatAm Adults

A two-year multicenter trial across 11 Latin American countries found that a culturally adapted, structured multidomain lifestyle program—combining exercise, nutrition, cognitive training, and social engagement with ongoing coaching—produced 55% greater improvement in overall cognition than flexible guidance alone, with notable gains in memory, executive function, and processing speed. The LatAm-FINGERS study supports scalable, culturally tailored public‑health strategies to reduce dementia risk in diverse aging populations and aligns with U.S. POINTER findings.

via SciTechDaily|
#aging#cognition#dementia
Ortega Declares No More Elections in Nicaragua
latin-america1 month ago

Ortega Declares No More Elections in Nicaragua

At a rally marking the Sandinista Revolution, Daniel Ortega declared that Nicaragua will never again hold elections, even though a 2025 constitutional reform extended the presidential term and the next vote is now slated for 2027. He accused opposition groups—many exiled or jailed—of trying to seize power with U.S. backing, announced new laws to block them, and asserted that the era of foreign-installed governments is over, as international pressure for a political transition persists.

via The Tico Times|
#daniel-ortega#elections#latin-america
Unpredictable Trump Fuels Global Realignment Toward the U.S.
world1 month ago

Unpredictable Trump Fuels Global Realignment Toward the U.S.

Victor Davis Hanson argues that the world is now more pro-U.S. than five years ago, driven by Latin American political shifts away from Chinese influence, Europe’s expanded defense spending and security hardening, and diminished Russian and Chinese leverage in the Middle East and beyond, all framed around Donald Trump’s unpredictable diplomacy which, in his view, has pressured allies to align with the United States; the overall picture is a stronger, more coordinated U.S.-led international order, though the long-term impact will be debated by historians.

via Daily Signal|
#europe#foreign-policy#geopolitics
Trump’s Latin America Gamble: Quick Gains, Lingering Risks
world1 month ago

Trump’s Latin America Gamble: Quick Gains, Lingering Risks

The piece argues that Trump has made Latin America a central, interventionist front of his foreign policy, reviving a Monroe Doctrine-style approach to curb migration, counter drugs, and limit China’s influence. In the short term, this has produced closer security cooperation, cartel pressure, and political wins for allied leaders (e.g., in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico) as well as some reductions in U.S. drug-overdose deaths and irregular migration. However, the long-term risks loom: sovereignty backlash and resentment could undermine U.S. influence, potentially driving regional governments toward China or away from Washington, while ongoing crises in Venezuela, Cuba, and Mexico could test the durability of Trump’s Latin American strategy.)

via Foreign Affairs|
#latin-america#mexico#monroe-doctrine
Narco-Terrorism Revisited: Trump’s Latin American War Mirrors Reagan’s Cold War Playbook
world2 months ago

Narco-Terrorism Revisited: Trump’s Latin American War Mirrors Reagan’s Cold War Playbook

The article argues that Trump’s aggressive Latin American interventions framed as a crackdown on narco-terrorism echo Reagan-era tactics, using the label to justify military action while targeting leftist governments. It traces the term’s Cold War origins—from Peru’s Shining Path and the Huallaga coca trade to Colombia’s M-19 and NSDD 221—showing how U.S. policy has repeatedly linked drugs to anti-communist aims. Today’s moves—designating gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, pressuring allies, and expanding security coalitions—are portrayed as a continuation of that approach, selectively applied to advance political objectives rather than solely curb drug trafficking.

via The Conversation|
#drug-policy#latin-america#narco-terrorism