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Marco Rubio confronts Chinese influence in Central America with visa restrictions

The United States toughens its foreign policy in Latin America by turning visas into a tool to curb China’s expansion in the region.

The use of force in international waters: a legal reflection from the Caribbean

The attack in international waters reveals the tension between security and legality, questioning the limits of the use of force under international law.

Trump’s push for more deportations could boost demand for foreign farmworkers with ‘guest worker’ visas

If millions of undocumented workers are deported, the U.S. will face three difficult choices: import more agricultural laborers, raise wages substantially to attract legal domestic workers, or import more food.

Trump and the authoritarian drift: Echoes of fascism in American democracy

Trump is steadily moving toward an authoritarian drift that threatens the fundamental pillars of American democracy.

Anniversaries and power: Trump, the Fourth of July and the politics of memory

July 4, 2025, marks not only a national holiday, but also an uncomfortable portrait of the political, scientific, and diplomatic present of the United States under Trump's second term.

Trump and the fentanyl crisis: Latin America in a new failed war on drugs

The United States is facing a historic crisis over fentanyl, while Trump is reactivating his war on drugs with a punitive strategy that puts pressure on Latin America and relegates prevention.