LSE IDEAS analyse China’s growing presence in Latin America concerning trade, diplomacy, and strategic influence

In Colón, a town in the Mexican state of Querétaro, residents are protesting the construction of new data centers nearby.

The Trump administration has a narrow window of opportunity to change course and counter Chinese influence in Latin America.

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Santiago de Chile - Changing patterns of climate variability and extreme weather events are negatively affecting all dimensions of food security and

A project backed by the Chilean government and UNEP is helping to revive the Cahuil wetland and kickstart economic growth.

In a major setback in the fight against gender-based violence, Argentinian President Javier Milei's government has announced it will repeal the crime of femicide from the penal code.

The Nintendo Switch Online service is reportedly raising its prices across all membership tiers, though only in select regions.

ROGER W. FERGUSON, JR., is the Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution and other unwanted side effects from the proposed construction of a renewa

Despite other foreign-policy disagreements, a consensus is emerging among Republicans: The US must take an ultra-hawkish approach to Latin America.