The Americas
Donald Trump’s canal
Panama’s giveaway game
Panama has made a series of concessions to Donald Trump. It has not helped
The end of trust
Canada’s security complex has woken up to Trump’s menace
Officials wonder how far he will go to fulfil his dream of Canada’s annexation
From banker to brawler
Mark Carney must keep an expansionist America at bay
Canada’s new prime minister has momentum. Will that be enough to win him a general election?
Insider and outsider
Mark Carney, the Liberal who will lead Canada
The former central banker will take over from Justin Trudeau
Funky Brazil
A new kind of Brazilian music is poised for a global boom
Bossa nova and samba are out. Funk is in
Up in arms
Mexico claims US gunmakers sold weapons to cartels
It presented its arguments to America’s Supreme Court on March 4th
Anatomy of a surge
Canada’s Trumpian nightmare is the Liberal Party’s dream
As the Liberals choose a leader, American aggression vaults them into contention
Poll tracker
Canada’s Liberals are surging
Justin Trudeau’s resignation and Donald Trump’s tariffs gave them a boost
Bullfighting
The matadors’ last stand in Colombia
A blanket prohibition on bullfighting goes into effect in 2027
Ecuador’s iron lady
The bravest woman in Latin America?
Diana Salazar is fighting to halt Ecuador’s slide into chaos
Border conundrums, again
Mexico deploys 10,000 troops to the US border
They have been sent to tackle the drugs trade—and placate Donald Trump
Crypto problems
Javier Milei’s crypto misadventure
The Argentine’s first serious embarrassment as president