Bernard Regan looks at Donald Trump's neoliberal vision for the Americas ahead of this year’s crucial Latin America Conference On 25th September 2018 President Donald Trump addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations.  In his speech he invoked the nineteenth century doctrine of President Monroe which asserted that the United States of America had... Continue Reading →

Brazil heads to the polls this October for what will be the most volatile, unpredictable and important election since the country’s military dictatorship ended in 1989. In the last two years, Latin America’s most populous nation has undergone political upheaval that started with the coup that removed Brazilian Workers’ Party (PT) President, Dilma Rousseff. Once... Continue Reading →

The Trump Presidency has overseen a worrying rise in US interventions in Latin America, with the blockade of Cuba being tightened, sanctions threatened on Nicaragua, and Trump pushing for military intervention in Venezuela. But the resurgent right-wing in Latin America is facing resistance, with the Left winning the Mexican election, and trade unionists and popular... Continue Reading →

Hear Ken Livingstone on Trump and Latin America at Latin America 2017 on Saturday December 2, 9.45am-5pm (registration from 9.15am), Congress House, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3LS. Online registration has now closed, you can buy tickets on the door for £12 waged/ £10 unwaged. ARTICLE: The Empire Strikes Back Latin America is under threat from an... Continue Reading →

But a growing range of countries are beginning to oppose them, writes Tim Young (26/10/17) US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has piled the pressure on Venezuela by announcing more sanctions, despite growing opposition from a range of countries to such aggressive acts. The latest sanctions join those directed personally at Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his vice-president,... Continue Reading →

Latin America Conference 2017 – Saturday December 2, 9.45am-5pm (registration from 9.15am), Congress House, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3LS. Online registration for this event has now closed. You can but tickets on the door for £12 waged/ £10 unwaged. Featuring talks, films and workshops on Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia and... Continue Reading →