U.S. and British diplomats should read up on Latin American history before they try to strong-arm regional governments and their embassies.
Latin America
Assange’s Special Asylum: Why Ecuador Isn’t Nice to Anyone Else
The government of Rafael Correa extends its hospitality to the WikiLeaks founder but is accused of harassing unfriendly journalists and may extradite a whistle-blower from Belarus to face grave charges in the country described as …
Must-Reads from Around the World
In today’s choices: the conflict in Syria seeps over its borders, the Latin economies still enjoying the good times and tests of sovereignty in the South China Sea.
Central America’s Gang Wars: A Truce Leads to an Unusual Peace
How a truce between El Salvador’s most feared gangs is offering a glimmer of hope for the violence-plagued region
Foodie Alert: Would You Have a Living Fossil for Dinner?
A Peruvian rescue of the enormous paiche, a jungle fish once dwindling in number, brings a delicious new ingredient to restaurant menus around the world
Jamaica at 50: Island Nation’s PM Talks About the Queen, the Caribbean and Usain Bolt
As Jamaica celebrates its golden anniversary of independence on Aug. 6 — the same week its Olympic sprinters look set to dominate in London — its first female Prime Minister sits down with TIME to discuss the island’s, and …
Requiem for a Cuban Dissident: Why Oswaldo Payá Spooked Castro
The untimely death of Oswaldo Payá leaves Cuba bereft of a charismatic dissident who sought a middle path between the hardline dogmas of both his country’s communist rulers and right-wing exiles abroad
Do U.S. Gun Laws Make All of North America Less Safe?
While a real conversation over gun control in the U.S. is a domestic nonstarter, neighboring countries end up suffering from lax American laws
Must-Reads from Around the World, July 24, 2012
In today’s choices: Germany may play peace-broker in Afghanistan, plans for the Hong Kong of the Caribbean and violence in India’s northeast.
Must-Reads from Around the World, July 23, 2012
Among today’s picks: the Syrian situation, Burma and Thailand play good neighbors and inside Argentina’s soccer hooligan culture.
Indigenous Tribe Rises up in Colombia
In southern Colombia, a tribe of indigenous people, the Nasa Indians, have risen up after being caught in the crossfire of a government offensive against leftist guerrillas. In mid-July, hundreds of Nasa, whose only weapons are …
In Colombia, the War Between the Presidents
Ex-President Uribe has several bones to pick with the man whom he annointed as his succesor, incumbent President Santos
Melinda Gates Launches Global Crusade for Contraception
American philanthropist Melinda Gates wants to put family planning and contraception on the global agenda with a $4 billion war chest. Here’s why this is a big deal