“Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” Today, US...

A dictator who died serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity in Argentina. The first former head of state to fall subject to...

Laden with bundles of belongings, a mass of Venezuelan migrants cautiously pick their way across a frothing river. Grandmothers, pregnant...

Reports of civil unrest in Venezuela reveal a strange scene. From militarized police vehicles, giant cannons shoot water straight into...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently announced that his government and the state-run oil company PDVSA will need to “restructure...

Amongst Venezuela’s internationally recognized figures, 35-year-old Gustavo Dudamel is especially unique: he is a global celebrity in the...

On March 4, a cohort of armed men stood waiting on the road to Tumeremo, a small town in the Venezuelan state of Bolívar. Since early...

Since first being elected in 2005, Evo Morales, Bolivia’s famously football-loving president, has been scoring goal after goal. Morales’...

When Venezuelans lined up to fill their tanks the morning of February 19th, they encountered an unpleasant surprise: gasoline was over a...

While warping time can make for good science fiction, the simple act of turning the hands of a clock has borne great significance for...

As far as neighbors go, Venezuela and Colombia are less the type to borrow eggs than to egg each other. While relations have been shaky...

Lincoln Chafee ’75 served as a US Senator (1999-2007) and the 74th Governor of Rhode Island Brown Political Review: Starting with your...

March 5 was the second anniversary of the death of Hugo Chavez, former president of Venezuela. During his time as president, Chavez led...

In the space of less than a generation, China has transformed itself from a nation almost completely cut off from the international...

Last Wednesday February 12, Venezuela celebrated the National Youth Day. For the whole day, official radio and TV channels transmitted...

Latin America has a tendency of looking back in history for political inspiration. Perhaps the most obvious current manifestation of this...

Fifty-six days ago, Hugo Chavez died in a Caracas hospital. There were tributes. like this one from former Brazilian president Lula da...

As the Latin American Caesar lay dying, his trusted triumvirate kept up its bedside vigil. For over a year and a half the political...