Maduro has consolidated power by using state institutions to silence critics, while at the same time profiting from corruption.
Americas
North and South America are a combined supercontinent anchored by the United States, a superpower whose internal direction and external outlook are under question. Identity politics, migration, and great power competition are shaking up the status quo and challenging once-dominant forces.
Loosening Central America apparel trade rules could create more jobs and reduce immigration from the region by as much as 67 percent.
As investments in clean energy accelerate, the U.S. will need to reengineer much of its power grid to run on more and more renewables.
Trump’s Truth Social tried to cultivate a sentiment of “small guys” resisting Big Tech censorship. But meme stocks have a tendency to burst.
Chinese migrant inflows at the Southern Border surged 10-fold in 2023 due to a slowing economy, growing political repression, and ease of entry.
Without a legitimate, elected government, Haiti finds itself hostage to criminal gangs amid a humanitarian crisis.
As the UAW makes a push to unionize southern autoworkers, it will face resistance from both foreign automakers and Southern politicians.
Despite commanding Super Tuesday victories, both Joe Biden and Donald Trump come out of the primaries with vulnerabilities that could tilt the race in either direction.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk met on Sunday, triggering speculation the Tesla owner could make a much-needed donation to the former president’s campaign.
Arab American voters delivered a loud wake-up call to Pres. Joe Biden by voting “uncommitted” in Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Michigan.