The role of national liberation politics & centrality of Palestine to a new global alternative

This month marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Charter being adopted, which has become the foundation of the United Nations itself and our international law framework. The Charter emphasises the universal nature of human rights, the...

Corporate Metamorphosis of Latin American Organized Crime

They are no longer simple drug trafficking networks, Latin American cartels have mutated into transnational criminal corporations (TCCs): global empires with diversified operations, sophisticated business structures, and immense technological...

EU Mercosur agreement shapes fruit vegetable, and nut trade

The European Union (EU) and the Mercosur bloc of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay reached a renewed political agreement on December 6, 2024, but ratification of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is still pending. Trade data for...

Global growth held steady in H1 2025 despite Trump’s tariff uncertainty, says IMF

Global markets may have flinched, but they didn’t falter. The first half of 2025 brought a wave of tariff announcements, policy shifts, and geopolitical flare-ups that could have easily derailed the recovery. Yet the global economy held firm, the...

Violence wins, peace waits: Kurdistan and the politics of recognition

On September 25, 2017, the people of the Kurdistan Region, under Iraqi occupation, in a free and transparent referendum with broad participation and public oversight, voted “yes” to independence by more than 92 percent. This vote was not an...

SFYou: Dr. María Ignacia Barraza

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer María Ignacia Barraza is an assistant professor in the department of world languages and literatures in the faculty of arts and social sciences at SFU. This semester, she’s teaching “Modern World Literatures...

Europe – In Search of its Moral Triumph

Caught by two Guernicas, which we frivolously call conflicts – one Semitic and the other inter-Slavic – of uncertain ends and its beginnings, and trapped in a cycle of confrontational multispatial despair, the European continent finds itself...

Will Trump’s $20 billion bailout rescue Argentina’s economy?

President Donald Trump vowed to help out his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei on September 23, 2025, a day after the US administration said “ all options” were on the table in regard to a bailout for the Latin American country’s rocky economy. A...

Isabel Allende shakes the audience at opening of Montevideo Book Fair

The audience filled the venue, and her presentation was broadcast live from Montevideo City Hall, the main venue of the fair. Allende spoke with former journalist and current senator for the Frente Amplio party, Blanca Rodriguez, about her latest...

Between the palace and the bench: politics and justice in Latin America

The political history of Latin America is marked by a constant tension between power and justice. From the 1970s to the present, dozens of former presidents have faced legal proceedings for crimes ranging from corruption and fraud to human rights...

UK Polar Research Vessel Sails to Antarctica Using Biofuel

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is making major strides in its efforts to decarbonize marine operations as its flagship polar research vessel set sail for a new season in Antarctica. They report the vessel’s engines will be running on...

Business Travel Spending in Latin America Expected to Reach $63.9 Billion USD in 2025 Amidst Modest Gains and Economic Headwinds

MEXICO CITY – Business travel spending in Latin America – which includes Central and South America and Mexico – is projected to reach $63.9 billion USD this year, a 3.2% increase over 2024. However, the region is expected to navigate persistent...

EU–Mercosur Agreement – Sustainability Provisions Subject to Member State Ratification

In December 2024, the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur, i.e. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) concluded negotiations on an EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement. The Agreement includes a Trade and...

World Bank Launches 2025 Policy Notes, Urges Urgent Economic Reforms

The World Bank has launched its 2025 Policy Notes report titled “Transforming Ghana in a Generation,” setting out a roadmap of urgent reforms to restore economic stability, create jobs, and build inclusive prosperity. The report highlights that...

Climate Connections: People power and collaboration for action

Amy Cilimburg Did you know there is a mind-boggling amount of climate and clean energy action happening today, in this country? Like, good stuff? If you didn’t know this, you can be forgiven—we’re all simply trying to pay attention to the most...

Stories that caught our eye: October 10 to 17

BITTERSWEET WHITE HOUSE VISIT President Javier Milei finally clinched last Tuesday the White House meeting with United States President Donald Trump sought throughout his 22 months in office in his 13th stateside visit but not all was sweetness...

Nine Magellanic penguins released into the sea after rehabilitation in Uruguay

The birds had been rescued after washing up along Uruguay’s coast suffering from hypothermia, malnutrition and injuries caused by fishing nets. The Maldonado Society for the Conservation of Biodiversity (SOCOBIOMA) treated the penguins with...

A Divided EU Tries to Get Its Trade Deal With Mercosur Across the Finish Line

A protest by European farmers’ associations against the EU-Mercosur trade agreement in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 4, 2025 (Sipa photo by Max Lohest via AP). After more than 25 years of tortuous on-and-off negotiations, the European Union reached a...

Orsi highlights Uruguay's values at UN convention

Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 20:49 UTC “All war is criminal, no matter where it takes place,” Orsi argued Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi described his country during his speech at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly as a...

Venezuelans are major contributors to Ecuador’s economy; Int’l film festival kicks off; Top Mexican restaurants; Name that condor; Comics at Mall del Río

Bored? Cámara Lúcida trae 56 películas de 36 países – From el 24/9 to el 3/10, Cuenca will be the epicenter for the 9th Festival Internacional de Cine Cámara Lúcida. There will be 56 films from 36 countries, distributed in 7 sections. All...