The presidential candidacy of an outspoken populist in Brazil is a sign that Latin America’s biggest nation is still struggling with corruption and poverty. Brazilian congressman Jair Bolsonaro with soldiers and cadets during a ceremony commemorating Army Day,...
Michael Arkus, who covered Fidel Castro — winning a memorable interview while swimming with “El Comandante” — reflects on what might have been. Michael Arkus was a Reuters correspondent in Cuba at the start of Fidel Castro’s rule. He has written a...
Latin American demagogues such as Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez have made careers with invective and outlandish accusations. Have they met their match in Donald Trump? We asked News-Decoder correspondents, who have lived all over the world and observed many leaders,...
Name: Diego Emilio Cuesy Edgar Birth place: Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico Age: 26 Occupation: Public Policy Analyst at the Lab for the City in Mexico City Graduated with honors from Tec de Monterrey with a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs. First...
By Christopher Alexander Gellert The country was littered with flags this past weekend. You couldn’t walk down a street without seeing them flying in yards and from apartment windows. In Chile, September 18 marks the South American nation’s independence from...