Mining Resistance From Alberta to Argentina
In Patagonia, an Indigenous community’s fight against repressive mining interests mirrors struggles across the hemisphere.
The Impact of Green New Deals on Latin America
A new wave of extractivism from the Global South is the hidden side of the energy transitions in the North.
The Falklands Referendum: A Hemispheric Balancing Act
How will Washington and Latin American capitals respond to the Falklands referendum?
Waiting for Copernicus
Maybe the end of the Washington consensus is finally upon us.
Annotate This: EU Response to Argentina’s Nationalization
Europe’s crocodile tears for Argentina’s economic development are all about the profits of European companies.
Argentina’s President Takes It on the Chin for Placing Her People’s Needs Over the Markets
Argentina’s nationalization of a renegade energy company evokes outrage in the international press.
China and the End of the Monroe Doctrine
Is a superpower confrontation over the Falkland islands a real possibility?
Chinese Take-Over of South America?
China and the United States are going head to head in Latin America, but the United States still has the edge.
60 Second Expert: What Nestor Kirchner Accomplished
Kirchner was one of the few global south leaders to successfully challenge international financial institutions, and get away with it.
Defy the Creditors and Get Away with It
Argentine leader Nestor Kirchner refused to pay back international creditors and became a hero in the Global South, writes columnist Walden Bello.
Siesta time for the World Bank
The problem with the World Bank is much bigger than Paul Wolfowitz.
IMF Confidence Crisis
The International Monetary Fund is increasingly irrelevant and even its own assessment found major flaws in its track record in the poorest countries.