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Latin America and the Caribbean
International cooperation

The dark side of aid

The time is ripe to reform development cooperation with Haiti

Argentina, financial turmoil and the AIIB

Central Bank in Buenos Aires raises interest rates to 40 %

Global trade

“I do not know whether the WTO will survive”

Indonesian economist explains why unpredictable policymaking hurts global trade

Why it would make sense to pardon Lula

Brazil's former president has surrendered to the police

Child soldiers

Back to a normal life

A former child soldier from Colombia reports how she found her way back into society

Disease prevention

Sugar crisis in Mexico

In Mexico, a consumer protection organisation campaigns against the food lobby and fights for sensible health policies

Latin America

The grim legacy of dictatorship

Since the end of the military dictatorship, Argentina’s governments have found it difficult to deal with the armed forces

National crisis

Venezuela on the brink

Negotiations are taking place between the Venezuelan government and the opposition – but an end to the crisis is nowhere in sight

Elections

No transparency

The presidential election has only aggravated Honduras’ crisis

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