Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels

"If the fight is not multi-dimensional, it will be fruitless, and will produce only death and spectacular, politically 'sellable' actions, but very little efficiency in tackling the business that is supposedly being targeted," said Marques. "The US created the concept of the 'war on drugs' in the past, and no longer uses that framing internally – look at how it has handled cannabis, for example – but continues trying to impose it externally with an interventionist zeal," he added…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/hegseth-latin-america-drug-cartels 

 

Adm. Alvin Holsey, pushed out by Hegseth, meets privately with senators - The Washington Post

Adm. Alvin Holsey, who oversees military operations in Latin America, has voiced concern about the Trump administration's activities there...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/09/alvin-holsey-hegseth-boat-strikes/

 

Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal

Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/03/exxon-funded-thinktanks-to-spread-climate-denial-in-latin-america-documents-reveal

 

Latin American Abortion Laws Hurt Health Care and the Economy--a Lesson for a Post-Roe U.S. - Scientific American

"Overall, we found extensive financial costs to individual women, as well as to national governments, when there are restrictive abortion laws," Rodgers says. Women, she discovered, faced higher medical costs because they tended to delay abortions and seek unsafe procedures. In Latin America, medical assistance following an unsafe abortion made up more than half of countries' budgets for obstetric care...

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/latin-american-abortion-laws-hurt-health-care-and-the-economy-a-lesson-for-a-post-roe-u-s/

5 important stories that deserve a second look - PBS NewsHour

Why murder rates are rising in Latin America, why we don't know more about the mental health fallout of Huricane Maria in Puerto Rico and other stories we're reading this week. ....
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/5-important-stories-that-deserve-a-second-look-2

Tucker Carlson suggests California is turning into a third world country because of poor Latin American immigrants -

Fox News host Tucker Carlson suggested during his show on Friday night that California has the worst quality of life in the US because of mass immigration from Latin America. ....
http://www.businessinsider.com/tucker-carlson-california-third-world-country-latin-american-immigrants-2018-3

Lee Fang On How A Little-Known U.S. Libertarian Think Tank Is Remaking Latin American Politics - YouTube

A new investigation published by The Intercept exposes how a libertarian think tank called the Atlas Network is remaking Latin American politics with the help of powerful conservative institutions and funders in the United States, some of whom you may recognize, such as the Koch brothers. The Intercept reports the Atlas Network is behind dozens of prominent groups that have supported right-wing forces in the anti-government movement in Venezuela, as well as those who ousted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff....
Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDFW3OWUbEI&t=855s

Trump’s DHS pick is a retired general who warns Latin America could pose an “existential” threat to the US

But he doesn't exactly mean it the same way Trump does. ...
http://www.vox.com/2016/12/7/13868692/trump-john-kelly-general-marine-homeland-security-dhs