The Americas

Unmasked

Nicaragua’s ruling couple tighten their grip

But the president-in-waiting is deeply unpopular

European (g)ratification

Can an agreement with the EU resurrect Mercosur?

A big geopolitical deal

Energy (in)security

The Caribbean struggles to break its dependence on fossil fuels

But moving to renewables is slow and expensive

X marks the spot

Canada has finally decided where to store its nuclear waste

It took 14 years to find a suitable site: a deep cavern in the rock

Monumental victory

Brazilian football looks like the next Premier League

Awash with money, the country’s teams are conquering South America

After the FARC

Colombia’s president had a bold peace plan. It is not working

Negotiations that are not backed up by military muscle merely let armed groups expand

En sus propias palabras

Entrevista con Javier Milei, presidente de Argentina

Transcripción de su encuentro con nuestro corresponsal

In his words

An interview with Javier Milei, Argentina’s president

A transcript of his meeting with our journalist

Trade in North America

Mexico and Canada brace for Donald Trump’s tariff thrashing

Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada’s Justin Trudeau are taking different approaches to looming trade war

One year of anarcho-capitalism

Javier Milei, free-market revolutionary

Argentina’s president explains how he has overturned the old economic order

The limits of stability

Is Uruguay too stable for its own good?

The new president must deal with serious problems with growth, education and crime

The noose tightens

Bolsonaro’s bid to regain Brazil’s presidency may end in prison

Brazilian police have accused some of his backers of involvement not just in a coup, but in an assassination plot