Covert regime change was likewise ineffective in Latin America. “To combat the [Dominican Republic’s] chronic political volatility, Washington backed General Rafael Trujillo’s authoritarian regime after he seized power in a 1930 coup. ..…

In addresses in Latin America, before the U.S. Congress, at the world headquarters of the United Nations, and finally in a speech at the UN’s African base in Nairobi, Kenya, days before the summit opened, he held political leaders’ feet to the fire, urging them, in effect, to examine..…

The study also indicated that Latin American Protestants tend to be more conservative than Catholics.  . 'Protestants across Latin America also are significantly more religious than Catholics,' the study states. ..…

In this section I analyze three of Latin America's best known populist episodes Chile during Salvador Allende's socialist experiment from 1970 through 1973, Peru during Alan García administration, and Venezuela during Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro governments. ..…

“We’re the most equal country in Latin America and the Caribbean,” he said, adding that his country is one of the few in the region to have a robust democracy with strong institutions, and to be unaffected by the prevalent “wave” of corruption. . ..…