If the Nicaraguan people stand up to Daniel Ortega, they will begin to turn back the tide of authoritarian populism that threatens the future of Latin America.

Sandinista and U.S. nemesis Daniel Ortega is the frontrunner going into Nicaragua's presidential election this Sunday. What would his victory mean for U.S.-Nicaragua relations?

Mientras los nicaragüenses se preparan para votar en las elecciones presidenciales de su país el próximo 5 de noviembre, el dictador sandinista Daniel Ortega encabeza las encuestas en medio de un escenario dividido.

One of the cornerstones of Latin (and particularly Central) America's democratic transformation is sliding back toward the abyss.

As Congress, Republican presidential candidates, and much of the U.S., South American, and European media are sounding the alarm on suspicious activities by Iran and Hezbollah in Latin America, the State Department is hitting the snooze button.

Fred Siegel delivered the December 2011 Bradley Lecture at AEI.

The importance of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), enacted on January 1, 2004, is often overshadowed by both the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Central America–United States–Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Nevertheless, the U.S.-Chile FTA offers valuable lessons about the impact of bilateral trade agreements...

Costa Rica’s leadership has been capitalizing on the opportunities created by the free trade agreement with the United States. For all the talk of China’s growing shadow in the Americas, with a typical country like Costa Rica, the United States is its No. 1 trade partner – by far, and for the foreseeable future.