Peru

To compete in the region, a second Trump administration needs to do more than saber-rattle.

In Latin America, China is saying goodbye to big bets and bridges in favor of a new approach.

As president, he defeated the Shining Path guerrillas but also oversaw paramilitary death squads that massacred civilians.

A mistaken provision has given Beijing control of a key port.

Peru shows how bad governance and natural disasters are a deadly mix.

Peru's security forces killed dozens of protesters—and potentially the region's political culture along with them.

In the world’s largest rainforest, cocaine and deforestation are increasingly linked.

The extradition of a former president is a big risk for an already teetering political system.

Dina Boluarte’s term started late last year with plenty of promise—and immediately began to unravel.

It can be boiled down to a single historical factor: corruption.

Protesters see the president’s dismissal as a power grab by an unpopular Congress.

The unfortunate truth is that Peru’s political crisis will likely get worse before it gets better.

Pedro Castillo promised leftist reform. His incompetency has left his country’s democracy on its last legs.

The nation’s unsustainable development model has ignored serious environmental risks.

The Peruvian president’s first months in office have been characterized by chaos, extremism, and—critics say—sheer incompetence.