Nicaragua News & Analysis

Most Nicaraguans agree that the Ortega regime has failed in its COVID-19 response, but don’t expect a political earthquake next year.

Exploring the motivations behind various authoritarian responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tracking the most vulnerable and food-insecure regions in the year ahead.

Why are despots and dictators of every political persuasion enjoying a renaissance?

Peter Tase highlights the various ways that Nicaragua is trying to deepen ties with Europe. 

In contrast to previous bellicose posturing, Nicaragua’s leftist president offered on Wednesday to mediate talks on behalf of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in an effort to end Colombia’s 44-year civil conflict. 

Fueled by the Cold War and transnational corporate interests, the U.S. has covertly tinkered with the governments of Latin American countries since World War 2, producing an extremely violent and unstable political climate.