Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has accused leading opposition lawmakers, Colombia’s government and financial backers in the United States of having a role in what Venezuela claims was an attempt to assassinate Maduro and military leaders with armed drones at a public event on Aug. 4. Authorities have made some arrests in the case, but it remains to be proven publicly who orchestrated the attack. What are the biggest takeaways from the drone bomb mystery?Read more +
A surprise turn in Costa Rica's national election has left many guessing. Four experts comment on the race in the Dialogue's daily Latin America Advisor.Read more +
Carl Meacham, the associate vice president for Latin America in the international advocacy division at Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, has joined the Board of Advisors of the daily Latin America Advisor.Read more +
While some argue that cuts to U.S. foreign aid would erode progress being made in Latin America and the Caribbean, others suggest spending had risen too much in recent years in areas not critical to U.S. security interests.Read more +