Can anything halt Latin America’s lurch to the right?
The Venezuela incursion might have strengthened populist candidates promising law and order ahead of key elections
The Venezuela incursion might have strengthened populist candidates promising law and order ahead of key elections

Maduro’s removal and a ‘blue wave’ of new rightwing leaders indicate change but narcoterrorism remains

Crime and violence are raising the appeal of strongmen across the region

Few will mourn Maduro’s ousting, but its manner sets a dangerous precedent

Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists arrested as government crackdown on dissent widens

The tactical success of his operation in Caracas appears to have whetted Donald Trump’s appetite for intervention

Opposition leader who won Nobel Peace Prize is running out of alternatives for overthrowing Maduro