Patrick McEachern is a Council on Foreign Relations international affairs fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. …

In Guatemala, money can’t buy elections; external factors drive Latin America’s economic upside.

AMLO ups spending, favoring the middle class and the military; Uruguay’s financial stability attracts investment—and crime follows; Peru’s democratic backsliding is passing the point of no return.

The furor over Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s academic records is less about his person and more about the character of Nigerian society.  

The genital disappearance panic sweeping across Nigeria evokes nagging anxiety over masculinity and male power.   

The pandemic and tensions with China are creating a wedge between Canberra and Washington.