Latin American Affairs

                 Adios to Alberto Fujimori, a Latino- Japanese Caudillo     Alberto Fujimori, who made history in Latin American politics, a...

                                     The Japanese in Latin America    A Japanese monthly magazine Chou Koron (Public Discussion) wrote in 19...

The film “Goyo” is one of the best Argentine movies I have seen in recent years.    It is a romantic story of Goyo, an autistic young man, w...

United States is the obstacle for restoration of democracy in Venezuela   Venezuela is holding elections on 28 July. But the outcome is pred...

 China’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Latin America    Chinese FDI totaled $187.5 billion in Latin America in the period 2003 – 2022. ...

Banana, a sweet and common fruit, became a bitter fruit for Guatemala.   United Fruit Corporation (UFCO), an American company, was the monop...

 Chinese development finance and commercial loans to Latin America   Latin America has received a total of 116 billion dollars of sovereign ...

Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and the New Politics of Latin America - book by Ioan Grillo   Ioan Grillo, the well-known e...

  “El Narco, the bloody rise of Mexican drug cartels” – book by Ioan Grillo In Mexico, drug traffickers are described collectively by the Sp...

                    Mexico elects a woman scientist and leftist as president       Mexico has elected a woman ,  Claudia Sheinbaum ,  as the...