The Americas

Outshining Odysseus

Why Uruguayans rejected a government splurge

Thank strong parties, sensible leadership and a scary neighbour

Climate justice

Justin Trudeau is paying for solar panels in the cold, dark Arctic

They can save diesel, but at a cost

US elections and Mexico

Triple trouble awaits Mexico if Donald Trump wins

He detests its trade surplus, drug gangs and migrant flows

Climate change and parasites

The flesh-eating worms devouring cows

The Darién Gap used to protect Central America. Not any more

Much obliged

Millions in the West want mandatory voting. Are they right?

Evidence of its impact is surprisingly concentrated in a single region

Dwindling prospects

Blackouts in Cuba highlight the island’s extreme energy fragility

The failure of a decrepit, oil-burning power system has plunged Cubans into darkness and misery

Running on empty

Bolivia’s slow-motion economic crisis is accelerating

Dollars and petrol are scarce, and growth is weak

India-Canada relations

The Mounties take on Modi. Who will win?

India’s government has dismissed explosive charges by Canada’s police

The dying of the light

Justin Trudeau is killing Canada’s liberal dream

His failings hold lessons for liberals the world over

Stubborn brutality

The beating of Argentina’s former first lady fits a shameful pattern

Progress against the scourge of violence against Latin American women has been patchy

Not the end of it

American women go to Mexico for abortions

They are more readily available than in the past but no less controversial

Conservation in Latin America

The drug lords’ side-hustle: smuggling macaws, jaguars and frogs

Illegal trade in wildlife thrives in the world’s most biodiverse region