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Americas
Articles about the Americas
Fears in Davos: How America’s Debt Affects Its Politics
The uneasiness at Davos spread to world leaders this year, as the meeting’s most important absentee, Seth A. Klarman, broadcast a negative outlook for global economic prospects.
After a Campaign of Tyranny, Bolsonaro Takes the Helm of a Nation Demanding Change, Yet Fearing It
Brazil is in the midst of a major political change. During the previous presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian economy started to crumble. Crime and violence was on the…
After the Election of Bolsonaro, Brazil Faces the “Tropical Trump’s” Nationalism
Far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro won the Brazilian presidential election last Sunday in yet another victory for the populist movement upending the liberal international order. Bolsonaro, a member of the Social Liberty Party,…
DSA: When a Public Health Crisis goes Abroad: OxyContin and the Depravity of Global Capitalism
The Tribe Attaché is committed to a diversity of ideas. Often, international relations can be insular, with only a select few viewpoints being discussed as legitimate policy. The Tribe Attaché has partnered…
Former Vice President of Guatemala Embroiled in Scandal
Roxana Baldetti, the former vice-president of Guatemala, has had a long history of corruption. This past Tuesday, October 9th, Baldetti was sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in the…
Opinion: Trump’s UN Speech Forecasts the Fall of American Soft Power
It was the laughter heard ‘round the world. American president Donald Trump, no stranger to self-aggrandizing boasts, spoke before world leaders, heads of state, and premier diplomats at the UN General Assembly…
DSA: What Should the Left Learn from Venezuela?
The Tribe Attaché is committed to a diversity of ideas. Often, international relations can be insular, with only a select few viewpoints being discussed as legitimate policy. The Tribe Attaché has partnered…
The Next Enemy in Trump’s Global Trade War: The Postal Worker
United States President Donald Trump has taken on many adversaries. Immigrants, Hillary Clinton, and fellow NATO members; actors in the global system have all drawn the ire of the US leader. Recently,…
Despite “America First,” Trump’s Focus is on Displacing Venezuela’s Embattled Dictator
In an unusual move for the “America First”-minded Trump administration, reports surfaced this week that the President had reached out to members of the Venezuelan military to offer support for a possible…