Category: The Americas

Brazil’s Presidential Election: Bolsonaro vs. Lula 2.0

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Imagem_de_eventual_segundo_turno.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=index&utm_content=original By Nimi Bala On October 4, 2026, Brazil was given a choice: would Flávio Bolsonaro or Lula de Silva become president of Brazil? This decision tasked to voters was similar to that one 4 years prior, except this time it wasn’t Jair Bolsonaro who would be running against Luiz Lula de Silva for president... Continue Reading →

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America’s Death Penalty Dilemma

By Bella Butler If you live in the U.S. and have watched the news or perused essentially any social media app this week, your devices have likely been flooded with headlines regarding the death penalty. While capital punishment continues to be a contentious topic in the U.S., internationally it has been totally abolished in law... Continue Reading →

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Venezuela Promises to Hold Presidential Elections

Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Nimi Bala Nine months after Nicolás Maduro was removed from office as Venezuelan President, Venezuela will hold a presidential election. This comes after the interim-president, Delcy Rodríguez, stated at the UN General Assembly meeting on September 22 that there will be a presidential election held, though... Continue Reading →

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Chile’s Kast Seeks to Tighten Northern Borders

U.S. Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Jack Kolesar In the wake of his 2026 inauguration, Chile’s new head of state, President José Antonio Kast, has moved forward on a central pledge of his presidential campaign. Kast’s “Border Shield,” a network of border security infrastructure, is now under construction. This initiative seeks... Continue Reading →

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Canada’s Prime Minister Builds ‘Middle Power’ Bonds in Trip Across Asia and Australia

Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), GODL-India https://data.gov.in/sites/default/files/Gazette_Notification_OGDL.pdf, via Wikimedia Commons By Brooke Bihl Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney, recently completed a nine-day trip across Asia aimed at strengthening trade relationships and deepening bonds among middle powers by visiting India, Australia, and Japan. This comes after Carney announced late last year that Canada intends to double its... Continue Reading →

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