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A man walks past a mural depicting the late Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano in Montevideo. Eitan ABRAMOVICH / AFP

Remembering Eduardo Galeano: the voice of the oppressed

The passion and imagination of the Uruguayan writer remain timeless, not least over Gaza. Ten years since his passing, Al Majalla revisits his works and words.

Antoine Jockey 28 March 2025
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, during a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 4, 2024. RYAN M. KELLY/ATTA KENARE/AFP

This Trump administration is shaping up to be Latin America-First

With a deep bench of regional experts at the helm, the United States can finally compete with China in the neighbourhood

Ryan C. Berg 09 January 2025
Argentina's new president, Javier Milei, plays by the same far-right populist playbook, criticising a shadowy “elite” and “useless, parasitic” politicians who he describes as “rats”. Eduardo Ramon

Latin America’s far-right surge: A chip off the not-so-old block

Riding a global wave of populist nationalism, radicals with a disdain for democracy, an urge to deregulate, and an aversion to globalisation are seizing power in Central and South America.

Paul Achkar 13 June 2024

Cartoonist Antonio Rodríguez: The Gaza war hurts and angers me

The established political cartoonist, who hails from Mexico City, has been putting pen to paper to illustrate the ongoing war in Palestine. He tells Al Majalla why freedom of expression is at risk.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 21 November 2023
Illustrated by Jeannette Khouri

Alberto Fernandez: Leader of A Country with Economic Woes

Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez has caused a political stir since he first burst into the limelight of Argentine politics in 2019 as a politician who was running for president. Although…

Majalla 23 December 2022
Illustrated by Jeannette Khouri

Brazil's First Working-Class President Returns Following Remarkable Comeback

Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva has been elected as Brazil's next president, following a close run-off election last Sunday. Lula’s victory marks a political reversal for Latin America's largest country…

Majalla 04 November 2022
Supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro protest his defeat in the presidential runoff election, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Thousands of supporters called on the military Wednesday to keep the far-right leader in power, even as his administration signaled a willingness to hand over the reins to his rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

With Bolsonaro Tamed in Defeat, Brazil Steps Back From Brink

In the run-up to Brazil’s presidential election, many feared a narrow result would be contested and spell the death knell for Latin America’s largest democracy. So far, however, the worst fears…

AP 02 November 2022
US America and China flags on chess king on a chessboard. (Getty)

Competition Can Be Good for the Developing World

The United States and China are locked in a contest for influence over the rest of the world. The new great-power competition looks in this sense very much like the one that took place during the…

Branko Milanovic 05 June 2021

Latin America's COVID-19 Nightmare

Latin Americais now the part of the world most affected by COVID-19, both by confirmed cases and by deaths. The region is reeling from overburdened health systems, worsening economic…

Diana Enriquez Sebastián Rojas Cabal and Miguel A. Centeno 11 September 2020
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, and President Hassan Rouhani, left of him, praying near the coffin of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Tehran. (Reuters)

Iran’s Revenge Plans Could Reach Latin America

For the majority of his 20-year career at the top of Iran’s Quds force,Qassem Soleimanimethodically operated in the shadows to build Iran’s vast network of proxies, militias and allies across the…

Yasmine El Geressi 11 January 2020
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Trump, Sharaa, and the future of Syria

05 December 2025

There was visible warmth when the US and Syrian presidents met in the Oval Office last month, with some even speculating a Trump visit to Damascus. But there is much to do before that happens.

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The GCC moves from ‘safe neutrality’ to ‘indivisible security’

05 December 2025

Following the unprecedented attacks on Qatar, Gulf leaders have pledged to forge a unified defence front, marking a historic shift from cautious neutrality to collective security

Omar Harkous
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The evolution of Latin America’s drug cartels

04 December 2025

What began as a locally rooted trade in coca leaves and opium evolved into a transnational system of cartels that challenged governments, corrupted institutions, and destabilised countries

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
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Why the US is asking Lebanon for its bomb back

05 December 2025

When Israel killed a Hezbollah military chief in late November, one GBU-39 bomb failed to detonate, leaving Washington worried that its adversaries could reverse engineer it

Michael Horowitz
Spanish poet Miriam Reyes Wikimedia Commons
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Spanish poet Miriam Reyes on escaping the prison of the page

03 December 2025

With her collection 'Con' having won Spain's 2025 National Poetry Prize, the Galician writer spoke to Al Majalla about the process of creation as she works on her first novel.

Mohammed Al-Bittari

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