Ambassador Alejandro Encinas justifies Mexico’s vote, claiming Washington is attempting to subordinate the hemispheric agenda to its own national security strategy.
The Interests of States and the Defense of Democratic Values
Analysis of the positions of El Salvador, Mexico, and Brazil within the OAS regarding the crisis in Nicaragua and the urgency of invoking the Democratic Charter.
The Validity or Invalidity of Foreign Laws in Nicaragua
The constitutional reform by Ortega and Murillo seeks to invalidate sanctions against Nicaragua through foreign laws.
A Major OAS Defeat for Ortega-Murillo Regime Gives Nicaragua’s Opposition New Hope
The OAS Permanent Council’s 29-1 vote to convene the hemisphere’s foreign ministers on Nicaragua may not immediately change the Ortega-Murillo regime, but it marks a significant political victory for the democratic opposition and keeps international pressure alive.
Murillo Defies OAS Pressure as Nicaragua Moves Ahead with Electoral Reforms
Hours after the OAS called for a meeting of foreign ministers on Nicaragua’s political crisis, Murillo said the regime would move forward with electoral reforms that could keep her and Daniel Ortega in power for at least another 14 years
Nicaragua Army Chief Backs Ortega as U.S. and OAS Pressure Mounts
Gen. Julio César Avilés echoed the Ortega-Murillo government’s rhetoric as the OAS prepares to consider further action on Nicaragua and U.S. senators push legislation targeting the country’s gold industry and the military’s financial arm.
Nicaragua Holds 60 Political Prisoners, 23 Forcibly Disappeared, Report Says
Fifteen of the detainees are older adults and 23 remain victims of enforced disappearance, according to the latest report by the Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners
New Fortress Energy Delays Nicaragua Gas Power Plant Until 2027
The $700 million Puerto Sandino project, originally expected to begin generating electricity in 2021, is now scheduled to start operations in the first half of 2027 as New Fortress Energy restructures billions of dollars in debt
7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Kills at Least 71 in Colombia, Traps Residents in Collapsed Buildings
President Abelardo de la Espriella, who took office just three days ago announced he will travel to the region hit by the powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia early Monday
The Dictatorship’s Arbitrary Legislative Process at Work
As Nicaragua’s ruling regime moves to approve a constitutional overhaul eliminating free elections, this editorial argues that the country’s legislature no longer functions as a democratic institution but merely ratifies decisions imposed by the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship.
