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The New Litmus Test for Sovereign Governance: ISDS Arbitration

The New Litmus Test for Sovereign Governance: ISDS Arbitration

The “Donroe Doctrine” is compelling Latin American governments into arbitration courts that benefit large multinational corporations, with limited success.
At a Historic Conference, Frontline Groups Push for a Just Transition

At a Historic Conference, Frontline Groups Push for a Just Transition

Though the First Conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels is a historic achievement, movement organizers question if it will create needed pathways toward a just transition.
La militarización de las prisiones en Ecuador ha fracasado

La militarización de las prisiones en Ecuador ha fracasado

Dos años después de que el presidente de extrema derecha, Daniel Noboa, anunciara su política de mano dura en las prisiones, el gobierno no tiene resultados que mostrar.
A Political Turn in Honduras Endangers Maya Chorti Culture

A Political Turn in Honduras Endangers Maya Chorti Culture

Recent elections in Honduras have returned right-wing leadership to power, with immediate implications for the autonomy of Indigenous communities.
Militarizing Ecuador's Prisons has Failed

Militarizing Ecuador’s Prisons has Failed

Two years on, far-right President Daniel Noboa’s prison crackdown—characterized by militarization, corruption, and deadly violence—has yielded no results.
Bukele, El rey desnudo (Review)

Bukele, El rey desnudo (Review)

Óscar Martínez’s profile of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele unmasks an authoritarian leader who hangs on to power through propaganda, gang pacts, and repression.
Migración, seguridad y la política del miedo en Chile

Migración, seguridad y la política del miedo en Chile

Con un gobierno de extrema derecha a punto de asumir, se consolida en Chile un modelo de gobierno que criminaliza la movilidad humana y reconfigura la frontera en un espacio
Ecos de Trump a través del Darién: tránsitos de retorno y repercusiones locales

Ecos de Trump a través del Darién: tránsitos de retorno y repercusiones locales

A medida que las políticas migratorias de Estados Unidos reverberan en todo el continente americano, una migración de retorno hacia el sur transforma las economías fronterizas y las realidades de

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Bukele, El rey desnudo (Review)

Bukele, El rey desnudo (Review)

Óscar Martínez’s profile of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele unmasks an authoritarian leader who hangs on to power through propaganda, gang pacts, and repression.
Review of Migrant Struggles in Times of Pandemic and Crisis: A View from the Americas

Review of Migrant Struggles in Times of Pandemic and Crisis: A View from the Americas

In a continent marked by multiple overlapping crises, Migrant Struggles in Times of Pandemic and Crisis: A View from the Americas emerges as an urgent and deeply necessary work.
Luchas migrantes en tiempos pandémicos y de crisis: una mirada desde las Américas (Reseña)

Luchas migrantes en tiempos pandémicos y de crisis: una mirada desde las Américas (Reseña)

En un continente atravesado por múltiples crisis solapadas, Luchas migrantes en tiempos pandémicos y de crisis: una mirada desde las Américas retrata los regímenes fronterizos y las formas de desafiarlos.
Lessons from the Zapatistas: From Armed Insurgency to People’s Autonomy (Review)

Lessons from the Zapatistas: From Armed Insurgency to People’s Autonomy (Review)

A new book summarizes nearly 30 years of Zapatista political activity, tracing the construction of Mayan self-governance, unpacking the insurgency’s “critical theory,” and drawing lessons for the present.

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Spring 2026 Vol. 58 NO.1

Borders Can't Contain Us

This issue of the NACLA Report examines the consolidation of a hemispheric bordering regime whose reach now extends far beyond any single boundary line, tracing how border violence has moved from the margins to the center of political life across the Americas.

This dossier insists on the political importance of both recording and archiving, by whatever means possible, the present moment of fascist bordering, while recovering the lessons of struggle forged across the region.

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