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A red line in Central America
In order for China to achieve its goal of global hegemony, it must increase the cost to the United States of countering China.
By Christopher J. Hunter
Latest "Central America" stories
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A Central American missile crisis?
El Salvador has the potential to be the Soviet Union’s Cuba.
By Christopher J. Hunter
US military prepares disaster response as Central America faces back-to-back hurricanes
Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo prepares to respond to Hurricane Iota after 10 days of providing disaster relief for Hurricane Eta.
By Harm Venhuizen
Navy hospital ship Comfort returns after treating Venezuelan migrants
A U.S. Navy hospital ship has returned home after its crew treated thousands of people in Central and South America, including migrants who fled crisis-wracked Venezuela.
Equating rocks with rifles, Trump proposes radical new rules of engagement for troops along border
The president said if migrants try to throw rocks at U.S. troops, "we would consider that a firearm."
Caravan explainer: Migrants travel in groups for a simple reason (safety)
The caravan began on Oct. 13 in Honduras with 200 people. As it has moved through Honduras, Guatemala and now Mexico, its ranks have grown to over 7,000, according to an estimate by the International Organization of Migration.
By Karen Jacobsen, Tufts University