Matias Ludvig Littauer

My interview with Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado. information.dk/udland/2025/07…

Despite a coalition rife with inner turbulence, South Africa’s government is still holding—fortunately. While internal conflicts persist and political progress has been limited, the GNU's first year should be considered an important accomplishment. information.dk/udland/leder/2…

Colombia’s first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, has led a failed peace project that exposes many of the problems characteristic of progressive parties’ approaches to crime. information.dk/udland/2025/07…

Developing countries are on the right side of history in defending multilateralism. While Western countries downplay ambitions for a global minimum corporate tax to appease Trump, developing countries are moving in the opposite direction. information.dk/udland/leder/2…

El Salvador has gone from being an unsafe democracy to a near crime-free autocracy, where critics are silenced. Its crackdown on gangs has turned the curtailment of civil rights into a widely promoted solution for fighting insecurity across the continent. information.dk/udland/2025/07…

After the bombing campaign over Iran, the BRICS countries will meet in Rio to present a credible alternative to a world led by Donald Trump — and, yet again, to save the organization from irrelevance. information.dk/udland/2025/07…

Latin America is the world’s most violent region, with the vast majority of murders committed using weapons legally purchased in the USA. Now countries are shifting the focus from the failed 'war on drugs' to a war on US guns. information.dk/udland/2025/06…

Editorial: The coca plant is amazing, but cocaine has fatal consequences throughout Latin America. Few things, if any, are more unethical to spend your money on. So don't. information.dk/udland/leder/2…

A conversation with the Bernardo Arévalo, the social democrat who defied the odds to become Guatemala's president. information.dk/udland/2025/06…

Cry for me, Argentina. Convicted of corruption, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has been crowned a martyr. Her new mission: to wring tears from the nation. information.dk/udland/leder/2…

Eksklusivt interview med Guatemalas præsident, Bernardo Arévalo, der kaldes et progressivt lyspunkt – men er omringet af autokrater. »Målet bør være at udvikle et stærkt forhold mellem institutioner og befolkning. Og den eneste måde at gøre det på er ved at opbygge institutioner, der tjener befolkningens interesser,« siger han til vores korrespondent Matias Ludvig Littauer. buff.ly/IN3EsZQ

127,000 people remain #disappeared in Mexico. In their search for answers, relatives venture into dangerous cartel-controlled territories. My feature on the #madresbuscadoras and the #desaparecidos. information.dk/moti/2025/05/m…

The most important result of #Mexico’s judicial elections was no surprise: turnout remained below 15 percent. While Presidenta #Sheinbaum claims to now lead the world's most democratic country, many others believe a flawed justice system just got worse. information.dk/udland/2025/05…

#Lula, please don't pull a Biden. Here's why 👇 information.dk/udland/leder/2…

Trump’s unrelenting pressure on Panama is a warning of what may lie ahead for Greenland. However, the limits of his use of national security as a tool of pressure are beginning to show. Read here 👇 information.dk/udland/2025/05…

Who is El Salvador’s president, now #Trump’s new prison warden? The MAGA movement loves Nayib #Bukele, whose undemocratic and heavy-handed methods are redefining an entire continent’s security policy. Read here 👇 information.dk/udland/2025/04…

Armed with billions from the #IMF, Javier #Milei has embarked on the riskiest move of his economic #shocktherapy: freeing the peso. He’s off to a strong start, but the embattled currency still has a long road ahead.💰💸💸 👇 information.dk/udland/2025/04…

Hvis Ecuadors præsident, Daniel Noboa, taber valget søndag, vil regeringspartier have tabt 21 af de seneste 23 frie valg i Latinamerika. Her er et dybt kig på baggrunden for »anti-regeringsbølgen«, der lader til at have spedt sig til resten af verden. information.dk/moti/2025/04/d…

Hegseths Panama-tur blev mødt af et skarpt svar fra Kina, som prøver at udnytte Latinamerikas Trump-frustrationer: »Den eneste gang kanalen er blevet lukket, var på grund af USA's invasion. Hvem er det, der bliver ved med at råbe om at ’generobre’ kanalen?«information.dk/udland/2025/04…

Jair #Bolsonaro står til fængselsdom for sine kupplaner. Ekspræsidenten er bl.a. anklaget for at have planlagt mordet på en af de højesteretsdommere, der skal dømme ham. De fire øvrige er udpeget af venstrefløjen. Det er brændstof til Bolsonaro-fløjen. information.dk/udland/leder/b…