Ortega, Daniel
Nicaragua’s Secretive Ruling Family Reaches Out Quietly to the U.S.
Nicaragua’s ruling family has largely weathered sanctions imposed by the United States in recent years as American officials accused the country’s government of sliding toward autocracy. Now, it seems, the family’s resolve may be breaking. Shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the most prominent son of Nicaragua’s autocratic president, Daniel Ortega, quietly approached Washington to […]
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Cuban Migrants Arrive to U.S. in Record Numbers, on Foot, Not by Boat
Cuban migrants are arriving to the United States in the highest numbers seen in four decades, with about 150,000 expected to arrive this year, according to senior American officials, as the economic and political situation on the island grows more desperate. For decades, Cubans trying to flee repression, food insecurity and economic devastation boarded rickety […]
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A World Away From Ukraine, Russia Is Courting Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO — In the midst of his brinkmanship over neighboring Ukraine in recent weeks, President Vladimir V. Putin has also been busy trying to expand Russia’s influence thousands of miles away: in Latin America. He spoke to Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua’s strongman president, for the first time since 2014. He also called the leaders […]
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Taiwan Loses Nicaragua as Ally as Tensions With China Rise
Now, only 13 nations and the Vatican still recognize Taiwan, down from 21 in all at the beginning of 2017. Since then, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, Kiribati, the Solomon Islands and now Nicaragua have switched their recognition to the People’s Republic of China. China has sought to keep Taiwan isolated, even […]
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