Greg Grandin

With a for­mer army of­fi­cer win­ning the pres­i­den­cy, Peru joins Brazil, Bo­livia and Venezuela in tilt­ing to the left.

Haiti’s new pres­i­dent is a friend of coup-plot­ters, fas­cists, and armed right-wing groups in his coun­try and abroad.

If Ol­lan­ta Hu­mala wins a run-off vote in June, he could align Peru with Latin Amer­i­ca’s po­lit­i­cal left.

Ten­sions over Mid­dle East pol­i­cy are in­creas­ing, de­spite Barack Oba­ma’s re­cent vis­it to Latin Amer­i­ca.