Latin America figures prominently in a history of urban visions. Review: The Invention of the Future: A History of Cities in the Modern World, Bruno Carvalho, 2026, Princeton University Press
Categories: Brazil, Europe, Mexico, North America
Category: International
Reviews from countries outside Latin America, sub-divided into Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, and Africa
Green trailblazers
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Two books place Latin America in the vanguard of climate debates. Reviews: Contesting the Climate Unthinkable: Latin American Cultural Responses to a Warming World; and The Climate Trial: Law and Justice on a Melting Planet
Categories: Caribbean, Central America, Europe, International, Middle East & North Africa, North America, South America
Trump’s deadly distraction
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Asymmetric wordfare
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Iran’s ties with Latin America have been distorted by US and Israeli narrative terrorism. We review titles about the Islamic Republic’s engagement with other targets of imperialism
Categories: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Iran, Middle East & North Africa, South America, United States, Venezuela
The diplomacy of duplicity
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The threat doctrine
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The legacy of Cuban internationalism in Africa still defies US hegemony. Cuba and the Independence War in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde: The Fall of the Last Colonial Empire in Africa, Víctor Dreke Cruz, 2025, Pathfinder Press
Categories: Africa, Caribbean, Cuba, International, United States
No blood for oil
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Smoke and mirrors in the Caribbean
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Rocket men
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Cuba’s nuclear brinkmanship contains lessons about imperialism and internationalism. Review: The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War, Renata Keller, 2025, University of North Carolina Press
Categories: China, Cuba, International, North America, Russia, United States, Venezuela
Blurred visions
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The quest to link oceans has driven Central America to distraction. Review: Canal Dreamers: The Epic Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific in the Age of Revolutions, Jessica M Lepler, 2025, University of North Carolina Press
Categories: Central America, China, Guatemala, International, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, United States