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How Venezuela bombing the ELN could radically change the borderlands
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- How Venezuela bombing the ELN could radically change the borderlands · 14 minOn October 30, Venezuelan security forces used drones to attack an encampment of fighters from the National Liberation Army, more commonly called the ELN, in the Venezuelan state…
- Democratic Backsliding in Ecuador · 13 minRight-wing president Daniel Noboa is consolidating power for the executive branch in Ecuador by any means necessary. And he is using that power to persecute those he perceives as…
- Ecuador just experienced the deadliest 6 months in the country’s history · 2 minNew crime statistics released last week by the Ecuadorian government show that the first semester of 2026 was the deadliest 6 months in the nations’ history. If the trend holds…
- As Protests ramp up in Colombia, De la Espriella cracks down · 12 minTens of thousands of Colombians took to the street in anti-government protests on Wednesday as unions, student groups, and indigenous communities call for a national strike in…
- How Flávio Bolsonaro, the candidate of Rio's mob, plans to fight crime · 17 minRight-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro outperformed polls to emerge as the winner of the first round of presidential elections in no small part because of his focus on security in…
- How militarization of borders inevitably erodes domestic liberties · 19 minIn the United States, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, is now the most well-funded law enforcement organization on the planet. Its yearly budget…
- Why Colombia’s new right-wing president is losing the battle against organized crime groups · 21 minColombia's new ultra-right wing President, Abelardo de la Espriella, has said he is going to put all of Colombia’s armed groups in body-bags, but he is already suffering…
- How Paraguay became a paradise for the global New Right · 16 minParaguay often doesn’t get a lot of attention outside of South America, but that’s been changing in recent years — especially for members of the global “New Right.” How did this…
- Is a penguin revolution in the cards in the Falklands? · 12 minThe Malvinas! The Falklands! The Malvinas! The Falklands! Argentinian President Javier Milei has been a tear lately over Argentinian ownership of the islands, which have been a…
- Understanding Oligarchs · 18 minThis week at Pirate Wire Radio, we speak with David Lingelbach and Valentina Rodríguez Guerra, from the Center of the Study of Oligarchs, about Oligarchy in the Americas. From…
- Alleged CIA bombing in Ecuador shows how little we know about US actions in the country · 17 minWe speak with Latin America studies fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations, and longtime reporter, Will Freeman, about new revelations by the Washington Post and the New York…
- From AI Memes to US Bombs: How the Colombian new right stormed the halls of power · 17 minAbelardo de la Espriella was sworn in this week and took power in Colombia. In many ways, his victory represents the end of Uribismo, the right-wing ideology named after and led…
- Journalists in Colombia fear a return to right-wing persecution · 19 minColombia holds elections Sunday May 31. Ultra-right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has a history of supporting paramilitary forces as well as legal intimidation of…
- Mining in LATAM: Is it even possible to do ethically? · 25 minWith the US about to enter a mining sector in Venezuela dominated by criminal armed groups, and in the heart of the Amazon Rain Forest, many experts are focused on profits. But…
- The US wants you to know they're coming after Petro · 16 minThe US Drug Enforcement Agency leaked ongoing investigations into Colombian President Gustavo Petro to the press this week alleging ties to drug trafficking in the country. The…
- Borders are meant to kill · 19 minAs the United States grapples with a surge of authoritarianism under Donald Trump, much of Europe is putting up new barriers to migrants. The two issues, xenophobia and rising…
- The borderland cocaine wars · 31 minWith US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, saying the US will resume attacks on Venezuela if the government doesn’t cooperate with US security concerns. Chief among those concerns…
- U.S boat bombings move to the Pacific: killing Venezuelans on hold for now · 16 minThe Pirate Wire Radio podcast series is usually for paid subscribers, but this week we’re making it available for all! Please consider taking out a paid subscription and support…
- MAS faces an existential threat in upcoming Bolivian elections · 18 minPaid subscribers get early access to the Pirate Wire Radio podcast series! This episode will become available to all subscribers in five days. Bolivia’s left-wing indigenous-led…
- Protests in Panama: pensions, environmental issues, a state of emergency, and rising anti-U.S. sentiment · 20 minPaid subscribers get early access to the Pirate Wire Radio podcast series! This episode will become available to all subscribers in five days. In this episode of Pirate Wire…
