I grew up watching democracy in Nicaragua slowly disintegrate, one small step after another. Now here, in the land of the ...

Nicaragua faces a widespread and intensifying political crackdown under President Daniel Ortega, as international ...

Since taking office in 2007, Daniel Ortega has funneled more than $4 billion in Venezuelan petro-dollars through 'Albanisa', a spider's web of companies controlled by the Sandinista Front, outside ...

Recent examples include Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, Evo Morales in Bolivia, Rafael Correa in Ecuador and Nayib Bukele in El Salvador.

Recent examples include Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, Evo Morales in Bolivia, Rafael Correa in Ecuador and Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. Although the institutional norms and ...

Rosario Murillo, wife of Daniel Ortega, rises to co-president in Nicaragua, blending fiery rhetoric, eccentric style, and authoritarian power to control the regime.

Humberto Ortega, Nicaraguan military chief turned critic, dies at 77 Once a hero of the leftist Sandinistas, Mr. Ortega was put under house arrest after criticizing the “dictatorial” rule of ...

This shift marks a critical point in understanding how populism can evolve into more repressive forms of governance. The most recent wave of Latin American populism began with Hugo Chávez’s election ...

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Rafael Ortega Murillo, the son of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, alleging he was guilty of corruption and money laundering to enrich the family.