Catherine Osborn


Catherine Osborn is the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Latin America Brief. She is a print and radio journalist based in Rio de Janeiro.

Articles by Catherine Osborn
Law enforcement officials escort captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores across a helicopter landing pad. The background is hazy and orange.
Law enforcement officials escort captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores across a helicopter landing pad. The background is hazy and orange.
U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei each make a thumbs up as they stand beside each other. They are both wearing suits; Milei is holding a dark blue folder.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei each make a thumbs up as they stand beside each other. They are both wearing suits; Milei is holding a dark blue folder.
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules taxis at Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules taxis at Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with both hands as he stands next to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. All wear formal attire.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with both hands as he stands next to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. All wear formal attire.
Honduran presidential candidate Nasry Asfura delivers a speech in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Honduran presidential candidate Nasry Asfura delivers a speech in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Kast, wearing a suit and red tie, holds out a flag with his right arm.
Kast, wearing a suit and red tie, holds out a flag with his right arm.
Four Indigenous people in traditional attire sit behind a white table, flanked by journalists.
Four Indigenous people in traditional attire sit behind a white table, flanked by journalists.
A rainbow stretches across a partly cloudy sky outside a large building in the venue for COP30. Small groups of people mill about on the plaza beneath the rainbow.
A rainbow stretches across a partly cloudy sky outside a large building in the venue for COP30. Small groups of people mill about on the plaza beneath the rainbow.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric stands at a lectern and delivers a speech.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric stands at a lectern and delivers a speech.
A man wearing a red T-shirt walks through the middle of a flooded Cuban street after Hurricane Melissa, with the water reaching nearly up to the knees of his sweatpants. The street is surrounded on either side by low buildings.
A man wearing a red T-shirt walks through the middle of a flooded Cuban street after Hurricane Melissa, with the water reaching nearly up to the knees of his sweatpants. The street is surrounded on either side by low buildings.
Wearing a suit with no tie, Rodrigo Paz waves at something or someone out of frame. Behind him is a woman wearing an orange vest.
Wearing a suit with no tie, Rodrigo Paz waves at something or someone out of frame. Behind him is a woman wearing an orange vest.
A protester stands outside beneath a pale sky, holding a sign reading "Jose Jeri doesn't represent me." She is surrounded by dozens of other demonstrators, almost all wearing red.
A protester stands outside beneath a pale sky, holding a sign reading "Jose Jeri doesn't represent me." She is surrounded by dozens of other demonstrators, almost all wearing red.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley gives thumbs up to the camera. She is wearing a yellow blouse, hoop earrings, and sun glasses.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley gives thumbs up to the camera. She is wearing a yellow blouse, hoop earrings, and sun glasses.
An armed soldier sits in the back of a green pickup truck. Behind him sits another soldier, facing the other direction. In the background is a green fence and palm trees.
An armed soldier sits in the back of a green pickup truck. Behind him sits another soldier, facing the other direction. In the background is a green fence and palm trees.