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.

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Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum waves during her victory speech at Zócalo Square in Mexico City on June 3.
Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum waves during her victory speech at Zócalo Square in Mexico City on June 3.

Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Landslide Victory

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
World Bank President Ajay Banga, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, and Germany's Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze take part in an event at the World Bank headquarters in Washington on April 18.
World Bank President Ajay Banga, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, and Germany's Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze take part in an event at the World Bank headquarters in Washington on April 18.

Caribbean Summit Showcases the Power of Island Politics

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Haitians walk past the wall being built on Haiti’s border with the Dominican Republic in Pedernales, Dominican Republic, on May 15.
Haitians walk past the wall being built on Haiti’s border with the Dominican Republic in Pedernales, Dominican Republic, on May 15.

How Fates Diverged in Hispaniola

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum poses for a selfie with supporters during a campaign rally in Xochimilco, Mexico, on April 29.
Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum poses for a selfie with supporters during a campaign rally in Xochimilco, Mexico, on April 29.

What Madam President Means for Mexico

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Supporters of Panamanian presidential candidate José Raúl Mulino celebrate his election victory in the Sheraton Hotel in Panama City on May 5.
Supporters of Panamanian presidential candidate José Raúl Mulino celebrate his election victory in the Sheraton Hotel in Panama City on May 5.

Panama Picks a New President

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Chilean police work at the site where three police officers were killed in a Mapuche area in Cañete, in Chile’s Biobió region, on April 27.
Chilean police work at the site where three police officers were killed in a Mapuche area in Cañete, in Chile’s Biobió region, on April 27.

Chile Confronts Organized Crime

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Colombia-Brazil Business Forum in Bogotá on April 16.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Colombia-Brazil Business Forum in Bogotá on April 16.

New Leaders Turn the Region’s Geopolitics on Its Head

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
A view of the main stage during the Web Summit Rio 2024 at the RioCentro Expo Center in Rio de Janeiro on April 16.
A view of the main stage during the Web Summit Rio 2024 at the RioCentro Expo Center in Rio de Janeiro on April 16.

Latin American Start-Ups Make Their Pitch

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at a press conference at the headquarters of the National Electoral Institute in Mexico City after a debate on April 7.
Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at a press conference at the headquarters of the National Electoral Institute in Mexico City after a debate on April 7.

How Mexico’s Presidential Candidates Could Reshape Security Policy

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
The Organization of American States headquarters is seen in Washington on Sept. 22, 2023.
The Organization of American States headquarters is seen in Washington on Sept. 22, 2023.

Can the OAS Protect Peru’s Democracy?

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron visit Combu Island, Brazil, on March 26.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron visit Combu Island, Brazil, on March 26.

Macron and Lula Deepen Ties With Trip to Amazon

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
A Cuban man pushes a wheelbarrow of waste on a street in Havana on March 18.
A Cuban man pushes a wheelbarrow of waste on a street in Havana on March 18.

Why Cuba Is Protesting

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
World Bank President Ajay Banga, Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn, and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva take part in a climate finance event during the G-20 finance ministers meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, on Feb. 28.
World Bank President Ajay Banga, Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn, and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva take part in a climate finance event during the G-20 finance ministers meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, on Feb. 28.

A Quiet Revolution in Climate Finance

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Acting Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry delivers remarks in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 6, 2023.
Acting Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry delivers remarks in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 6, 2023.

How Haiti’s Unelected Leader Lost America’s Blessing

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Colombian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad holds a press conference at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal on Dec. 18, 2022.
Colombian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad holds a press conference at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal on Dec. 18, 2022.

Colombia’s Confrontational Climate Policy

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
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