Brazil's increasingly tense politics must grapple with the looming financial crisis. We look at the outlook for Brazil over the next decade.

We look at the power competition in the Carribean, the backyard of the United States. We trace from the Munroe Doctrine in 1823 to today.

Guyana is locked in a border dispute with the once-powerful Venezuela - we look at the defensive strategy that is keeping them safe.

Michael and our guests analyse Colombia's troubles; bordering a troubled Venezuela, decades-long civil conflicts and powerful drug cartels.

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