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
Bachelet is seen in profile as she stands at a podium, gesturing with both hands as she speaks into a microphone. Dozens of people stand clustered in front of her, some pointing cameras or microphones in her direction.
Bachelet is seen in profile as she stands at a podium, gesturing with both hands as she speaks into a microphone. Dozens of people stand clustered in front of her, some pointing cameras or microphones in her direction.
Flanked by police offers, Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori waves to a crowd. She is wearing a white shirt and a crucifix necklace.
Flanked by police offers, Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori waves to a crowd. She is wearing a white shirt and a crucifix necklace.
Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez holds a meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas.
Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez holds a meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas.
A worker fills cars up with gasoline at a service station in Santiago, Chile.
A worker fills cars up with gasoline at a service station in Santiago, Chile.
Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye arrives for the CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum in Bogotá, Colombia, on March 21.
Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye arrives for the CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum in Bogotá, Colombia, on March 21.
A man walks on a street in Havana.
A man walks on a street in Havana.
Trump stands with a dozen other leaders, all dressed in business formal attire. Behind them are the flags of several countries in the region as well as a large seal showing the name of the summit.
Trump stands with a dozen other leaders, all dressed in business formal attire. Behind them are the flags of several countries in the region as well as a large seal showing the name of the summit.
Boric smiles as he holds a pair of headphones. He is a man in his late 30s wearing a white shirt and black coat in front of a blue and red background.
Boric smiles as he holds a pair of headphones. He is a man in his late 30s wearing a white shirt and black coat in front of a blue and red background.
Mexican Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Omar García Harfuch speaks while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum looks on during her daily morning briefing at the National Palace in Mexico City.
Mexican Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Omar García Harfuch speaks while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum looks on during her daily morning briefing at the National Palace in Mexico City.
The four leaders sit in red upholstered chairs in the front row of an audience of other officials and aides. Modi and Macron smile and hold hands together, whereas Lulas has a serious expression and his hands clasped in front of him.
The four leaders sit in red upholstered chairs in the front row of an audience of other officials and aides. Modi and Macron smile and hold hands together, whereas Lulas has a serious expression and his hands clasped in front of him.
Three people walk away from the camera in front of a gas station building with blinds drawn over the windows. One man carries a sack over his back as he walks.
Three people walk away from the camera in front of a gas station building with blinds drawn over the windows. One man carries a sack over his back as he walks.
Costa Rican presidential candidate Laura Fernandez gestures as she speaks into a microphone. She is wearing a pink jacket.
Costa Rican presidential candidate Laura Fernandez gestures as she speaks into a microphone. She is wearing a pink jacket.
Wearing yellow reflective vests and orange headgear and pants, two workers sort through slabs of copper.
Wearing yellow reflective vests and orange headgear and pants, two workers sort through slabs of copper.
Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa and Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino sit during a panel at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Behind them is a blue background with World Economic Forum logos.
Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa and Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino sit during a panel at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Behind them is a blue background with World Economic Forum logos.
A bicycle taxi with a red roof and a green car drive along a street in Havana.
A bicycle taxi with a red roof and a green car drive along a street in Havana.