Politics, Business & Culture in the Americas
REACTION: Irfaan Ali Claims Reelection Victory in Guyana
REACTION: Irfaan Ali Claims Reelection Victory in Guyana
7 minute read

Ali and his ruling party are projected to win handily and maintain their legislative majority.

AQ Podcast | Brazil: Bolsonaro’s Trial Begins
AQ Podcast | Brazil: Bolsonaro’s Trial Begins
< 1 minute read

An analysis of the implications, in Brazil and abroad, of the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro

Paraguay’s Boom Has Yet to Fully Deliver

Paraguay’s Boom Has Yet to Fully Deliver

7 minute read

A year after reaching investment grade, the country is growing fast but many Paraguayans feel left behind.

Elections

Rodrigo Paz Pereira and Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga
Bolivia: Meet the Candidates 2025

Voters will choose between a centrist and a conservative former president in the October 19 runoff.

AQ Podcast | Bolivia’s Game-Changing Election

After years of MAS rule, Bolivia looks set for major change. In today’s episode, a look at the two candidates in the October runoff election.

Customers outside a subsidized grocery store in La Paz in Sept. 2024. To Escape Economic Crisis, Bolivia Has a Painful Road Ahead: Whoever wins this year’s election, the next president will face the daunting task of implementing bitter reforms.
To Escape Economic Crisis, Bolivia Has a Painful Road Ahead

Whoever wins this year’s election, the next president will face the daunting task of implementing bitter reforms.

Guyana's President Irfaan Ali after voting in Leonora on September 1.
REACTION: Irfaan Ali Claims Reelection Victory in Guyana

Ali and his ruling party are projected to win handily and maintain their legislative majority.

Trump and Latin America

U.S. Border Patrol agents patrol the border area in Sunland Park, New Mexico, as seen from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico in March 2025. REACTION: Trump Orders Armed Forces to Fight Latin American Cartels
REACTION: Trump Orders Armed Forces to Fight Latin American Cartels

The reported Pentagon directive targets groups that the U.S. considers terrorist organizations.

Trump’s Policies Are Testing U.S.-Latin America Ties

A year after AQ’s special report on what the U.S. election would mean for Latin America, even allies complain about heightened uncertainty.

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro at Mar-a-Lago in 2020.
REACTION: Trump Hits Brazil with 50% Tariff

In a letter addressed to Lula, Trump cited the treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Our Current Issue

A (Realistic) Path to Success at COP30

As the world prepares for the UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil, one proposal stands out.

Belém and Its Challenges Await COP30

As the UN climate summit nears, the host city of Belém struggles with the daily realities of the Amazon.

The U.S. Can’t Afford to Sit Out Brazil’s Climate Summit

The global gathering presents the White House with an opportunity to enhance its leadership in the Western Hemisphere, writes AS/COA's CEO.

Argentina

Argentine President Javier Milei, left, during a campaign event in Buenos Aires on Aug. 27.
Milei’s Economy Faces Electoral Challenges
4 minute read

The outcome of two key upcoming votes will set the tone for the remainder of the Argentine president’s term.

Colombia

A member of the Colombian National Police's Special Operations Group stands guard as cleaners clear debris from the site of a bomb explosion in Cali, Colombia in August.
Colombia’s Dangerous Regress
4 minute read

Intensifying violence and a divisive election season reveal a startling deterioration in the country’s stability.

Ecuador

View of the Rumichaca international bridge on the Ecuador-Colombia border in Tulcan, Ecuador on April 12, 2025.
Unlocking Ecuador’s Migrant Paradox
3 minute read

With the right policies in place, Venezuelan migrants could help the Noboa administration revitalize the economy, two experts write.

Colombia

Explosives left six dead and more than 60 wounded outside an airbase in Cali, Colombia, on August 21.
Colombia’s Terrorist Violence Aftermath
5 minute read

A wave of deadly attacks is sowing fear and most likely reshaping the 2026 presidential election.

Mexico

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation Ministers Lenia Batres, from left, Yasmin Esquivel Mossa, Loretta Ortiz Ahlf, Maria Estela Rios, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, Giovanni Azael Figueroa, Irving Espinosa Betanzo, Aristides Rodrigo Guerrero and Sara Irene Herrerias at the National Electoral Institute in Mexico City, Mexico, on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Mexico's new Supreme Court will feature a clear majority of justices with direct ties to the country's former leftist president or the ruling Morena party he founded.
Mexico’s New Supreme Court Faces Defining Tests
5 minute read

Three cases will reveal what’s next for the nation’s justice system as new judges assume office.

Artificial Intelligence

Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaks at the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 26, 2025.
Latin America’s Opportunity in the AI Race
5 minute read

As the U.S. and China race against each other in artificial intelligence, Latin America can pursue digital non-alignment.

Podcast

AQ Podcast | Bolivia’s Game-Changing Election
< 1 minute read

After years of MAS rule, Bolivia looks set for major change. In today’s episode, a look at the two candidates in the October runoff election.

Brazil

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing at the May China-CELAC Forum.
Brazil Deepens Its Bond With China
5 minute read

The already important relationship is gaining momentum, as U.S. policies drive Brazil to seek closer collaboration with China.

Chile

José Antonio Kast speaks during the July 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Camboriu, Brazil. Chile’s Right Is Gaining Momentum: Polls show conservative candidate José Antonio Kast leading in the November 16 presidential election.
Chile’s Right Is Gaining Momentum
4 minute read

Polls show conservative candidate José Antonio Kast leading in the November 16 presidential election.

Bolivia

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - AUGUST 17: An electoral jury shows a ballot in the vote count at the Hugo Davila School on August 17, 2025 in La Paz, Bolivia. Bolivians head to polls amid a social and economic crisis. Projections reveal that a runoff could be possible for the first time since the constitution was introduced in 2009. Opposition candidates Samuel Doria Medina of Alianza Unidad and Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga of Alianza Libre lead the surveys ahead of the election.
REACTION: Bolivia’s Runoff: A Surprise Candidate Faces a Conservative
4 minute read

In a rebuke of the ruling MAS party, centrist Rodrigo Paz and right-wing former President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga will face off on October 19.

Venezuela

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, at Kremlin Palace in Moscow, on May 07, 2025.
Putin and Maduro’s ‘Perfect Harmony’ Tests Trump’s Watch
8 minute read

Moscow and Caracas are strengthening ties in key areas, including ammunition production, rewriting the Americas playbook.

Podcast

AQ Podcast | Resilience Amid Chaos: An Overview of LatAm Economies in 2025
< 1 minute read

The chief economist for the region at Citigroup on what is shaping Latin America’s economic outlook

Democracy

An image of President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador is raised during a national address on June 1 in San Salvador. Can liberal democracy adapt before it unravels? The global embrace of illiberal democrats reveals not just widespread disillusionment, but elite failure.
Can Liberal Democracy Adapt Before It Unravels?
4 minute read

The global embrace of illiberal democrats reveals not just widespread disillusionment, but elite failure.

Argentina

Argentina’s Complicated U.S. Visa Politics: Argentina's Minister of National Security Patricia Bullrich (L) and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (R) after signing a bilateral agreement in Buenos Aires on July 28
Argentina’s Complicated U.S. Visa Politics
4 minute read

Despite alignment between the Trump and Milei administrations, Argentina faces challenges to reenter the Visa Waiver Program.

Foreign Policy

A woman carries a European Union flag in Warsaw, Poland in May 2025. Why Europe Needs Latin America
Why Europe Needs Latin America
4 minute read

Despite recent tensions, the region should be considered a strategic transatlantic partner for security and defense.

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