Infrastructure

U.S. and China Spar for Influence on the Paraguay-Paraná River System

A surge of projects along a major South American waterway is attracting geopolitical competition and boosting regional growth.

Chile

Momentum for Red Tape Reform in Chile Picks Up

Significant permitting reform for mining and other sectors is likely to materialize, but the details are uncertain as November elections loom.

Venezuela

Hardliners Are Poised to Dominate New Phase of U.S.-Venezuela Relations

The regional elections and the suspension of Chevron’s oil license will further isolate Maduro’s regime, writes an expert.

Brazil

The Alarming Rise of Gender-Based Violence in Brazil

Despite increased public awareness of the problem, the number of victims has reached a record high level.

Ecuador

Ecuador’s Noboa Will Begin a Second Term with an Improving Economy

Despite difficult external conditions and other challenges, positive economic tailwinds offer opportunities to drive long-awaited reforms.

U.S. Policy

U.S. Silence on Human Rights in Latin America Carries Substantial Risks

The Trump administration’s policies are undermining regional stability and its own ability to lead, writes a former U.S. ambassador to the OAS.

Mexico

When Recession Is Not Mexico’s Biggest Problem

The trade war unleashed by the U.S. requires more than monetary or fiscal responses from the Sheinbaum administration.

Podcast

AQ Podcast | Javier Milei’s Next Big Challenges 

After 18 months in office, Milei has made progress on inflation and finances. Here we explore his remaining challenges, including a still-struggling economy.

China-Latin America

China Doubles Down on Latin America

The recent China-CELAC forum underscores how LAC must position itself strategically amid shifting geopolitics.

Panama

Panama’s Protests Test President Mulino on Multiple Fronts

Controversial deals with the U.S. have supercharged demonstrations, but the government seems capable of avoiding a repeat of 2023.

Latin America

Latin America’s Rightward Shift

The right looks well-placed in important votes coming up across the region.

Haiti

Flows of Guns and Money Are Dooming Haiti

Anarchy is not inevitable. Action on weapons trafficking and illicit finances will be critical over the coming months, an expert writes.

Security

To Fight Organized Crime, Latin America Needs a Regional Security Force

Escalating violence is a cross-border crisis that demands collective action.

Panama

Panama’s President Mulino Is Right to Cooperate with the U.S.

Performative resistance to Trump might be gratifying, but it would undermine Panama’s most critical strategic interests, writes Mulino’s former deputy minister of foreign affairs.

El Salvador

What Bukele Wants from Trump

The Salvadoran president’s controversial deals with the U.S. are calculated to preserve his reputation at home as the economy stumbles and evidence of a gang truce mounts.