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The Gray Tide: Latin America’s Demographic Transformation

A perfect storm of plunging birth rates and rapidly aging populations will break over Latin America in coming decades. Is there a silver lining?

Latin America’s Demographic Transformation by the Numbers

A deeper look at the shift’s nuances and impact on pensions and day-to-day life

To Manage Latin America’s Demographic Shifts, Support Women

The changes underway are the result of largely positive trends, although governments can do more to handle the transition.

How Will De La Espriella Govern? Previous Newcomers Offer Clues
5 minute read

History shows that newcomers often pursue a maximalist approach once elected. That can be dangerous—including to the leaders themselves.

AQ Podcast | A New Criminal Landscape in Latin America
< 1 minute read

InSight Crime's Jeremy McDermott on how criminal groups are adapting and whether the region's new leaders can stop them.

Venezuela’s Earthquakes Are Exposing the Fault Lines in U.S. Policy

3 minute read

A nation coping with an epic disaster is pressing for answers on its democratic transition, an expert writes.

North America

Getting the China Dimension of USMCA Right
4 minute read

North America would benefit from three decisions that could cement the region’s security and competitiveness for years to come, an expert writes.

Venezuela

Teams remove debris on a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 25, 2026.

Earthquakes Have Often Shaken Latin American Politics
2 minute read

How governments respond to natural disasters can shape their political trajectories, an expert writes.

Africa-Latin America

The CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum was held in Bogotá in March 2026.
Latin America’s Slow But Steady Pivot Toward Africa
5 minute read

The regions are seeking more meaningful ties to achieve economic transformation.

Podcast

AQ Podcast | Cuba: Four Possible Scenarios
< 1 minute read

As U.S. pressure mounts on Cuba, an FIU expert lays out four of the most plausible paths forward for the island-nation.

Peru

Keiko Fujimori speaks to the press outside her home in Lima on June 11.
Keiko Fujimori’s Defining Choice in Peru
4 minute read

Will Peru’s likely president-elect seek revenge, or build a democratic legacy?

Cuba

Cuba’s Crisis: Four Near-Term Scenarios
5 minute read

Havana’s calculations and Washington’s aggressive posture will shape the island’s next chapter, two experts write.

U.S. Policy

A view of the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters in Washington, D.C. in 2025
The OAS’s Existential Challenge
4 minute read

Washington is threatening to walk away from one of the hemisphere’s most essential institutions. The region needs to say something about it.

Latin America

The Scala Data Centers facility in Barueri, Brazil.
Latin America’s Data Center Gold Rush: Myth and Reality
6 minute read

Governments need to define rules of engagement to secure the best terms from the current investment boom.

Peru

Peruvian presidential candidates Roberto Sánchez and Keiko Fujimori on June 7
REACTION: Peru Runoff Is Too Close to Call (Again)
6 minute read

Conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez are in a dead heat.

Brazil

Police operate in São Paulo's financial district during a money laundering investigation in August 2025.
The New FTO Risks to Businesses in Brazil
4 minute read

Companies face significant compliance challenges with the unprecedented U.S. designation.

Podcast

AQ Podcast | Trump Wades into Brazil’s Campaign (Again)
< 1 minute read

Chris Garman on the FTO designation, new tariffs, and what Washington’s latest moves mean for Brazil’s October election.

Chile

Chile’s President José Antonio Kast speaks during the annual address to the nation at the National Congress in Valparaiso, on June 1, 2026.
Kast and Chile’s Investment Reset
4 minute read

The government needs to reconcile growth and legitimacy to boost GDP growth and investor confidence, two experts write.

Bolivia

Demonstrators during a rally against President Rodrigo Paz in La Paz on May 25, 2026.
Bolivia’s Crisis Is About More Than Evo Morales
4 minute read

Current unrest reflects fractured political alliances and broader social changes, with existential implications for President Rodrigo Paz.

Honduras

President of Honduras Nasry Asfura
Asfura’s Pragmatism Collides with Honduras’ Reality
5 minute read

The new president is betting that austerity and stronger ties with the U.S. will help change the country’s path.

U.S. Policy

What November’s U.S. Midterm Vote Means for the Americas
5 minute read

For now, the Democratic Party is likely to make gains that would affect U.S. policy toward Latin America on several key fronts.

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