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Book Review: Euphoria and Failure of Greater Brazil

This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on peace and economic opportunity in Colombia Once upon a time, back in the long-ago mists of, say, 2012, Brazil was still seen as a benign force in the world. Other countries, from Namibia to Peru to Mozambique, were seduced by its lively democracy and admirable record … Read more

Book Review: Return to the Dark Valley

This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on peace and economic opportunity in Colombia The only thing we can do is tell stories and believe that one day we will be saved by them,” says the narrator of Colombian novelist Santiago Gamboa’s nightmarish new thriller, Return to the Dark Valley. The narrator, known only as the Consul, … Read more

Destinations

Trump Deportations Hit Immigrants With Strong U.S. Roots

This article has been updated It didn’t feel much like a homecoming when Luis Fernando Ortiz, 22, stepped off the plane in Mexico City after a decade away. His wrists and ankles were rubbed raw, chained for the duration of a 12-hour journey by bus and plane from Kentucky. His car, apartment, and family – … Read more

Tijuana Is for (Opera) Lovers

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Leave the stereotypes aside. Tijuana’s annual Ópera en la Calle is a symbol of the city’s rich and evolving cultural identity.

Trump’s Border, As Seen on TV

This article is adapted from AQ’s special issue on the U.S.-Mexico relationship. To receive AQ at home, subscribe here. Those looking for affirmation of President Donald Trump’s “bad hombres” idea of the border are more likely to find it in fiction than in fact. Through much of its history, Hollywood has portrayed U.S.-Mexico relations through a lens of antagonism, or … Read more

The Art of the U.S.-Mexico Border in AQ’s Latest Culture Issue

AQ is proud to offer the third installment of “Cultura,” our in-depth look at art and culture in Latin America and the Caribbean. As part of our special issue on U.S.-Mexico relations, for this edition we keep our eyes trained on the border, and find that the space where the U.S. and Mexico meet is … Read more

Curating on the Divide

This article is adapted from AQ’s special issue on the U.S.-Mexico relationship. To receive AQ at home, subscribe here. Over the last two decades, inSite has established itself as a pioneering curatorial and artistic program for contemporary art in Latin America. In five editions held at the Tijuana-San Diego border, inSite has supported more than 150 commissions by Mexican and … Read more

Border Beat: Tijuana’s Homegrown Electronic Sound

This article is adapted from AQ’s special issue on the U.S.-Mexico relationship. To receive AQ at home, subscribe here. “Fusion” is often less than the sum of its parts, whether in music, food or anything else (I’m looking at you, Snuggie). But that’s not the case when it comes to Nortec — a merger of traditional northern Mexican and electronic sounds that … Read more

Quiz: Are They A) Mexican B) American or C) Both?

The U.S. and Mexico share a 2,000 mile border, 200 years of history and more personal relationships than anyone can count. But they may be even more interconnected than you think. Take our AQ quiz and see if you can decide whether these 12 items are best described as Mexican, American or Both. 1Caesar Salad … Read more

AQ Top 5 Border Ambassadors: Adrián González

This article is adapted from AQ’s special issue on the U.S.-Mexico relationship. To receive AQ at home, subscribe here. Leer en español | See the rest of our AQ Top 5 Border Ambassadors For Adrián González, baseball began at the border. Born in San Diego, raised in Tijuana, and now the first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he grew up playing … Read more

AQ Top 5 Border Ambassadors: Pati Jinich

This article is adapted from AQ’s special issue on the U.S.-Mexico relationship. To receive AQ at home, subscribe here. Leer en español | See the rest of our AQ Top 5 Border Ambassadors “I can’t be of much use here anymore. All I can think about is food.” With that, Pati Jinich left a promising career in political analysis at a Washington, … Read more

AQ Top 5 Border Ambassadors: Alfredo Corchado

This article is adapted from AQ’s special issue on the U.S.-Mexico relationship. To receive AQ at home, subscribe here. Leer en español | See the rest of our AQ Top 5 Border Ambassadors A sandy riverbed and a few bridges are nearly all that physically separate El Paso, Texas, from Juárez, Mexico. That short distance belies over a century of history that … Read more

AQ Top 5 Embajadores de la Frontera: Adrián González

Read in English Para Adrián González, el béisbol comenzó en la frontera. Nacido en San Diego, criado en Tijuana, y ahora pelotero para Los Angeles Dodgers, creció jugando en las Pequeñas Ligas en los dos países, yendo y viniendo durante los fines de semana para jugar la mayor cantidad de tiempo posible. Evidentemente, valió la … Read more

AQ Top 5 Embajadores de la Frontera: Pati Jinich

Read in English “Ya no puedo ser de mucho uso aquí. Solo puedo pensar en comida”. Con eso, Pati Jinich dejó una carrera prometedora de análisis político en una firma en Washington D.C. para convertirse en chef. No se ha arrepentido de su decisión. En los 12 años que han pasado desde entonces, Jinich, nacida … Read more