![U.S. President Joe Biden stands with Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou and Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 3, 2023, at the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders' Summit meant to boost U.S. investment in Latin America and counter China's growing influence in the region.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/APEP-Summit-300x200.jpg)
Did Biden’s Latin America Summit Offer Too Little, Too Late?
APEP suffers from a shortfall of ambition and participation, leaving out the region’s biggest economy, writes a foreign relations expert.
![In Argentina, a nation caught in economic crisis, the odds are stacked against Sergio Massa or Javier Milei the day after the presidential election.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MassaMilei-Debate-300x199.png)
Argentina’s Next President Will Tread a Thorny Path Forward
In a nation caught in economic crisis, the odds are stacked against Massa or Milei the day after the presidential election, writes a leading emerging-market economist.
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Um cenário (relativamente) otimista para a América Latina
É certo que a política da região não anda bem. Mas mudanças na economia global e algumas tendências promissoras no mercado interno estão dando impulso a um crescimento econômico modesto, escreve o editor-chefe da AQ.
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Un alegato (relativamente) optimista a favor de América Latina
Distante de las crisis globales y cerca de los mercados clave, la región tiene lo que el mundo necesita en este momento, escribe el editor en jefe de AQ.
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A (Relatively) Bullish Case for Latin America
Far from global crises but near vital markets, the region has what the world needs right now, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.
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The Darien Gap’s Fearsome Reputation Has Been Centuries in the Making
Before it became a migration hotspot, the area attracted visions for colonization and connection. So far, all have failed.
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NEW AQ: A Cautious Optimism About Latin America
The region faces many challenges.
But changes in the global economy, and some encouraging developments at home, could be opening up a new era of strong growth.
![Americas Society/Council of the Americas CEO Susan Segal meets with Chilean President Gabriel Boric in September.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AQ0423_Segal-300x183.jpg)
Susan Segal: Democracy Is Reason for Optimism on Latin America
Many countries are emerging stronger from tests to democratic institutions, writes AS/COA’s CEO.
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Latin America Could See More Nayib Bukeles
Weak political representation and entrenched inequality is fertile ground for imitators of El Salvador’s president, writes AQ’s correspondent.
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Will This Be the Year Mercosur Breaks?
Multiple threats, including a deadline for a deal with the EU, menace Latin America’s longest-lived regional bloc.
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What Caused Peru’s Economic Downfall?
Social cleavages have turned politics into a fight for spoils, draining the country’s productive potential, writes a former minister of economy and finance.
![Javier Milei is one of Argentina's leading presidential candidates. He is a populist who calls for sweeping policies like dollarization.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Milei-Dollarization-300x200.jpg)
Milei’s Path to Dollarization: Riddled with Doubts
Replacing the Argentine peso with the U.S. dollar might take years if it happens at all, experts say.
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Paraguay’s New President Wants Change at Home and Abroad
Before his inauguration, Santiago Peña already advanced an ambitious legislative agenda—but international issues and ties to his mentor Horacio Cartes could prove challenging.
![Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley arrives for an MDB Evolution Roundtable at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2023.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-1251749622-300x200.jpg)
Are Caribbean Banks Held to a Double Standard?
Safeguards for money laundering and tax evasion may be falling disproportionately on Caribbean economies, some analysts argue.