Andean Region Archives - Americas Quarterly

Earthquakes Have Often Shaken Latin American Politics

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

The right-wing lawyer is set to begin a four-year term on August 7.

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

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

Voters shook up the political landscape, setting up a runoff between right-wing firebrand Abelardo De La Espriella and leftist Iván Cepeda.

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

Washington should adopt a strategic framework that recognizes the role the oil refiner plays in geopolitical security and regional stability.

Sergio Guzmán on Colombia’s surge in violence and the upcoming May 31 presidential election.

While the country’s politics remain in poor shape, the June 7 runoff offers a new opportunity to rethink the future.

The race between De La Espriella and Valencia will likely define a potential presidential runoff.

President Rodrigo Paz promised to turn the country around, yet he is shying away from his own agenda.

Venezuela’s greatest risk is not the absence of a political transition, but the simulation of one, an expert writes.

Former Finance Minister Luis Miguel Castilla on Peru’s contested vote, and whether the country’s economic resilience can survive it.

An exhibition in New York City displays Claudio Perna’s radical 20th-century experiments in mixed media.

A runoff between Fujimori and Sánchez, if confirmed, will put the country’s famous macroeconomic stability at risk, a former finance minister writes.