AQ Podcast | How Organized Crime Is Evolving in Latin America: 2025 Edition
While homicide rates are stable, criminals are getting an influx of cash from cocaine, gold mining and human trafficking.
AQ Podcast: Latin America Prepares for Trump 2.0
A broad overview of the likely consequences of the U.S. election for Latin America’s economies, trading relationships and domestic politics.
AQ Podcast: Warning Lights for Brazil’s Economy?
What to expect from Latin America’s largest economy in 2024
AQ Podcast | Venezuela: Maduro’s and the Opposition’s Strategies
A look at what Nicolás Maduro and the opposition are hoping to accomplish with the July 28th election, which virtually nobody expects to be free or fair
AQ Podcast | The Shifting Sands of Organized Crime in Latin America
An overview of how homicide and other crimes are evolving in the region
AQ Podcast: How to Think About Latin America’s Security Crisis
An expert with firsthand knowledge discusses new crime dynamics and ways forward.
AQ Podcast | LatAm’s Economies in 2024: What to Expect
An overview of economic trends in the region and a detailed look at Brazil, Mexico and Argentina
AQ Podcast: Is Latin America’s Lost Decade Ending?
Former Colombia finance minister Mauricio Cárdenas reviews the significance of better GDP growth for the regions’ economies.
On Trade, Petro Should Emulate Lula, AMLO
A former Colombian planning minister writes that instead of revising trade agreements, his country and others should focus on solving market and government failures.
REACTION: Petro’s Cabinet Purge: Ocampo Out
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has asked his entire Cabinet to resign as his administration faces its most serious ministerial crisis to date.
Iván Velásquez Is Facing His Toughest Challenge Yet
As Colombia’s defense minister, the former anti-corruption crusader is challenging criminal groups—and the military tasked with confronting them.
AQ Podcast: Gustavo Petro’s Challenging Moment
Petro is facing multiple crises. How will he react?
AQ Podcast: How Organized Crime Is Changing In Latin America
An overview of the security landscape in the region, including how organized crime is pushing into previously calm countries
AQ Podcast: What Does 2023 Hold for Latin American Economies?
An examination of trends for 2023 from the head of Latin America research at Goldman Sachs
Graphic: Colombia’s Young Politicians
AQ looks at indicators measuring youth participation in politics—and profiles leading politicians age 40 and under.
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