![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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VIDEO | Latin America’s Energy Transition: Time for a Breakthrough?
On November 1 2023, AQ hosted an in-person program with the newest developments in Latin America’s clean energy transition.
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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.
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The Coming Crisis for Latin America’s Left-Wing Leaders
Social democrats now rule much of the region—but anti-incumbency, weak parties and more may soon make them an endangered species.
![Supreme Electoral Court Justice Benedito Goncalves, left, speaks with Supreme Federal Court President Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha in court in Brasilia in June at the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-1258940875-1-300x200.jpg)
Courts, a Last Line of Defense for Latin American Democracies
Judiciaries have, with some exceptions, been a check on leaders trying to concentrate power.
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What the World Gets Wrong About Latin America’s Foreign Policy
Assumptions about the region’s homogeneity and limitations on the international stage don’t hold up, writes one expert.
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The Quiet Official Behind China’s Policy in Latin America
What Cai Wei’s travels tell us about China’s priorities in the region.
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The AI Revolution Is Coming for Latin America. Is It Ready?
The region needs a regional strategy to bolster the technology’s positive effects and combat its use by bad actors, write two experts.
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AQ Podcast: Why Latin America Is So Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
An expert on cybersecurity gives an overview of the problem — and offers potential solutions
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The Dramatic Cyberattack That Put Latin America on Alert
The region is the world’s most vulnerable to cyberattacks—and essential state services aren’t safe. What can be done?
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Ciberseguridad: La próxima frontera de la competencia entre Estados Unidos y China en las Américas
Estados Unidos puede hacer más para proteger a América Latina y el Caribe de las amenazas cibernéticas y garantizar que siga siendo un socio privilegiado.
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The Monroe Doctrine Turns 200. Why Won’t It Go Away?
The infamous U.S. policy went from being celebrated in Latin America to despised. Today, its chief legacy is confusion.
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NEW AQ: Hacker’s Paradise: Why Latin America Is So Vulnerable
The region’s love of technology comes with a hidden cost: cybervulnerability. AQ’s new special report sets out what’s at risk—and what can be done.