![Chile's Torres del Paine National Park in Magallanes](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Torres-del-Paine-Eduardo-Hernandez-300x234.jpg)
Q&A: Chile’s Ambitious Environmental Fund
Restoring the national botanical garden, which burned down in this year’s wildfires, is just one project for the relatively new national fund.
![Chilean President Gabriel Boric delivers a state of the nation address on June 1. Untangling Chile’s Pension Reform: The government wants to overhaul the pension system, but a gradual modernization would be a more effective path.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BoricJune2024-300x200.jpg)
Untangling Chile’s Pension Reform
The government wants to overhaul the pension system, but a gradual modernization would be a more effective path.
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Por que os EUA e a China estão de olho no porto mais remoto do Chile
Punta Arenas se tornou relevante em meio às mudanças nas rotas marítimas, novas indústrias como o hidrogênio verde e a corrida pela Antártica. Os EUA e a China estão prestando atenção.
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¿Por qué Estados Unidos y China se agolpan sobre un puerto en el sur de Chile?
Punta Arenas se encuentra en la intersección de rutas marítimas cambiantes, nuevas industrias como el hidrógeno verde y la carrera por la Antártida. Estados Unidos y China lo han notado.
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Why the U.S. and China Suddenly Care About a Port in Southern Chile
Punta Arenas is at the intersection of changing shipping routes, new industries like green hydrogen, and the race for Antarctica. The U.S. and China have noticed.
![Brine pools at a Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) lithium mine on Chile's Atacama salt flat in March 2024. Can Chile meet the moment on Lithium? The Boric administration’s lithium strategy, launched last year, has been met with some skepticism.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ChileLithium.jpg)
Can Chile Meet the Moment on Lithium?
The Boric administration’s lithium strategy, launched last year, has been met with some skepticism.
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AQ Podcast | The Shifting Sands of Organized Crime in Latin America
An overview of how homicide and other crimes are evolving in the region
![Actor Jaime Vadell as El Conde in Pablo Larraín's Netflix reimagining of Augusto Pinochet as ancient vampire. In the Oscar-nominated satire, Chile’s dictator lives on as a vampire. But it doesn’t take magical thinking to see his continuing influence on politics.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/L1060080_R_V2-300x208.jpg)
Pinochet’s Supernatural Staying Power
In an Oscar-nominated satire, Chile’s dictator lives on as a vampire. But it doesn’t take magical thinking to see his continuing influence on politics.
![Chile President Sebastian Piñera](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1985571547-300x200.jpg)
Sebastián Piñera’s Final Lesson
The late Chilean president was a rare example of how to build bridges across the ideological divide.
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AQ Podcast: How to Think About Latin America’s Security Crisis
An expert with firsthand knowledge discusses new crime dynamics and ways forward.
![Chilean voters rejected a second constitutional proposal during the December 17 referendum.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ChileDecReferendum-300x200.jpg)
REACTION: Chile Rejects Second Constitutional Rewrite
The nation is the world’s first to turn down two consecutive constitutional proposals. The 1980 charter remains in place.
![People in Santiago, Chile line up to get a free copy of a proposed new constitution.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Chile-Constitutions-300x200.jpg)
Chile: What the Upcoming Referendum Will Not Resolve
The polarization and uncertainty that has caused the economy’s decade-long underperformance will outlast the plebiscite.
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AQ Podcast | Chile: Gabriel Boric’s Conundrum
As Chile nears a plebiscite on a second proposal to replace the dictatorship-era constitution, AQ delves into the nation’s political state of play.
![Argentina and Bolivia hope to surpass Chile as a long-awaited lithium boom gains speed.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Lithium-Lede-Art-300x200.jpg)
Latin America’s Lithium Sands Are Shifting
Argentina and Bolivia hope to surpass Chile as a long-awaited lithium boom gains speed.
![Chile's green hydrogen plant in Santiago. The plant belong to Walmart.](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1590065548-300x200.jpg)
Is Chile Adrift on Green Hydrogen?
Policies and investments are lagging. The government says a long-awaited action plan will be released for public comment by year’s end.