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A New Stage in the Race to Develop Latin America’s Ports

A year after AQ’s report on port infrastructure, Chile’s far south has hit a few roadblocks as investment interest continues.

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.

Peru: A 2025 Snapshot

AQ tracks political and economic trends to watch and key indicators in 2025.

AQ Podcast | Chancay Port and the China-U.S. Battle in Latin America

A former finance minister brings a big-picture perspective on what the Chancay port really means for Latin America.

Peru’s 1990s Chaos, Seen Through One Family’s Struggles to Reconnect

Klaudia Reynicke’s film reveals the intimate consequences of social upheaval.

Peru’s Anti-Law Enforcement Turn Is a Threat to Regional Stability

International pressure can stop Peru’s Congress from further dismantling the state’s crime-fighting capacities.

AQ Podcast | A Surprising Case for Optimism in Peru

A former finance minister on how the country could make the most of high copper prices and new ports coming online soon

Can Copper Prices and Nearshoring Restart Peru’s Economic Dynamism?

Politics has been a drag on this former regional growth star, and hasn’t improved. But global economic conditions have, writes a former finance minister.

Peru’s Brewing Migration Storm

As Peru’s deeply unpopular Congress erodes democracy, its citizens are increasingly voting with their feet. Washington can prevent a bigger outflow.

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: An X-Ray of Peru’s Tinderbox

A broad look at what’s behind political instability in Peru and what it means for the country’s democracy and the economy

A Year After a Failed Coup, Peru Remains a Tinderbox

Multiple issues threaten the government’s fragile stability amid Congress’ entrenchment.

AQ Podcast: Peru’s Perpetual Crisis

Peru is on its 6th president in six years, and now Dina Boluarte faces multiple challenges. Is there any end in sight to the country’s protracted political crisis?

Peru is experiencing brain drain as young professionals and skilled workers migrate to Europe, the U.S. and Canada.

Peru’s Next Generation of Leaders Is Leaving

Amid political chaos and economic downturn, more young Peruvians are going and staying abroad, threatening the country’s future.

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.