Politics, Business & Culture in the Americas

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Solving Latin America’s “Food Paradox”

The region’s agriculture exports are booming, but food insecurity is higher than a decade ago. What can be done?

Moving the Needle on Food Insecurity

Philanthropy can catalyze innovation, allowing leaders to help their communities navigate the food crisis, writes the Citi Foundation’s president.

The Organizations on the Front Lines of Food Security

From farmers in Mexico to sugarcane workers in the Dominican Republic, AQ profiles community groups tackling nutritional challenges head-on.

Nearshoring in Latin America: Who Could Benefit Most?
7 minute read

Countries like Uruguay and Chile offer good conditions, despite being far from the U.S.

AQ Podcast | The Conservative Shift in U.S. Latinos
< 1 minute read

An episode on the complexities of the Latino community in the United States, past and present

Chile’s Ephemeral October Revolution

4 minute read

Five years on, the problems that fueled the 2019 social uprising have been overtaken by public safety concerns.

Financial Crime

The Latin American Heading the World’s Financial Watchdog. Elisa de Anda Madrazo is tackling money laundering and terrorist financing worldwide as president of the Financial Action Task Force.
The Latin American Heading the World’s Financial Watchdog
4 minute read

Elisa de Anda Madrazo is tackling money laundering and terrorist financing worldwide as president of the Financial Action Task Force.

Poverty

A woman looks toward Comuna 13 in Medellín, Colombia. Can Latin America Regain Momentum in Fighting Poverty? Despite significant progress, the region has seen a slowdown in poverty reduction. A set of key public policies can help, writes a World Bank economist.
Can Latin America Regain Momentum in Fighting Poverty?
4 minute read

Despite significant progress, the region has seen a slowdown in poverty reduction. A set of key public policies can help, writes a World Bank economist.

Latin America

Is There a Real-World Alternative to Bukele on Crime?
4 minute read

Security can be improved without compromising rights. Look at Bogotá, São Paulo and Guatemala.

Ecuador

In Ecuador, Mounting Challenges Threaten Noboa’s Reelection
5 minute read

Crime, an energy crisis, and economic stagnation may dim the president’s chances in the February 2025 contest.

Chile

A Small Miracle of Civility in Chile
3 minute read

A new book featuring four Chilean ex-presidents offers clues on how to overcome polarization.

Visual Art

A Brazilian Artist Exalts in Color at New York’s MoMA. Tadáskía explores transformation and the power of community as the first artist to paint the museum’s walls.
A Brazilian Artist Exalts in Color at New York’s MoMA
3 minute read

Tadáskía explores transformation and the power of community as the first artist to paint the museum’s walls.

Food Security

The Past, Present and Future of Soy in South America
13 minute read

Over the past five decades, the continent has become a soy-growing behemoth. But is the boom over?

Mexico

Why Sheinbaum May Take a Different Path on Mexico’s Security
5 minute read

The new president’s experience as mayor points to an approach more rooted in enhanced intelligence, mediation, and deterrence.

Colombia

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro meets U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken in Bogotá in 2022.
It’s Time to Rethink U.S.-Colombia Relations
7 minute read

The old Plan Colombia formula no longer works. Policymakers should embrace a more holistic approach, writes a former U.S. diplomat.

Podcast

AQ Podcast | Claudia Sheinbaum and the Shadow of AMLO
< 1 minute read

An analysis of how the president-elect might distinguish herself from AMLO and how to interpret her support for the recently-approved judicial reform

Venezuela

Venezuela’s Crisis Is Polarizing Latin America’s Politics
4 minute read

Renewed migration from the South American country will supercharge the issue in domestic politics throughout the hemisphere. The region’s leaders can still contain the damage.

Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum: A “Techno-Populist” In Waiting?
4 minute read

Mexico’s next president will aim for a more pragmatic relationship with the private sector amid mounting fiscal pressure.

Latin America

A Consensus-Seeker at the IDB
4 minute read

Ilan Goldfajn is trying to navigate Latin America’s deep polarization, while also pushing a “change of culture” at the region’s multilateral lender.

Mexico

Sheinbaum's Challenge: Bring Stability to Mexico-U.S. Relations. President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference in Mexico City on July 30.
Mexico-U.S. Relations Will Test Sheinbaum From the Start
4 minute read

Recent approval of the judicial reform adds noise and uncertainty to bilateral ties.

Venezuela

A Hegemonic State Takes Shape in Venezuela
5 minute read

The consolidation of a totalitarian regime poses a dilemma to the opposition: continue the electoral strategy or find an elusive new approach.

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