Authors

Dwight Dyer is a senior analyst for Control Risks, a global risk and security consultancy.

Jacob Bathanti is an independent writer and consultant, currently residing in Peru. He blogs on open government and Latin American politics at Obscure Suddha. You can follow him at @ObscureSuddha.

Gavin Strong is an Americas analyst for Control Risks, a global risk management company.

Marcelo Min is a veteran Brazilian news photographer with more than 20 years of experience working with major news outlets in São Paulo. View his work at http://archive.marcelomin.com.br/

Bob Moser is a U.S.-born freelance business reporter based in São Paulo, Brazil. Read his work at http://bobmoser.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @bobmoser333.

Kenia Morales is a graduate student at New York University focused on Latin American politics. She is a long-time reproductive health and justice activist who is spending her summer in Managua, Nicaragua.

Estefanía Marchán is a researcher at the Global Development and Environment Institue’s China and Latin America Program. She writes about economic and political developments in Latin America and emerging markets. Follow her on Twitter at @estefmarchan.

Ramón Campos Iriarte is a Colombian political analyst and journalist. Follow him on Twitter at @iriartephoto.

Ana Defillo is a guest blogger for AQ Online. For more on the Cuban blogosphere, follow @adefillo

Víctor M. Mijares is assistant professor of political science at the Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela.

James Stranko is a consultant at the Clinton Global Initiative and the author of the blog Avenida America.

Dinorah Azpuru is an associate professor of political science at Wichita State University and a member of the Scientific Support Group of the AmericasBarometer.

Vítor de Salles Brasil is a law student at the Federal University of Bahia.

Shari Wejsa holds an M.A. in Latin American and Caribbean Studies from Columbia University and conducted research on issues related to human rights and education in Salvador, Bahia through a Fulbright Fellowship.

Maria Paula Schmidt Carvalho is a guest blogger for AQ Online.