Past Issues:
What the U.S. Election Means for Latin America
Latin America’s Ports
Ports are ground zero for many of the region’s toughest challenges. The opportunties and risks hidden among docks and cranes may make or break the decade ahead.
Latin America’s Election Super-Cycle
Presidential elections in six Latin American countries will make history, test institutions and signal meaningful new trends in the region’s politics.
A (Relatively) Bullish Case for Latin America
After a tough decade, a cautious optimism has returned to parts of Latin America. Our new issue explores where the opportunities are.
Cybersecurity
Latin America is among the world’s most vulnerable regions to cyberattacks. Our new issue explores why, and what can be done to improve security.
What Lula Means for Latin America
What does President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s return mean for Latin America and its role on the world stage? Our new issue explores the consequences for climate change, trade, the China-U.S. competition and more.
The Uruguay Issue
Albeit imperfect, Uruguay consistently outranks its peers in Latin America when it comes to the quality of its democracy and policy choices. Could others replicate its reality?
Millennials in Politics
The next generation of politicians is already here. Two millennial presidents and scores of legislators, mayors and governors are showing that the change of the guard has already started. What will this new generation bring to the table?
Supply Chains
Global supply chains are shifting. How can Latin America seize the opportunity?
Summit of the Americas
Leaders from across the hemisphere will meet in California in June. Which common challenges will be on the agenda? Which ones should be?
The COVID Generation
Latin American schools were closed during the pandemic for longer than any other region. Now the future of a generation depends on whether countries can get past educational setbacks.
The Battle Over Fake News
Fake news is spreading faster than fact-checkers can handle. Social media has elevated a longstanding problem to a scale that threatens to unravel Latin America’s democracies.
Mayors Leading the Recovery
As the pandemic spread, in many places local leadership offered a refuge from polarized national politics.
The Case for Sustainable Development In The Amazon
A special report on new initiatives to bring sustainable economic development to the Amazon region and the 35 million people who live there – without resorting to deforestation.
Organized Crime in Times of COVID
With Latin American governments distracted by the pandemic, transnational crime groups have continued to thrive. What can be done?
Closing the Gender Gap
AQ takes an in-depth look at how Latin America can get the quest for gender equality on track.
5 Big Ideas for a Post-COVID Latin America
The region had already been experiencing stagnant growth, rising inequality and a new anti-democratic wave. Now is the time for bold – even radical – thinking.
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The Migration Issue
COVID-19 adds new urgency – and complexity – to Latin America’s unprecedented migration challenge.
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Latin America’s 21st-Century Militaries
A special report on Latin America’s armed forces – why they’re ascendant again, what they really want, and what it means for democracies.
The Politics of Water
As freshwater consumption grows and the climate changes, governments, communities and corporations are facing increased pressure to act. AQ takes an in-depth look at water governance in Latin America.
Falling Apart?
Latin America’s anti-corruption drive is losing momentum. Saving it will require courage, smart reforms – and honesty about its problems.
China-Latin America 2.0
The region’s biggest story of the decade, China’s increasing footprint in Latin America, may also be the most misunderstood.
Piracy in Latin America
Latin America’s tolerance for intellectual property theft not only leads to economic losses, it also finances organized crime.
Urban Visionaries
Fixing urban problems requires more than good policy, strong management and sufficient financing: It takes politicians, activists and entrepreneurs with vision and courage.
Reducing Homicides
What Latin America’s new leaders – and the private sector – should do to reduce homicide.
Rebuilding Venezuela
The task – if and when it comes – will be enormous. A profile of 10 people whose talents will be key to resolving Latin America’s most urgent crisis.
Latin America First?
Nationalist, anti-establishment candidates are soaring ahead of 2018 elections. Why? A special report.
Colombia’s Challenge
Making peace was historic. But for the accord to endure, Colombia now needs to extend infrastructure and opportunity to all.
Latin American Youth
Latin Americans coming of age today have more opportunities – and higher aspirations – than their parents. But many of the old hurdles remain.
Indivisible: A Special Issue on the U.S. and Mexico
The U.S. and Mexico are linked by a tangled web of history, culture and commerce. The relationship will survive even its current test.
Young Entrepreneurs
Creating young entrepreneurs is the best way to jump-start Latin America’s economies. A special report on how to do it.
Fixing Brazil
Progress is possible, but not inevitable. A 50-page special report on fixing Brazil.
Memos to the Next President
What would you tell the next president of the United States about Latin America? A new agenda for the Hemisphere.
Which Future for Central America?
A special report on security and development in the Northern Triangle.
The Decline of U.S. Power?
Will the end of U.S. hegemony in the hemisphere bring harmony or discord?
Higher Education and Competitiveness
How can universities prepare students for the global economy?
Media in the Americas: Threats to Free Speech
Crime, violence, media monopolies, and state intimidation.
Latin America Goes Global
From diplomacy to business to pop culture, the ways the region is changing the world.
Natural Resource Extraction in Latin America
An inside look at the best and worst practices in natural resource extraction.
Latin America’s Real Middle Class
Who are Latin America’s new middle classes and what effect will they have on politics, economics and business?
Gender Equality: Political Backrooms, Corporate Boardrooms and Classrooms
How far has the region progressed in women’s rights and gender equality?
Social Inclusion
The term of social inclusion has become the buzz word for development. What is it, and how is the region faring?
China’s Global Rise: Implications for the Americas
Growing ties between China and Latin America have boosted economies, shifted political dynamics and altered relations between the United States and Latin America. How do Beijing’s development, trade and geopolitical goals intersect with regional development and politics?
Impact Investing: Profit Meets Purpose
Is the development trend du jour, impact investment, the Next Big Thing? Plus, Chinese mining investment, education reform, security, President Juan Manuel Santos, and more.
Sports: Business, Integration and Social Change
More than a pastime, sports play a multidimensional role in the region.
The New Brazil and the Changing Hemisphere
It’s time to rethink how both obvious and subtle changes are making the region more diverse, its future more unpredictable and policy challenges more complex.
Free Trade and Market Access
Who benefits from trade, and when does access to domestic and world markets reduce poverty and inequality?
Health Care
Broadening access to health care is one of the hemisphere’s biggest challenges. Governments, civil society and business are now moving in innovative ways to address it.
Trafficking and Transnational Crime
Drug cartels undermine the region’s democracies, weaken the media and corrupt our youth. How can we beat them?
The Environment
Whatever the outcome of the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the hemisphere needs to set its own priorities. And quickly.
Human Rights
In the half-century since the founding of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, much has been achieved. But new and serious challenges await.
The Economic Crisis: What is Next?
The global economic crisis has sent shock waves rippling through the region, but it’s also proved that sound fiscal and monetary policies can help governments ride out the worst of the storm.
Connectivity and the Digital Divide
Will the IT economy deepen the division between the haves and have nots? Here’s how to avoid it. Plus, the regional implications of the financial crisis and expectations for President Obama across the Americas.
Where is Latin America Heading?
A new generation takes power. Can it come to grips with the region’s old problems?
Social Mobility: Innovations and Constraints
Latin America’s challenges of systemic poverty, high inequality and social mobility.
Coping with (In)Security
Crime has been on the rise in the region, affecting investment, politics and security, and drawing militaries into the mix. Now, communities, businesses, governments, and regional institutions are pushing back.
Memos to the President Elect
31 essays: The hemisphere’s political, social and economic leaders on future U.S. policy.
Our Immigrant Hemisphere
In the U.S., immigration has become a political fault line. But we often overlook that immigration and migration are a shared experience throughout our hemisphere.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Investing in social development, protecting the environment and improving labor standards have become the rage in business and academic circles. But can corporate social responsibility save the world?
