Brazil

The Battle for Brazil’s Swing Voters: Women

The Bolsonaro family has struggled with women voters, but inflation and other pocketbook issues may give them an opening now.

Latin America

The High-Stakes Threats to Latin American Democracy

Latin America’s impressive progress on electoral democracy, perhaps its most important achievement of recent decades, could soon be rolled back.

Bolivia

Bolivia’s Post-MAS Transition Is at Risk

Institutional weakness is threatening to plunge the country into instability.

Venezuela

Venezuela’s Overwhelming Electricity Crisis

Simultaneous pressures are colliding at the worst possible time, making power generation a central test of the country’s capacity to recover.

Demographics

Latin America’s Fading Demographic Tailwind

The region has anchored part of its growth on an age bonus. As it wanes, what needs to happen to solidify the economic progress?

Podcast

AQ Podcast | Venezuela’s Transition Talks

The New York Times correspondent Anatoly Kurmanaev on what the new round of negotiations means for the future of Venezuela.

Ecuador

Ecuador: Daniel Noboa’s Crackdown at a Crossroads

Progress on crime and the economy is still limited as concerns over rights abuses and democratic erosion mount.

Argentina

Argentina’s Alaska Moment

With booming hydrocarbon and lithium production, the nation’s provinces need to rethink their stabilization funds.

Latin America

Letter to the Editor: Elbridge Colby’s Criticism of 1990s U.S. Policy

A response from AQ’s readers

Chile

Chile’s Rising Anti-Establishment Powerbroker 

Franco Parisi’s Partido de la Gente helped advance the government’s flagship economic bill. Which path will he follow going forward?

Podcast

AQ Podcast | Keiko Fujimori Takes Power. Can She Keep It?

Peru’s Former Finance Minister on what Keiko Fujimori’s presidency means for the country’s stability, economy, and its place between Washington and Beijing.

North America

USMCA and the Politics of Permanent Leverage

The U.S. wants to keep the review of the trade agreement open and has little incentive for a final deal, an expert writes.

Climate

El Niño Will Challenge the New Andean Right

Presidents-elect Keiko Fujimori and Abelardo De La Espriella face risks of disaster and instability in their first months in office.

Chile

How Chile Can Turn U.S.-China Rivalry into Negotiating Power

Leveraging strategic resources, screening investments, and diversifying partners can strengthen Chile’s position.

Nicaragua

REACTION: Daniel Ortega Says No More Elections in Nicaragua

The country was scheduled to hold general elections in November 2027.