Politics, Business & Culture in the Americas

Cultura

A Son of Mexico’s Elite Bids for Literary Stardom in the U.S.

In Nicolás Medina Mora’s debut novel, a failed attempt at Americanization yields critical reflections on two North American elites.

Cultura

Why Was Argentina’s 2001 Default So Contentious?

A new book retraces the 15 years of grueling litigation that followed but doesn’t emphasize the contractual changes it provoked.

Cultura

AQ’s Spring Playlist: Hearing Voices

AQ’s music critic highlights the lingering power of the human voice in this roundup of tracks old and new.

Visual Art

When Latin America Took the “Talking Cure”

An exhibition in London traces the history of psychoanalysis in the region, from dream-interpreting radio shows to Freud’s Peruvian connection.

Ecuador

Salazar, 42, is Ecuador's first career prosecutor to ascend to the top job.
Ecuador’s Crusading Attorney General Is Facing Her Toughest Challenge Yet

Diana Salazar’s investigations have taken down major figures. But a wave of drug-related violence is changing what defending the rule of law looks like.

Mexico

Migrants travel through Tapachula in southern Mexico in Oct. 2023. The next administration in Mexico should work more closely with its neighbors to address migration.
Mexico Needs a New Strategy for the Northern Triangle

The next administration should work more closely with its neighbors to address migration.

Podcast

AQ Podcast: Why Argentines Seem to Be Sticking With Milei

Despite recession and inflation, Milei has maintained his popularity. The reason for that lies in part in a lack of alternatives.

Guatemala

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo speaks during a press conference in Guatemala City in April 2024. The center-left president has made small gains in his first 100 days in office, though slow progress is setting off alarm bells among supporters.
Arévalo Wants to Change Guatemala. Some Say He’s Moving Too Slowly.

The center-left president has made small gains in his first 100 days in office, though slow progress is setting off alarm bells among supporters.

Mexico

A girl walks by silhouettes of wooden women placed in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Nov. 25, 2023. Gender-based violence Is at the center of Mexico’s security crisis, and a recent mob attack underscores the need to recognize the gendered dimensions of violence in a critical election year.
Violence Against Women Is at the Center of Mexico’s Security Crisis

A recent mob attack underscores the need to recognize the gendered dimensions of violence in a critical election year.

Brazil

Despite Record-Low Murder Rates, Brazilians Feel Less Safe

Homicide rates have fallen steadily in recent years, but over a third of Brazil’s public believe that violence has increased since Lula took office.

Podcast

AQ Podcast: Warning Lights for Brazil’s Economy?

What to expect from Latin America’s largest economy in 2024

Mexico

Mexico's presidential candidates exchanged accusations in the first debate held in Mexico City on April 7, 2024.
Should Investors Take a Sheinbaum Victory for Granted in Mexico?

Claudia Sheinbaum’s win in June is not inevitable, and the race could bring an unexpected post-vote scenario.

Colombia

Petro’s Healthcare Move Reveals His New Governing Strategy

The Colombian president’s intervention into major private health insurers reflects growing frustration over obstacles to his reform agenda.

Chile

Brine pools at a Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) lithium mine on Chile's Atacama salt flat in March 2024. Can Chile meet the moment on Lithium? The Boric administration’s lithium strategy, launched last year, has been met with some skepticism.
Can Chile Meet the Moment on Lithium?

The Boric administration’s lithium strategy, launched last year, has been met with some skepticism.

Ecuador

What Ecuador’s Embassy Drama Means for Noboa

The raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito to seize a convicted former vice president hurts the president’s international prospects, but might help him domestically.

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