Puerto Rico
How a Hedge Fund Could Derail Puerto Rico’s Debt Negotiations
A hedge fund’s lawsuit could nullify Puerto Rico’s oversight board and upend its debt restructuring.
Foreign Policy
Why Ambassador Feeley’s Resignation Is So Devastating
When the ambassador to Panama resigned his post, U.S. diplomacy lost one of its most talented Latin America hands.
Security Policy
The Good News About El Salvador
Twenty-six years since the end of civil war, El Salvador – and its neighbors – are making fragile progress on violence.
Finance & Economics
Four Reasons for Brazil’s Credit Dysfunction – and How to Fix It
Brazil’s Central Bank raised eyebrows in December when it lowered its target interest rate to 7 percent. That’s high by global standards, and about average for other major emerging markets, but it was a milestone for Latin America’s biggest economy: 7 percent is the lowest key interest rate in Brazil’s history. That Brazil’s all-time lowest … Read more
Business & Economics
Four Reasons for Brazil’s Credit Dysfunction – and How to Fix It
Brazil’s sky-high cost of credit hurts the economy; lowering it could be an important step in boosting growth and jobs.
Immigration
How Trump’s Immigration Decision Could Worsen El Salvador’s Violence
Celina de Sola of Glasswing International speaks to AQ about the end of TPS and what it will take to break the cycle of violence in El Salvador.
Culture
How Netflix Is Driving A Latin American Stand-Up Comedy Boom
With stand-up gaining fans in the region, Netflix will release 15 Spanish-language specials in 2018.
Web Exclusive
Invadir Venezuela es una pésima idea
Read in English El corazón del profesor Ricardo Hausmann está en el lugar correcto, pero su propuesta de una intervención militar para salvar a Venezuela del gobierno de Nicolás Maduro simplemente no va a suceder. No funcionaría. Para empezar, la única manera en que puede tener éxito un cambio de régimen mediante un ataque armado … Read more
Foreign Policy
Invading Venezuela Is a Terrible Idea
A rejoinder to Ricardo Hausmann’s call for military intervention.
Elections 2018
“Prexit”: Latin America’s Real 2018 Dilemma
Curtailing the influence of ex-presidents would create space for fresh leadership.
Peru
Impeachment, PPK and Peru’s Stunted Democracy
Immature parties and political institutions have left Peru on the brink of crisis. A coming impeachment vote spells more trouble ahead.
Transparency & Corruption
Are Mexicans Imagining Their Corruption Problem?
To hear some political elites tell it, Mexicans shouldn’t worry too much about corruption. Despite polls showing that citizens’ perception of corruption is higher than ever, President Enrique Peña Nieto and members of his government have recently suggested that the use of social networks has simply made long-existing crookedness more visible. Rather than fully accepting … Read more
Web Exclusive
La paz de Colombia necesita de un toque local
Read in English En el corazón del acuerdo de paz de Colombia con las Farc hay un sincero ímpetu de mejorar las condiciones de vida del campo del país, que ha sido abandonado por décadas. Una serie de programas nacionales de educación, salud, electrificación, construcción de vivienda y entrega de créditos en el sector agrícola, … Read more
Paraguay
A New Generation Is Changing Paraguayan Politics
While less dramatic than in the rest of Latin America, there is a transformation in Paraguay led by those born in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Elections 2018
How a Competitive Primary Race Could Shape Paraguay’s Future
ASUNCIÓN – When Paraguayans go to the polls on Dec. 17 to choose their parties’ candidates for April’s presidential race, incumbent President Horacio Cartes will not – despite his best efforts – be on the ballot. But Cartes’ legacy, shaped partly by his controversial push for re-election and the protests it sparked, will be. That’s … Read more
