Latin America's Armed Forces
The Enduring Myth of the “Non-Corrupt” Military
The false notion that the armed forces are inherently cleaner is dangerous to democracy in Latin America.
Latin America's Armed Forces
Inside Mauricio Macri’s Delicate Campaign to Rebuild Argentina’s Military
The former president tried to bring the armed forces out of the shadow of the last dictatorship. Will his successor reverse course?
Special Series
The Rise and Fall of CICIG: LatAm’s Biggest Stories of the 2010s
The groundbreaking anti-corruption agency’s demise showed that impunity won’t die quietly.
Opinion
Latin America’s Other Election: The Next IDB President
The Inter-American Development Bank plays a vital role in the region. The process for picking its president should be more transparent.
Colombia
How Can Colombia Stop Social Unrest? Listen to Colombians.
Demands in the streets can be addressed with the peace deal and social policy.
Special Series
Four Female Presidents: LatAm’s Biggest Stories of the 2010s
For 58 days, Latin America made history as four women served simultaneously as heads of state.
Brazil
New Data Points to Staggering Violence in the Amazon
A study shows 2,500 separate violent incidents targeting environmental defenders. The government, business and society must act.
Special Series
Haiti’s Earthquake: LatAm’s Biggest Stories of the 2010s
Manmade problems are still exacerbating a tragedy provoked by natural disaster.
Special Series
US-Cuba Policy Whiplash: LatAm’s Biggest Stories of the 2010s
Barack Obama’s 2014 decision to normalize ties with Cuba seemed to mark the end of the Cold War in the Western Hemisphere. Then President Trump upended it.
Special Series
Dilma’s Impeachment: LatAm’s Biggest Stories of the 2010s
The first of an AQ series revisiting the decade’s 10 most important stories, and why they really mattered.
Special Series
Latin America’s 10 Biggest Stories of the 2010s
A look back at the decade’s biggest stories, and why they really mattered.
Energy & Environment
A Realistic Plan to Revive Mexican Oil
Mexico has the resources it needs to revitalize its oil industry. But the president first needs a policy rethink.
Mexico
The Change Brewing in Mexico’s Courts
How AMLO’s Supreme Court picks and a flurry of legislative reforms could help him implement his agenda.
Brazil
Is Brazil Next?
Most Brazilians are unhappy with Bolsonaro. But that doesn’t mean Latin America’s protest wave will spread here, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.
Brazil
Why Latin America’s Protests Could Slow Brazil’s Economic Reforms
Demonstrations across the continent have investors wondering if the same could happen in Brazil – and upend the government’s economic reform agenda.
