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A $4.6 Billion Problem for the Americas
How illegal tobacco has become a vehicle to finance organized crime and terrorist groups.
The Long View
Argentina, Chile and the Antarctic Treaty That Eased Cold War Tensions
Latin American nations helped preserve Antarctica for peaceful purposes, a story still relevant today.
Venezuela
Smolansky: “We Just Need the Armed Forces to Take the Step”
In an AQ exclusive, the exiled opposition leader speaks about Venezuela’s “unified front” against Maduro.
Argentina
El curioso caso de Alfredo Olmedo, “El Bolsonaro Argentino”
Read in English Por años, el congresista Alfredo Olmedo ha usado su característica chaqueta de color amarillo brillante y sus opiniones controversiales para sobresalir entre sus colegas políticos. Ahora, como candidato a la presidencia de las elecciones de Argentina en octubre, su estilo contra el establecimiento ha provocado comparaciones con otro Latinoamericano incendiario: el presidente … Read more
Brazil
Dear Davos, About Bolsonaro…
Brazil’s bold economic reform agenda comes with several potential hitches.
Piracy
Uma caixa preta revoluciona a pirataria na América Latina
Esta pequena “caixa preta” transmite filmes, TV e serviços de streaming como o Netflix por uma fração do custo normal. Ela é extremamente popular e absolutamente ilegal.
Piracy
El insidioso aparato revolucionando la piratería en América Latina
La “caja negra” transmite películas, televisión y servicios de streaming como Netflix a una fracción del costo regular. Es increíblemente popular y completamente ilegal.
Top 5
AQ Top 5 Latin American Inventors: Gabriela León
A Mexican engineer fighting the spread of viruses.
Top 5
AQ Top 5 Latin American Inventors: Eduardo Fernández
An Argentine consultant spreading his love of invention.
Top 5
AQ Top 5 Latin American Inventors: Carlos Monroy
A 27-year-old biologist helping Mexicans breathe better
AQ Top 5
AQ Top 5 Latin American Inventors: Priska Díaz
A mother and designer improving bottle-feeding for babies.
Piracy
A Victimless Act? How Organized Crime Profits from Pirated Goods.
For a safer Latin America, we should stop romanticizing piracy.
Piracy
Who Really Buys Pirated Goods in Latin America?
AQ sent reporters to five street markets around Latin America to ask why people buy pirated and counterfeit goods. Some of their answers surprised us.
Piracy
How Colombia Is Protecting Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Knowledge
This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on piracy in Latin America Trade and intellectual property (IP) have been bound together for a long time. The first major international agreement on intellectual property dates back to 1883 with the signing of the Paris Convention. The treaty was formed after inventors refused to participate in … Read more
