AQ Top 5 Académicos Latinoamericanos: Mónica Ponce de León
Read in English En el transcurso de su infancia en la próspera Caracas de la década de los 70, Mónica Ponce de León encontró inspiración en la arquitectura modernista que brotaba en su entorno para elegir su futura carrera. “Todos sentían que los edificios representaban la cultura progresista de la ciudad”, dijo Ponce de León, … Read more
AQ Top 5 Académicos Latinoamericanos: Ricardo Hausmann
Read in English See the rest of the AQ Top 5 Ricardo Hausmann, director del Centro para Desarrollo Internacional de la Universidad de Harvard, ha asesorado a más de 50 países en el desarrollo de estrategias acertadas para el crecimiento. Irónicamente, el país que más podría beneficiarse de su ayuda sería el suyo, Venezuela. Hausmann, … Read more
AQ Top 5 Latin American Academics: María Teresa Ruiz González
This stargazer is blazing a trail for a new generation of Chilean scientists.
AQ Top 5 Latin American Academics: Ricardo Hausmann
Venezuela’s “know-how” economist has helped countries like Colombia, Mexico and Peru shield themselves from boom and bust cycles.
AQ Top 5 Latin American Academics: Mónica Ponce de León
Leer en español See the rest of the AQ Top 5 As a child growing up in booming, prosperous 1970s Caracas, Mónica Ponce de León found inspiration for a future career in the modernist architecture springing up around her. “Everyone felt that the buildings represented the progressive culture of the city,” Ponce de León, now … Read more
AQ Top 5 Latin American Academics: Agustín Lage
See the rest of the AQ Top 5 When the world’s first therapeutic lung cancer vaccine was announced in 2011, it may have appeared to come from one of the least likely places: Cuba, whose access to investment and goods has been restricted by more than a half-century of harsh U.S. sanctions. But to anyone … Read more
AQ Top 5 Latin American Academics: Artur Avila
See the rest of the AQ Top 5 “I can’t talk right now” Brazilian mathematician Artur Avila murmured into the phone. “I’m in Brasília to carry the Olympic torch.” When AQ contacted him the next day, he warned the conversation would have to be short because he was running late for the screening of a … Read more
Venezuelans Lead List of AQ’s Top 5 Latin American Academics
The news out of Venezuela lately has been awful. But one of the great untold stories is the vast number of talented Venezuelans, many of whom live abroad, who will hopefully be called upon one day to help put their marvelous country back together. Here at Americas Quarterly, we were reminded of that amazing pool of human … Read more
Include the Indigenous in Climate Change Talks
Leer en español In the new issue of Americas Quarterly, we asked people, “What would you tell the next U.S. president about Latin America?” To see other authors’ responses, click here. Dear Mister / Madam President, Indigenous communities have contributed the least to climate change, but they have suffered the most from its consequences. Extreme … Read more
Promote Americas-wide Collaboration on Cybersecurity
In the new issue of Americas Quarterly, we asked people, “What would you tell the next U.S. president about Latin America?” To see other authors’ responses, click here. Dear Mister / Madam President, Across the globe, the Internet and digital communications have revolutionized the way society, government and businesses connect, interact and transact. This transformation … Read more
Telmary Díaz Demands That You Listen
This article is part of AQ’s debut culture supplement, Cultura. To see the rest of the issue, click here The worldwide influence of Cuban rhythms such as son and rumba can make it easy to overlook how music continues to evolve on the island itself. Telmary Díaz’s 2013 sophomore release, Libre, is a showcase for this … Read more
Ibeyi Is Ready for the World. Is the World Ready for Them?
This article is part of AQ’s debut culture supplement, Cultura. To see the rest of the issue, click here It wasn’t long after they released their eponymous debut in 2015 that the French-Cuban duo Ibeyi was catapulted into pop music consciousness by none other than the Queen B herself, Beyoncé. The reigning queen of pop … Read more
“I Was Destined to Be a Percussionist”
This article is part of AQ’s debut culture supplement, Cultura. To see the rest of the issue, click here This interview originally appeared in Spanish in OnCuba magazine. Music flows through Yissy García’s veins. The daughter of drummer Bernardo García, founding member of the popular band Irakere, García was born in Cayo Hueso in Havana, … Read more
Clara Porset: Revolutionary by Design
This article is part of AQ’s debut culture supplement, Cultura. To see the rest of the issue, click here Legend has it that the idea for Cuba’s national arts schools was born over beers and a round of golf between Fidel Castro and Ernesto “Che” Guevara in the early days of the Communist revolution. Walking … Read more
