Portfolio: The Art and Activism of Tania Bruguera
This article is part of AQ’s debut culture supplement, Cultura. To see the rest of the issue, click here Tania Bruguera has had a significant influence on art as performance, social engagement and activism, both in and out of Latin America. Born in Havana in 1968, she has focused on issues of power and control … Read more
El Bote/The Dump
This article is part of AQ’s debut culture supplement, Cultura. To see the rest of the issue, click here El Bote ¿El detritus algo importa? ¿Tampoco la luminosidad por estos páramos? Dondese instalarían las depuraciones. Y polvo en el camino, o fango. ¿Hurgan los moradores? El humo desasido. Moscas. Porque se ha visto revolotear al ave carroñera, y perros, … Read more
Miami, Beyond the Palm Trees
This article is part of AQ’s debut culture supplement, Cultura. To see the rest of the issue, click here The following is an excerpt from Andrés Neuman’s How to Travel without Seeing: Dispatches from the New Latin America, available August 30, 2016 from Restless Books. Guatemala airport. Preboarding zone. American Airlines counter. When the agent … Read more
All Eyes on Cuba in AQ’s New Culture Issue
Americas Quarterly is proud to unveil Cultura, a new twice-yearly supplement featuring contributions from established and emerging voices in Latin American arts and letters. Building on the Americas Society’s 50-year history at the forefront of artistic exchange, we hope to offer a window into the unique energy of our hemisphere. In the inaugural issue, we … Read more
Rethink the War on Drugs, President Santos Says
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, I want to take this opportunity, before your term, to discuss an important matter for both of our nations and many other … Read more
Heal the Relationship With Mexico
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. Editor’s Note: As with our other authors, we asked Ambassador Sarukhan to write a memo regardless of who wins November’s election. However, he ultimately … Read more
Apoye “la diplomacia de Silicon Valley” en América Latina
Leer en inglés Estimado(a) Sr(a) Presidente(a): Los líderes mundiales viajan regularmente a Washington, Nueva York o Houston, pero ningún destino es tan anhelado y codiciado como Silicon Valley. Al representar lo mejor de nuestra inclinación hacia la innovación y el espíritu empresarial, la región suscita la envidia del mundo. De hecho, Silicon Valley se ha … Read more
Incluya a los indígenas en las discusiones sobre cambio climático
Leer en inglés Estimado(a) Sr(a) Presidente(a): Los pueblos indígenas somos los que menos hemos contribuido al cambio climático pero los que más sufrimos sus consecuencias. Las catástrofes climáticas han puesto en riesgo nuestras fuentes de alimentación y medios de vida tradicionales. Pero nuestros problemas palidecen ante la crisis global de mayores proporciones que no sólo … Read more
Stop Enabling Latin America’s Gun Addiction
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, As the world’s largest arms exporter, the U.S. plays an outsize role in fueling Latin America’s insatiable addiction to firearms. To take … Read more
Why Small Hydro May Pose a Threat to Chile’s Indigenous Communities
Eight years after Chile agreed to take the concerns of its indigenous peoples into account before implementing new mining, forestry and hydropower projects through a process of prior consultation known as consulta previa, skeptics wonder whether the government really meant what it promised. Case in point: At least three small-scale dams have sprouted in the … Read more
Petrobras and Similar Oil Companies Are Struggling. Now What?
Calling it a “crisis” would be an understatement. Across Latin America, several state-run oil companies that thrived during last decade’s commodities boom are now hemorrhaging billions of dollars a month, seeking emergency funds, laying off workers — and facing fundamental questions about what their future should look like. Following the sustained plunge in global oil … Read more
Deploy U.S. Energy Resources for Regional Growth
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, It is often said that you can’t have your cake and eat it too. However, with respect to energy policy and Latin … Read more
Save the Lives of Central American Migrants
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, Judging from the rhetoric coming from both parties’ presidential campaigns, immigration will continue to be a hotly contested issue under the next … Read more
Help Boomers Retire in Latin America
Leer en español Dear Mister / Madam President, U.S. baby boomers often seem like Mexico’s fastest-growing imports. In the Lake Chapala region where I live, an estimated 10,000-plus Americans — or double that number, depending on the time of year — call the area between the cities of Chapala and Jocotepec home. While most come … Read more
Help Brazil Preserve the Amazon
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, Last June, Presidents Barack Obama and Dilma Rousseff, meeting in Washington, jointly declared that addressing climate change requires “continued, robust financial support.” … Read more
