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Lessons from Mexico’s “Tequila Crisis” Can Help the Country Navigate Trump

Thirty years after the 1994 currency crisis, its legacy can prove useful as Mexico braces for U.S. tariffs.

Normalization will only strengthen the ruling elites, endanger human rights, and create conditions that boost migration flow, an expert writes.

A look at why Argentina’s libertarian president has outperformed expectations at the one-year mark, with several challenges ahead.

A reform proposal has reopened a critical issue for the country, but Congress should be cautious not to derail the nation’s delicate fiscal balance.

Maduro has incarcerated an unprecedented number of dissidents, casting an even darker shadow over his regime.

Five years on, the problems that fueled the 2019 social uprising have been overtaken by public safety concerns.

Security can be improved without compromising rights. Look at Bogotá, São Paulo and Guatemala.

Crime, an energy crisis, and economic stagnation may dim the president’s chances in the February 2025 contest.

A new book featuring four Chilean ex-presidents offers clues on how to overcome polarization.

The new president’s experience as mayor points to an approach more rooted in enhanced intelligence, mediation, and deterrence.

Chile’s president is steering the country back to its tradition of moderate politics.

Electing judges has undermined Bolivia’s justice system’s legitimacy and independence—and weakened the country’s rule of law.

Overcoming today’s extreme polarization is no easy task. But a more results-focused politics is necessary, the authors argue.

Halfway through President Gustavo Petro’s term, divisions over critical issues have strained the alliance.

Without political change, the country’s lack of action on climate and the environment represents a huge opportunity cost, an expert writes.