Brazilian 5G: The Next Battleground in the U.S.-China Standoff
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The world’s fifth-most populous country is one of the main prizes in a global encounter between Beijing and Washington.
Southern Cone & Brazil
A Reason for Hope in Brazil’s Justice System
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An effort to expose state-sanctioned torture offers tools for stemming further impunity.
When Chile’s Past Blurs with its Present
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on Latin America’s armed forces. It’s as if Chilean director Patricio Guzmán knew what was going to happen in late 2019. The images of uprising, fracture and hope for a better future in his latest film, La Cordillera de los Sueños (The Cordillera of Dreams), feel like a prelude … Read more
The Emperor and the Abolitionist: A Brazilian Royal Visits the U.S.
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The possibility of an encounter between Brazil’s Dom Pedro II and Frederick Douglass in 1876 raises questions about what might have been.
Solving Chile’s Crisis Starts With Fixing Its Pension System
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Protesters cite the Pinochet-era retirement scheme as their top grievance. Fixing it will mean a return to basic principles of social security.
Making Sense of Bolsonaro’s Foreign Policy at Year One
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Culture wars – not free markets – have been the driving force behind Brazil’s new diplomacy. That could change in 2020.
“It’s Complicated”: Inside Bolsonaro’s Relationship with Brazil’s Military
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Brazil’s military still plays a major role in Bolsonaro’s government. But after a wave of firings and public disputes, some say the relationship is in trouble.
How Chile Can Avoid Brazil’s Fate
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Chile’s challenges are more than skin deep. As things stand, the political establishment will be hard-pressed to face them.
Dentro de los esfuerzos de Macri por reconstruir las fuerzas armadas en Argentina
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El ex presidente trató de sacar a las fuerzas armadas de la sombra de la dictadura. ¿Su sucesor cambiará el camino?
Inside Mauricio Macri’s Delicate Campaign to Rebuild Argentina’s Military
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The former president tried to bring the armed forces out of the shadow of the last dictatorship. Will his successor reverse course?
New Data Points to Staggering Violence in the Amazon
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A study shows 2,500 separate violent incidents targeting environmental defenders. The government, business and society must act.
Dilma’s Impeachment: LatAm’s Biggest Stories of the 2010s
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The first of an AQ series revisiting the decade’s 10 most important stories, and why they really mattered.
Is Brazil Next?
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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.
