![Workers construct a new port in Chancay, Peru in March. Can Copper Prices and Nearshoring Restart Peru’s Economic Dynamism?](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2089866627-300x200.jpg)
Can Copper Prices and Nearshoring Restart Peru’s Economic Dynamism?
Politics has been a drag on this former regional growth star, and hasn’t improved. But global economic conditions have, writes a former finance minister.
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Peru’s Brewing Migration Storm
As Peru’s deeply unpopular Congress erodes democracy, its citizens are increasingly voting with their feet. Washington can prevent a bigger outflow.
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AQ Podcast: An X-Ray of Peru’s Tinderbox
A broad look at what’s behind political instability in Peru and what it means for the country’s democracy and the economy
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A Year After a Failed Coup, Peru Remains a Tinderbox
Multiple issues threaten the government’s fragile stability amid Congress’ entrenchment.
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AQ Podcast: Peru’s Perpetual Crisis
Peru is on its 6th president in six years, and now Dina Boluarte faces multiple challenges. Is there any end in sight to the country’s protracted political crisis?
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What Caused Peru’s Economic Downfall?
Social cleavages have turned politics into a fight for spoils, draining the country’s productive potential, writes a former minister of economy and finance.
![President Dina Boluarte of Peru has managed to restore some stability, but the economy is hurting and poverty is rising.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1252582102-300x222.jpg)
How Long Can Peru’s Economy Remain Resilient?
The extended political crisis is leading to more poverty, postponed investments and the risk of an even worse downturn.
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Why Dina Boluarte Could Make it to 2026
The disorganization of Peru’s political class could keep the president in office until 2026.
![Amid unrest in Peru, some protesters are calling for a new constitution.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1246506713-300x206.jpg)
Is This Peru’s “Constitutional Moment”?
Lacking channels to institutional politics, the country’s unrest won’t necessarily lead to wide-reaching change seen elsewhere.
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A Way Forward for Peru
Closing social gaps is the only way out of constant crisis, writes a former finance minister.
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At Peru Protests’ Epicenter, Rage—And a Sense of Betrayal
Stumbles by the new government are aggravating unrest in rural areas and providing opportunity for future authoritarians.
![Peru's Congress removed Pedro Castillo from the presidency on December 7, 2022, and the new President Dina Boluarte faces steep governance challenges.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DinaBoluarte-300x200.jpg)
After Pedro Castillo, What’s Next for Peru?
President Dina Boluarte will confront a familiar set of problems: a hostile Congress and pressing socio-economic challenges.
![Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dissolved Congress on December 7, 2022.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CastilloDecember7-300x200.jpg)
REACTION: Peru’s Castillo Arrested After Failed Self-Coup; What’s Next?
Dina Boluarte is the new president of Peru, after Castillo’s impeachment.