Peru: A 2025 Snapshot
AQ tracks political and economic trends to watch and key indicators in 2025.
AQ Podcast | Chancay Port and the China-U.S. Battle in Latin America
A former finance minister brings a big-picture perspective on what the Chancay port really means for Latin America.
Peru’s 1990s Chaos, Seen Through One Family’s Struggles to Reconnect
Klaudia Reynicke’s film reveals the intimate consequences of social upheaval.
Peru’s Anti-Law Enforcement Turn Is a Threat to Regional Stability
International pressure can stop Peru’s Congress from further dismantling the state’s crime-fighting capacities.
AQ Podcast | A Surprising Case for Optimism in Peru
A former finance minister on how the country could make the most of high copper prices and new ports coming online soon
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.
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.
AQ Podcast | The Shifting Sands of Organized Crime in Latin America
An overview of how homicide and other crimes are evolving in the region
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
A Year After a Failed Coup, Peru Remains a Tinderbox
Multiple issues threaten the government’s fragile stability amid Congress’ entrenchment.
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?
Peru’s Next Generation of Leaders Is Leaving
Amid political chaos and economic downturn, more young Peruvians are going and staying abroad, threatening the country’s future.
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.
Can Amazon Basin Presidents Find Consensus on Protecting the Forest?
AQ talked to Kleber Karipuna, member of the organizing committee of the OTCA presidential summit, on the challenges facing the region—from crime to carbon markets.
Pacific Alliance Rift: Chile Tries to Mend Ties Between Mexico and Peru
Caught in the political storm of Peru’s presidential transition, the regional group is being kept leaderless by Mexico’s refusal to pass the baton.
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