The Next Frontier in Latin America’s Anti-Corruption Drive
This article is adapted from AQ’s latest issue on Latin America’s anti-corruption movement. It is hard to overstate the importance of international collaboration for investigating corruption in Latin America. Simply put, operations like Brazil’s Lava Jato would probably not have existed without the information and technical assistance provided by the U.S. or Switzerland—in particular, the sharing … Read more
AQ Top 5 Anti-Corruption Figures: José Domingo Pérez
By investigating three former presidents, this public prosecutor has made a name for himself in Peru.
Showdown in Peru: What’s Next for Vizcarra’s Anti-Corruption Drive?
Peru’s president has scored a victory, but his quest to clean up politics is far from over.
Farm to Phone: How Latin America Is Feeding China With E-Commerce
Technology is feeding China’s growing middle class’ taste for Latin flavors.
Sinfonía por el Perú: Orquestando Inclusión Social
Un programa gratuito de música en Perú esta produciendo más que sonidos.
Sinfonía por el Perú: Orchestrating Social Inclusion
A free music program in Peru is effecting change beyond the concert hall.
To Deal or Not to Deal, That Is the Question for Prosecutors in Latin America
Peru’s plea bargain with a former Odebrecht executive pries another crack in the anti-corruption Pandora’s Box.
AQ Top 5 Historias de Éxito en China: Eduardo Vargas
Un peruano perfeccionando su legado culinario en Shanghai representa una pequeña pero importante comunidad de chefs latinoamericanos en China.
Why Peru’s Presidents Are Set Up to Fail
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s travails point to deeper problems within Peru’s democracy.
Impeachment, PPK and Peru’s Stunted Democracy
Immature parties and political institutions have left Peru on the brink of crisis. A coming impeachment vote spells more trouble ahead.
A Former President’s Detention Raised Few Eyebrows in Peru. What’s Going On?
LIMA – In most countries, the arrest of a former head of state on corruption allegations would trigger uproar. In Peru, the pre-trial detention of former President Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia has met with something of a collective shrug. The country has been here before. Recently. Of Humala’s three predecessors spanning … Read more
Peru’s Opposition Plays Hardball
This article has been updated. Correction appended below. Twelve months ago, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski pulled off a major upset when he beat Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the jailed hard-right strongman Alberto Fujimori, in Peru’s presidential runoff. The septuagenarian centrist economist squeaked in by just 41,000 votes — out of a total of more than 17 … Read more
This Week in Latin America: A Close Vote in Peru
Sign up here to get This Week in Latin America delivered to your inbox every Monday. Peru Votes: Peru will choose a new president Sunday in a close runoff election between two center-right candidates. In an Ipsos poll released on May 29, first-round winner Keiko Fujimori held a six-point advantage over her business-friendly challenger Pedro Pablo Kucyznski. However, Kuczynski may yet … Read more
Peru’s LGBT Community Frustrated By Violence, Presidential Election
With less than six weeks to go before Peru’s presidential election, gay rights activists are fighting to put LGBT inclusion on the national agenda and find a candidate to rally behind. It isn’t easy, says Carlos Polo in Lima. Over Valentine’s Day weekend, Polo was beaten by police while kissing his boyfriend during a small … Read more
Former UN Climate Talks President Says Latin America Has Much to Gain at Paris Conference
On the opening day of international climate change talks in Paris this week, Manuel Pulgar Vidal, Peru’s environment minister, officially handed over the presidency of the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) to French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. AQ sat down with the minister to talk about Latin America’s role in climate negotiations in Paris … Read more
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