Chile’s Ephemeral October Revolution
Five years on, the problems that fueled the 2019 social uprising have been overtaken by public safety concerns.
Sebastián Piñera’s Final Lesson
The late Chilean president was a rare example of how to build bridges across the ideological divide.
Chile’s Evolving Relationship with China
AQ tracks how the country has managed its ties with Beijing.
Piñera Is Still Chile’s President, But Congress Is Not Listening
A long lame duck period is feeding a polarized scenario in a pivotal year for Chile.
A Radical Change in Chile? Don’t Bet On It
In last week’s presidential primaries, Chilean voters followed the dominant trend in Latin America and signaled that they are ready to hand power back to Sebastián Piñera, a center-right market-friendly former president (2010-2014). If Piñera wins the general election in November, Chile will complete an unprecedented 16- year run under only two democratically elected leaders … Read more
Obama’s Moment to Get It Right in Latin America
Amidst nuclear meltdown in Japan, growing pressures to respond to the carnage in Libya and the specter of a possible U.S. government shutdown, flitting rumors have circulated that the visit of President Barack Obama to three Latin American countries may be cancelled or postponed. This would be a major setback in U.S. relations with the … Read more
