Latin America Joins the Space Race
The $75 billion IPO for Elon Musk's SpaceX is just the latest sign of explosive growth in the global space industry, which is forecast to re...
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A podcast focused on Latin American politics and economics hosted by Brian Winter, editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly magazine and vice president of Americas Society/ Council of the Ameri...
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20 of 203 episodesA New Criminal Landscape in Latin America
Security has become the defining issue in Latin American politics. In Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella won the presidency on a hardline se...
Cuba: Four Possible Scenarios
Over the past few months, the Trump administration has steadily ramped up pressure on Cuba: indicting senior Cuban officials including forme...
Trump Wades into Brazil’s Campaign (Again)
Nearly a year after slapping Brazil with a 50% tariff in what looked like a bid to help the Bolsonaro family, the U.S.-Brazil relationship h...
The Mexico-U.S. Relationship’s Most Delicate Phase
Ever since Donald Trump took office, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has tried to strike a careful balance: Working with Washington on...
Colombia’s High-Stakes Election
Colombia goes to the polls on May 31 amid some of the worst violence the country has seen in two decades. FARC dissidents have carried out d...
The Gray Tide: What a Rapidly Aging Latin America Means
As recently as the 1960s, the average woman in Latin America had six children. Today that number is 1.8. In Chile, it has fallen to 1.1, low...
Peru Election: The End of Stability?
For years, Peru has defied gravity. The country has had eight presidents in ten years—a virtual power vacuum at the top of government—and ye...
Javier Milei’s Ups and Downs
Until recently, things seemed to be going well for Argentina's President Javier Milei. In October, his party won the midterm elections...
Understanding Delcy Rodríguez
Nearly three months after the fall of Nicolás Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez is still standing as interim president of Venezuela. The broad feeling...
Brazil, Colombia and a Regional Case for Optimism
After seven years covering Latin America for the Financial Times, and a previous post in the 1990s, Michael Stott is leaving the region as a...
Cuba on the Brink
For 67 years, many people have been waiting for change in Cuba — and for 67 years, the communist regime has endured. It survived the fall of...
Rodrigo Paz’s Overhaul of Bolivia
When Rodrigo Paz was inaugurated in early November 2025, he vowed to implement “capitalism for all.” He inherited an economy in rough shape...
A Defining Moment for Latin America
Latin America has been at the center of the world’s attention in 2026—and not only because of Venezuela. This week, we take a step back to u...
A Realistic Look at Venezuelan Oil
The fate of Venezuela hinges on the country’s once-proud energy sector. Since Maduro’s capture two weeks ago, questions about how the indust...
After Maduro: Risks in Venezuela and Beyond
The capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela was one of the most dramatic developments in U.S.-Latin America relations in more than 30 years....
Risks and Strengths of Latin America’s Economies in 2026
Despite trade tensions and political uncertainty, 2025 was not a bad year for Latin America's economies, with growth of around 2.4 perc...
What the Trump Doctrine Means for Latin America
2025 has been an extraordinarily active year for U.S. policy in Latin America. With the release of President Donald Trump’s new National Sec...
A New Rightward Wave in Latin America?
Right-wing candidates are gaining victories across Latin America. Chile will likely turn right in the upcoming second round of elections, Ja...
A Right Turn in Chile?
Chileans head to the polls this Sunday, November 16. In the last election cycle, Gabriel Boric won following the massive 2019 protests that...