As the United States gears up for elections, the government of Mexico could face bumps in the bilateral relationship.
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Here are three ways the Maduro government has moved to undercut the opposition-controlled legislature.
The chaos is part of Nicolás Maduro’s strategy to keep the opposition on its heels and to consolidate power, says the AS/COA vice president in this Q&A.
From a book of cross-border children’s poetry to a Quechua-language film to a “gloriously demented” Brazilian Western, here’s what we enjoyed this year.
What did our readers want to know more about this year? From elections to the economy, we share a roundup of the most popular content.
Legislation that precisely defines what cybercrime and data loss are will allow for better enforcement, says José Iván Jaramillo Vallejo, CFO of Red de Energía del Perú.
The region is home to some resilient democracies.
Though his approval took an early hit, Brazilians still have hopes for his government’s future success. AS/COA Online tracks the polls.
As Western investors grow tepid due to Latin American unrest, the region’s leaders might turn to China in “a somewhat Faustian bargain,” writes AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth in World Politics Review.
“Multilateral development organizations should step forward and take the lead,” AS/COA’s Chairman Emeritus William R. Rhodes co-writes about the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis in the Financial Times’ beyondbrics.
The special advisor to AS/COA explains why the center-right candidate won the tight runoff and how the outcome affects the region.
“Si Bolsonaro continúa disfrutando de un grado de éxito, incluso parcial...no dejará mucho oxígeno para Lula”, escribe Brian Winter, vicepresidente de AS/COA, en El Comercio.
“We are still very far away from seeing what the results will be,” says AS/COA Online’s editor-in-chief as Mexico’s president faces security and economic challenges.
After the National Assembly approved a package of constitutional reforms, President Laurentino Cortizo—and protesters—expressed concern over the amendments.
Though his company is about to launch a blockchain-based business credit-worthiness reporting system, the human touch will always be essential, says WNRS’ Nicolas Recalde.
In the wake of Evo Morales’ resignation, AS/COA Online’s Holly K. Sonneland talks with two experts about events on the ground.
So far, 15 provinces have held elections. While the peronistas saw one seat flip to another party, they increased victory margins in several others.
Latin America’s longest continuously serving president stepped down November 10. AS/COA Online tracks events from election day through Morales’ resignation.
"We’ve got to find a way to talk about the morality of recreational drug use," writes AS/COA's Brian Winter in The Washington Post.
The 2010s have seen stagnant growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, and this year isn’t shaping up to be different.