For its first issue of 2019, Americas Quarterly looks closely at how the recently sworn-in leaders of Brazil and Mexico will govern.
AS/COA in the News
"Removing Maduro would in some ways be like the Hydra of Greek mythology." said AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth in The Washington Post.
“Guaidó’s moves are bold but also according to Venezuelan law,” said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in The Boston Globe about the current situation in Venezuela.
"This is the kind of crisis that can make the UN relevant or irrelevant," said AS/COA's Guillermo Zubillaga about the UN's impartial stance toward Venezuela's leaders.
“Everything synced in place for this to happen,” said AS/COA's Guillermo Zubillaga in The Christian Science Monitor about Venezuela's recent events.
“I don’t think we can automatically assume he is on the way out. But I do think today is the most serious threat he has faced,” said AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth in The Guardian about Nicolás Maduro.
"Nothing happens in a vacuum," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth on The Takeaway.
"Guaidó has definitely sparked hope in the population. He’s been able to articulate and unite the opposition," said AS/COA Guillermo Zubillaga on PRI.
"Maduro will never accede to this course or willingly give up power, and Guaidó’s actions will not give Maduro the option to ignore him,” said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in The Washington Post.
The first part of the 114-page issue explores the topic of piracy in Latin America as it has never been reported before.
"Bolsonaro has long shown the greatest personal enthusiasm for fighting 'communists' (i.e. leftists) and criminals," said Brian Winter from AS/COA about Brazil's President.
Monge y Cabezas utilizan estrategias artísticas experimentales para reclamar el control de las mujeres sobre su representación y sus deseos, formulando una crítica a las estructuras patriarcales.
Council of the Americas and its more than 220 member corporations strongly support the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Monge and Cabezas both use experimental artistic strategies to advocate for women and to critique established patriarchal structures.
"[Rubio's] causing other people to react and move," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth about the impact the Senator of Florida has had on the U.S. support for the Venezuelan opposition.
“I think Bolsonaro made his decision for largely ideological reasons, but it doesn't mean he was wrong,” said AS/COA's Brian Winter in VICE regarding Bolsonaro's decision to end Mais Medicos.
"Uruguay es un ejemplo para el resto del continente de cómo trata a la comunidad LGBT y a las mujeres", dijo Alana Tummino de AS/COA a Efecto Naím.
AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth discusses Venezuela's new head of the opposition, Juan Guaidó.
AS/COA’S Brian Winter discussed Central American migration to the U.S. on 1A from NPR.
Guillermo Zubillaga, da AS/COA, disse à TV Globo que 2019 "será um ano muito duro para a Venezuela e a crise econômica pode provocar o enfraquecimento de Nicolás Maduro".