Curators of Walls of Air: The Brazilian Pavilion at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale talk about how mapping contemporary Brazil can influence urban development today.
Podcasts
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador inaugurated a new force to tackle runaway violence. UCSD’s Cecilia Farfán-Méndez covers what is—and isn’t—new about the National Guard.
The Peterson Institute’s Monica de Bolle takes stock of the outlook six months into the new president’s term.
“Many who had expressed little but admiration for Car Wash are now seeing things in many more shades of gray,” AS/COA's Brian Winter told Foreign Policy on recent leaks about Brazil’s Car Wash investigation.
Mexico Security Initiative’s Stephanie Leutert tells AS/COA’s Carin Zissis why Mexico might be able to slow Central American migration—if only in the short term.
Political scientist Marielos Chang explains why Sandra Torres is the candidate to beat, though her win is not a sure bet. The first-round vote takes place June 16.
Nova Escola's Leandro Beguoci explains the #EducationTsunami and the challenges a school system serving 40 million students.
At COA's Washington Conference on the Americas, CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera talked with the 37-year-old leader about immigration, foreign policy, and job creation.
"It’s a real gallery of authoritarian countries that have lined up in support of Mr. Maduro," said the AS/COA vice president on Morning Edition.
The Afro-Cuban musician described the evolution of his music from Pinar del Rio to Havana, and from Paris to New York.
A year after civil unrest broke out in the Central American country, the former U.S. ambassador explains why Nicaragua needs international attention.
Running as an outsider and governing as one are two different things. We take stock of the Brazilian president’s performance so far with AS/COA experts Brian Winter and Roberto Simon.
"The rate of poverty today is higher than when Hugo Chávez first came to power," said the AS/COA vice president on Voice of America's Encounter podcast.
“For AMLO, democracy started with him,” says CIDE’s Carlos Bravo Regidor in this podcast exploring the big issues that marked the first 100 days of Mexico’s López Obrador in office.
"[The military] have the guns and the ability to influence who is actually able to exercise power," said the AS/COA vice president regarding Venezuela on this VOA podcast.
FGV’s Carlos Pereira explains the rules of negotiation and the president’s ability to pass legislation such as pension reform.
What will change after the February 24 referendum and to what degree does President Díaz-Canel represent continuity of the Castro era?
"People whose sole goal in life is to gain and maintain power can remain in power for a long time," says AS/COA vice president about Nicolás Maduro on CSIS Americas' 35 West podcast.
“We have not really exhausted the diplomatic channels,” says Guillermo Zubillaga, head of the AS/COA Venezuela Working Group.
Steven Levitsky, co-author of How Democracies Die, talks about Brazil’s election, strategies for the Venezuelan opposition, and the lack of female authoritarians.