Debates should focus on home-grown threats to democracy such as inequality, fake news and the militarization of politics – rather than outside challenges.
Americas Quarterly
How Biden’s “Democracy Summit” Might Actually Benefit the Americas
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Oliver Stuenkel
Claudia Sheinbaum: Technocrat or True Believer?
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Benjamin Russell
Mexico City's mayor is an early favorite to succeed AMLO as president. An extended fight over energy reform sheds light on how she'd govern.
Xiomara Castro’s Historic Win: What Happens Next?
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Patricio Navia, Lucas Perelló
After her apparent landslide victory, five questions could shape her government.
AQ Podcast: Trouble Ahead? A 2022 Preview of Latin America’s Economies
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AQ Online
Old foes like inflation may endanger the recovery, a leading economist says.
REACTION: Chile Sends Kast and Boric to Runoff
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AQ Editors
Experts break down the winners and losers of the first round election.
Bolsonaro’s Credibility on the Amazon Is Gone
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Brian Winter
Reports that Brazil’s government suppressed unflattering deforestation data will permanently change its relationships abroad, writes AQ’s editor in chief.
Kast and Boric: Explaining the Chilean Paradox
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Patricio Navia
Chile’s presidential runoff will now be a race to the middle, as most voters want change but not radicalism. Can either candidate deliver?