Four Takeaways from Colombia’s Legislative and Presidential Primary Vote

Paloma Valencia’s win in the center-right coalition may reset the race, but the next government will need to build alliances in a fragmented Congress.

Colombia

Democracy & Elections

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Poll Tracker: Peru's 2026 Presidential Election

A historic number of candidates will compete in the April 12 first-round vote to lead the Andean country jaded by a decade of high presidential turnover.

Peru

Democracy & Elections

Hemispheric Updates

Trump in Latin America: Iran Reactions, Ecuador Joint Action, Venezuelan Transactions

Feb 27–Mar 5: The administration readies to welcome likeminded leaders in Florida as it eyes changes in crisis-hit Cuba.

U.S. Policy

Press Releases

Americas Society anuncia los galardonados con la Medalla de Oro 2026

Pedro Azagra de Iberdrola, Sergio Díaz-Granados de CAF y Alejandro Soberón de OCESA recibirán el reconocimiento en la Spring Party de AS el 9 de junio.

Press Releases

Americas Society Announces Its 2026 Gold Medal Recipients

Pedro Azagra of Iberdrola, Sergio Díaz-Granados of CAF, and Alejandro Soberón of OCESA will be recognized during AS's June 9 Spring Party in New York.

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Brian Winter to The Guardian about Florida Summit Between Trump and Hemispheric Leaders

"Every government in the region is eager to have access to the intelligence that only Washington can provide," said the AS/COA vice president.

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Foreign Relations

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LatAm in Focus: What Will It Take to Secure Haiti’s 2026 Elections?

GI-TOC's Haiti and Caribbean Observatory head Romain Le Cour analyzes the local and international efforts to ready an August vote amid a security crisis.

Haiti

Democracy & Elections

Security & Defense

LatAm in Focus: After IEEPA, What Tariff Tools Will Trump Turn to Next?

CSIS’ Diego Marroquín Bitar explains what the SCOTUS decision means for U.S. trade policy and the other options in the president’s tariff "arsenal."

United States

Trade

LatAm in Focus: Why the Right Hasn’t Risen in Mexico—Yet

Journalist Alex González Ormerod and historian Gema Kloppe-Santamaría cover why Mexico hasn’t joined Latin America’s rightward tilt and what could change.

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Democracy & Elections

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Members-Only Event: Mexico's "Missing" Opposition

Watch the expert discussion focused on Mexico’s fragmented right-wing and the state of the opposition.

Mexico

Democracy & Elections

A Conversation on the State of U.S.-Mexico Relations

Gerónimo Gutiérrez Fernández, Shannon K. O’Neil, and Ariane Ortiz-Bollin spoke with Noticias Telemundo’s Julio Vaqueiro about Trump, USMCA, and security.

Recap: 2025 COA Symposium and 30th BRAVO Business Awards

Revisit Latin America’s premier business engagement and dialogue platform, held in Miami in October.

Americas Quarterly

Why Lula Is Struggling

Brazil’s October election now looks like a coin-flip, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.

The Implications of Mexico’s Stubborn U.S. Trade Surplus

Upcoming trade negotiations could be affected by Mexico’s widening trade surplus with the U.S., an economist writes.

Cuba’s Military: The Institution Washington Cannot Ignore

Negotiating with Cuba’s armed forces will make some uncomfortable, but it may be the only viable path to change.