Chile: What the 50th Coup Anniversary Tells Us About Politics Today

Chile: What the 50th Coup Anniversary Tells Us About Politics Today

This month will mark the 50th anniversary of Augusto Pinochet’s coup in Chile. President Gabriel Boric has made the commemoration of that tragic chapter in Latin American history a major moment in his government, taking several initiatives to atone for the past, but the right is pushing back, at a moment when public opinion about the coup is changing. In 2005, an average of 24% thought that the military was right in carrying out the coup. In 2023, that number has risen to 36%. In the backgrou...

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What a Global Recession Might Mean for Latin America

What a Global Recession Might Mean for Latin America

Across Latin America, talk is turning to the possibility of a global recession. How vulnerable is the region, and which countries might do better than others? In this AQ Podcast, Ernesto Revilla, head...

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Luis Alberto Moreno on Colombia’s Elections and Latin America’s Upside

Luis Alberto Moreno on Colombia’s Elections and Latin America’s Upside

Colombia’s June 19 runoff between two strongly anti-establishment candidates tells us a lot about what’s happening in today’s Latin America, says Luis Alberto Moreno, a veteran observer of the region’...

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Changes in Venezuela

Changes in Venezuela

A modest degree of change appears to be underway in Venezuela. There are signs that a years-long economic crisis may finally have bottomed out. And the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro looks set to retu...

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Haiti's Political Crisis: An Overview and Ways Forward

Haiti's Political Crisis: An Overview and Ways Forward

In the past year Haiti has lived through the assassination of a president, multiple natural disasters and an exodus of people. Now, a simmering political crisis has put pressure on the country's leade...

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Could Jair Bolsonaro Still Win in Brazil?

Could Jair Bolsonaro Still Win in Brazil?

Despite a host of challenges, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro appears to be in a stronger position to win re-election in October than many expected. Though still trailing in polls to former Presiden...

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From El Salvador to Mexico and Brazil, Democracies Under Pressure

From El Salvador to Mexico and Brazil, Democracies Under Pressure

It's shaping up as another difficult year in Latin America for freedom of the press, judicial independence and separation of powers. From El Salvador to Peru to Mexico and beyond, fundamental rights a...

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Petro's Race to Lose in Colombia?

Petro's Race to Lose in Colombia?

Gustavo Petro is polling well in the run-up to Colombia's first-round presidential election on May 29. But recent events suggest the former mayor of Bogotá might struggle to bring more moderate voters...

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Gabriel Boric Gets to Work in Chile

Gabriel Boric Gets to Work in Chile

Expectations are sky-high in Chile following Gabriel Boric's inauguration as president on March 11. But challenges abound, from tensions with Mapuche indigenous groups and anti-immigrant protests to t...

17 Maalis 202229min

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