Javier Milei's Challenges
Since being elected on November 19, Javier Milei has changed the tone of some of the more radical policy proposals he campaigned on. He has backtracked on his aggressive rhetoric toward some of Argent...
29 Marras 202329min
Mexico's Elections Begin to Take Shape
This past week, we started to get a sense of what Mexico's June 2024 general elections will look like. Samuel García, the young governor of Nuevo León, Mexico's industrial powerhouse, announced he wil...
16 Marras 202327min
Chile: Gabriel Boric's Conundrum
Chile’s new constitutional proposal is ready and will be put to a plebiscite on Dec. 17. The document was received earlier week by President Gabriel Boric after a mostly right-wing Constitutional Cou...
10 Marras 202327min
Brazil: The Big Picture
After a decade of negative or meager economic expansion, Brazil's GDP is expected to increase by 3.2% in 2023. Significant reforms, such as tax reform, are being discussed, and a modern, green economy...
2 Marras 202327min
Massa vs. Milei: Who Is the Favorite in Argentina?
Amid Argentina's worst economic crisis in more than 20 years, the self-described anarcho-capitalist Javier Milei will now face Economy Minister Sergio Massa in a December 19 runoff to become Argentina...
25 Loka 202331min
The White House’s Juan Gonzalez on the Venezuela-U.S. Deal
In this special edition of the Americas Quarterly Podcast, an interview with Juan S. Gonzalez, the White House's top Latin America official, about the potentially transformative deal announced this we...
20 Loka 202330min
Is Latin America’s Lost Decade Ending?
After a “lost decade” that saw economies stagnate across Latin America and the Caribbean, a new optimism appears to take hold in some areas. 2023 will be the third consecutive year the IMF and other m...
19 Loka 202331min
Making Sense of Venezuela's Elections
Venezuela is reaching a critical moment as the country's opposition prepares to choose its candidate in primaries on October 22. The winner will run against Nicolás Maduro in a general election next y...
12 Loka 202322min
