How Crime Is Affecting Latin American Politics

How Crime Is Affecting Latin American Politics

Latin America is entering a packed election season, with Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru and Brazil all set to elect presidents in the next 13 months. This is happening just as organized crime reaches unprecedented power. In several of these countries, crime is showing up in polls as the number one political issue. Security expert Lucía Dammert explains how booming cocaine production, money laundering and criminal infiltration of formal economies are reshaping politics across the r...

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Peru Election: The End of Stability?

Peru Election: The End of Stability?

For years, Peru has defied gravity. The country has had eight presidents in ten years—a virtual power vacuum at the top of government—and yet the economy kept growing, the currency held strong, and th...

23 Huhti 32min

Javier Milei’s Ups and Downs

Javier Milei’s Ups and Downs

Until recently, things seemed to be going well for Argentina's President Javier Milei. In October, his party won the midterm elections in a contest many polls predicted would swing the other way. Sinc...

9 Huhti 34min

Understanding Delcy Rodríguez

Understanding Delcy Rodríguez

Nearly three months after the fall of Nicolás Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez is still standing as interim president of Venezuela. The broad feeling, at least for now, is that Rodríguez and the chavista regim...

26 Maalis 34min

Brazil, Colombia and a Regional Case for Optimism

Brazil, Colombia and a Regional Case for Optimism

After seven years covering Latin America for the Financial Times, and a previous post in the 1990s, Michael Stott is leaving the region as an optimist. His argument: that Latin America's strengths hav...

12 Maalis 30min

Cuba on the Brink

Cuba on the Brink

For 67 years, many people have been waiting for change in Cuba — and for 67 years, the communist regime has endured. It survived the fall of the Soviet Union, the death of Fidel Castro, economic sanct...

26 Helmi 33min

Rodrigo Paz’s Overhaul of Bolivia

Rodrigo Paz’s Overhaul of Bolivia

When Rodrigo Paz was inaugurated in early November 2025, he vowed to implement “capitalism for all.” He inherited an economy in rough shape after 20 years of rule by the MAS party: Inflation was above...

12 Helmi 34min

A Defining Moment for Latin America

A Defining Moment for Latin America

Latin America has been at the center of the world’s attention in 2026—and not only because of Venezuela. This week, we take a step back to understand the current moment and its implications for the re...

29 Tammi 32min

A Realistic Look at Venezuelan Oil

A Realistic Look at Venezuelan Oil

The fate of Venezuela hinges on the country’s once-proud energy sector. Since Maduro’s capture two weeks ago, questions about how the industry could be recovered have become critically important: What...

15 Tammi 28min

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