Mexico: Claudia Sheinbaum's Election to Lose?
Less than three months away from Mexico's elections, many analysts see it as a given that Claudia Sheinbaum, the frontrunner, is likely to win. Sheinbaum’s biggest asset is the endorsement of the curr...
21 Maalis 202432min
South-South Ties: Hype And Reality
The goal of building ties between global south countries has driven foreign policy in Latin America and elsewhere in recent years. In this episode we dive into what that has amounted to. What have bee...
14 Maalis 202427min
An X-Ray of Peru’s Tinderbox
Political instability persists in Peru. This week, Prime Minister Alberto Otarola resigned and Congress is expected to decide if it will remove the members of the Junta Nacional de Justicia, a body th...
7 Maalis 202428min
Brazil’s Big Year on the Global Stage
Since he took office in January 2023 Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been extremely active on the global stage, traveling frequently and offering himself as a mediator on big issues l...
29 Helmi 202419min
Today’s LGBTQ+ Politics in Latin America
LGBTQ+ rights have been a political battleground between social conservatives and progressives throughout Latin America. While some countries set the standards for greater freedoms at the beginning of...
22 Helmi 202425min
Argentina: Javier Milei Runs into Resistance
Javier Milei came into office in Argentina promising radical changes. Once there, Milei moved quickly and aggressively – through decrees and an “omnibus” bill sent to Congress he pushed changes to mor...
15 Helmi 202427min
What Trump Would Mean for Latin America Policy
Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, and polls show him with a chance of winning the election in November. With that in mind, in this episode we try to gauge what Trump 2.0 would entail...
8 Helmi 202442min
Ecuador’s Crossroads: Can Noboa Succeed?
Ecuador has become a critical front in the battle against criminal groups in Latin America. The country's 36-year-old president, Daniel Noboa, has tried to exert authority by arresting thousands of pe...
1 Helmi 202428min
