A Turning Point for Latin America’s Economies 

A Turning Point for Latin America’s Economies 

This is a critical moment for Latin America’s economies, with analysts foreseeing better than expected GDP growth this year in countries like Brazil and Mexico. The outlook, however, is uneven. In Argentina, Peru and Chile, there are big questions about where economies are headed, largely because of politics. In today’s episode, an overview of what to expect in upcoming months — where the risks lie, where there might be reasons for optimism and how external factors, like China’s growing econo...

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China's Learning Process In Latin America

China's Learning Process In Latin America

It’s been two decades since China started to trade and invest heavily in Latin America, and in that time, the terms of the relationship have changed. There has been a move into clean energy and more ...

1 Jun 202329min

The Politics Of Migration In Latin America 

The Politics Of Migration In Latin America 

Migration in the Americas is not a new story, but it is evolving fast. Countries that used to be senders of migrants are now also becoming recipients – Chile, Peru, Colombia, Brazil. Traditionally Lat...

25 Mai 202329min

Venezuela: A View From The Ground

Venezuela: A View From The Ground

From the outside looking in, it’s hard to understand what is happening in Venezuela these days. On the one hand Nicolás Maduro seems stronger than he’s been in years. The Venezuelan economy seems to h...

18 Mai 202327min

Explaining Chile’s U-Turn

Explaining Chile’s U-Turn

Chile’s politics have been turned upside down once again, as an election last Sunday gave the political right almost full control over the writing of a new Constitution. A little more than a year ago,...

11 Mai 202329min

The Importance of Paraguay

The Importance of Paraguay

What happens in Paraguayan politics matters not only to people who live there, but for the rest of the region and the world. It’s a member of Mercosur, at a time when that bloc’s future is in flux, an...

4 Mai 202322min

Lula’s Foreign Policy and What It Means for Latin America

Lula’s Foreign Policy and What It Means for Latin America

The return of Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is a potential game-changer for Latin America. No other leader in the region is as experienced and has such a large global profile. Lula is i...

26 Apr 202332min

Guatemala’s Suspiciously Status Quo Election

Guatemala’s Suspiciously Status Quo Election

In Guatemala, economic growth has done little to improve poverty and inequality. Violence continues to drive people to leave the country. Democracy is also in decline, as successive governments have u...

19 Apr 202329min

Bukelismo Rising: Security Versus Freedom In Latin America

Bukelismo Rising: Security Versus Freedom In Latin America

El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele's hard-line security policies have contributed to a decline in homicides and extortion in El Salvador, but at a very high cost to human rights and democratic freedoms. Despi...

13 Apr 202328min

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