What's on the Docket for Latin America in 2020?
2019 closed with disruption and discontent across much of Latin America. If we didn’t see last year’s wave of protests coming, what are the stories we’re overlooking as 2020 starts? James Bosworth, au...
14 Jan 202022min
Reissue: Monica de Bolle on Whether Bolsonaro Can Fix Brazil's Economy
After his first six months in government, Jair Bolsonaro has been more disruptive when it comes to social issues than tackling Brazil stagnant economy. Can he fix the country’s problems? Economist Mon...
1 Jan 202036min
Reissue: Carlos Bravo Regidor on the Start of AMLO's Presidency
As Andrés Manuel López Obrador rounds out his first 100 days in office as president of Mexico, CIDE’s Carlos Bravo Regidor talks with AS/COA's Carin Zissis about his popularity, use of corruption as a...
26 Des 201944min
Reissue: Nayib Bukele on His Plans for El Salvador
He’s 37, a social media maven, and he won El Salvador’s presidential election without the backing of the country’s two main parties. Nayib Bukele, an ex-mayor of San Salvador, isn’t exactly a politica...
20 Des 201929min
The Role of Chilean Women in a New Constitution
After a month of protests, the Chilean government agreed to a major demand of reform-minded protestors: one for a new constitution. Now the challenge is to figure out not only what that constitution w...
13 Des 201930min
President AMLO’s Scorecard One Year In
One year into his presidency, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, or AMLO, is riding a wave of popularity. But the country’s homicide rate keeps going up while economic growth slows, raisin...
3 Des 201939min
How Asia-Brazil Trade Shifted Bolsonaro’s China View
President Jair Bolsonaro’s warming to China can be explained by the strong economic ties Brazil has with Asia, but there’s still a learning curve for the Sino-Brazilian partnership. Political scientis...
6 Nov 201936min
Argentina’s 2019 Election Brings in a New President
Argentina’s 2019 presidential competition ended on October 27, when Alberto Fernández and running mate ex-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner won in the first round, unseating President Mauricio ...
30 Okt 201938min
