How Can Latin America Fix Its Water Crisis?
Latin America, the biggest source of freshwater in the world, is running dry. Amid record-breaking temperatures, 150 million people live in water-scarce areas and water insecurity is becoming a new no...
26 Jun 202438min
In Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Won Big. Now What?
Claudia Sheinbaum and her Morena party won Mexico’s June 2 election by a landslide, and that means the country’s first woman president is set to have a huge mandate. What will she do with it? On the g...
6 Jun 202443min
How Latin America Fits into the Biden-Trump Battle
Buckle up: U.S. politics are headed for a bumpy ride. And the issue of migration, particularly at the U.S. Southern border, will significantly influence this year’s elections. In this episode, AS/COA ...
16 Mai 202436min
How the Dominican Republic Breaks Latin America’s Election Mold
The Dominican Republic’s Luis Abinader is one of the most popular leaders in Latin America, if not the world, so it may come as little surprise that Abinader appears to be on comfortable footing to wi...
25 Apr 202423min
Is Latin America Ready for Another Pandemic?
An old adversary of Latin America is back: Dengue. The current outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted disease is the worst in years. Across the region, from Argentina to Brazil to Puerto Rico, images of...
11 Apr 202427min
What's on the Economic Agenda for Panama's Next President?
Panama is facing a moment of uncertainty amid an electoral race with eight candidates, droughts affecting the Panama Canal, and fallout over massive 2023 mining protests. But Felipe Chapman, chairman ...
27 Mar 202432min
Brian A. Nichols on the Biden Administration's Latin America Policy
Just hours before Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, the State Department’s Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere Brian A. Nichols joined AS/COA in an event covering the state of U.S. po...
13 Mar 202433min
As Mexico’s Election Fires Up, a Look at Youth and Democracy
In Mexico’s 2024 vote, more than a quarter of eligible voters are under 30 and nearly half are under 40. That means younger voters have an opportunity to play a major role in an election not only for ...
22 Feb 202428min
