Brazil's Scandal-Plagued Election
Only a few weeks ago, there was a near consensus in Brazil that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was the favorite to win this October’s election over his main challenger, conservative Senator Flávi...
17 Sep 32min
How Latin Americans Feel About the U.S., Democracy, Their Economies and More
We’re all used to hearing pessimistic headlines about the state of democracy in Latin America and beyond. But the latest edition of the AmericasBarometer survey suggests the mood may be shifting. Sup...
10 Sep 29min
Colombia: An Early Test for the New Government
On August 7th, Abelardo de la Espriella was inaugurated as Colombia's new president after winning an incredibly tight election. Three days later, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the western part of ...
27 Aug 33min
Keiko Fujimori Takes Power. Can She Keep It?
On July 28th, Keiko Fujimori took office as Peru’s ninth president in ten years. Most of her predecessors’ terms ended in impeachment, resignation, or prison. She won a June runoff by close to 50,000 ...
30 Juli 32min
Latin America Joins the Space Race
The $75 billion IPO for Elon Musk's SpaceX is just the latest sign of explosive growth in the global space industry, which is forecast to reach $1.8 trillion by 2035. Latin America, it turns out, has ...
16 Juli 33min
A New Criminal Landscape in Latin America
Security has become the defining issue in Latin American politics. In Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella won the presidency on a hardline security platform and a promise to scrap Petro's total peace p...
2 Juli 33min
Cuba: Four Possible Scenarios
Over the past few months, the Trump administration has steadily ramped up pressure on Cuba: indicting senior Cuban officials including former president Raúl Castro, and sanctioning the state oil compa...
18 Juni 34min
