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The presidents of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay pose for a photo with representatives from Mercosur associate members, Guyana and Bolivia, at the Mercosur summit in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on July 4, 2023.
The presidents of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay pose for a photo with representatives from Mercosur associate members, Guyana and Bolivia, at the Mercosur summit in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on July 4, 2023. Handout/ Reuters

Latin America This Week: September 20, 2023

At 32 years old, Mercosur faces an existential crisis; Petro signals a big shift on drug policy; Massa’s last-ditch election spending will hobble the next government. Read More

Mexico
Latin America This Week: September 14, 2023
AMLO ups spending, favoring the middle class and the military; Uruguay’s financial stability attracts investment—and crime follows; Peru’s democratic backsliding is passing the point of no return.
Latin America Studies Program
Latin America This Week: September 7, 2023
Petro’s latest scandal could reenergize Colombia’s lackluster conservative opposition; foreign direct investment in Latin America defies global downturn.
Argentina
Latin America This Week: August 31, 2023
BRICS becomes BRICS+, though not all may join; Latin America looks West, not East, for its technology; more frequent droughts promise more slow downs in the Panama Canal.
  • Colombia
    Petro’s Total Peace Plan Turns One: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
    Petro’s peace plan is neither a total failure nor a total success, for now.
  • Guatemala
    Guatemala Chose a New Pro-Reform President. Can He Stem Corruption and Migration?
    Guatemala’s outsider, pro-reform candidate won against the odds, but can he govern?
  • Latin America Studies Program
    Latin America This Week: August 22, 2023
    In Guatemala, money can’t buy elections; external factors drive Latin America’s economic upside.
  • Latin America
    Latin America This Week: August 16, 2023
    Latin America’s anti-incumbency wave rolls through Argentina; Governments look to lithium to spur industrialization; assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate reveals state capture by organized crime.
  • Latin America
    Latin America This Week: August 9, 2023
    Hot winters in the Andes and Southern Cone threaten Latin America’s advantages; Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico aim to ride U.S. semiconductor industrial policy coattails; Colombia’s new ceasefire agreement remains fragile.
  • Latin America
    Latin America This Week: August 2, 2023
    Petro’s response to son’s arrest proves his commitment to democracy; Chile’s constitutional rewrite is becoming a headache for the right; Kenya’s promise to lead Haiti mission wins praise abroad.