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Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador have a call on August 1, 2024.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador have a call on August 1, 2024. Reuters
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In Venezuela, the Latin American Left Will Show Us What it Really Stands For

by Will Freeman August 9, 2024

The presidents of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico must constrain Maduro to negotiate—for their own good. Read More

Colombia
Colombia Isn’t Ready for a New Venezuelan Migration Wave, Plus Bukele’s Mano Dura Threats Won’t Fix the Economy
Petro leaves Colombia ill-equipped to handle a new Venezuelan migration wave; Bukele’s mano dura tactics got results on crime, but won’t fix the economy.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman August 7, 2024 Latin America’s Moment
Bolivia
Civilian-controlled Militaries Keep Coups Out of Latin America Plus Trump's VP Pick Signals Hawkish Latin America Policy
Civilian-controlled militaries keep coups out of Latin America; Trump’s Vance VP pick signals a Latin America policy hawkish on migration and Mexican organized crime.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman July 30, 2024 Latin America’s Moment
Venezuela
This Is How Maduro Could Lose Control
Autocrats have fumbled rigged elections in the past. Here’s why Venezuela’s might be next.
Blog Post by Will Freeman July 22, 2024 Latin America’s Moment
  • Latin America
    Stagnant Urban Productivity Stunts Latin America’s Economic Growth, Plus Chinese Lenders Turn Away From Latin America
    Stagnant urban productivity stunts Latin America’s economic growth; Chinese lenders turn away from Latin America.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil July 10, 2024 Latin America’s Moment
  • Guatemala
    Latin America’s Demographic Opportunity Plus Arévalo’s First Four Months
    Latin America’s openness to migration may offset downsides of aging populations; Arévalo’s reform agenda for Guatemala inches forward, but roadblocks are multiplying.
    Blog Post by Will Freeman and Shannon K. O'Neil May 28, 2024 Latin America’s Moment
  • Mexico
    Organized crime fuels Mexico’s election violence, plus Europe’s Southern Cone cocaine pipeline
    Organized crime’s hold on local governments fuels record election violence; Europe’s cocaine pipeline shifting to the Southern Cone.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman April 24, 2024 Latin America’s Moment
  • Mexico
    Can Mexico’s Next President Control the Military?
    The country’s military brass has a larger role governing Mexico than at any time in the past eighty years. It’s creating a dangerous dependency that won’t be easy to break.
    Article by Will Freeman March 29, 2024 Latin America’s Moment
  • United States
    Summer Migration Uptick Likely to Inflame U.S. Politics, Plus Brazil’s Risky Bet on Soy
    Migration will rise this summer, inflaming U.S. politics; Brazil’s risky bet on soy.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman March 28, 2024 Latin America’s Moment
  • Haiti
    Haiti Mission Lacks Interlocutor Plus Peruvian Congress Purges Top Judges
    No interlocutor for Haiti mission’s international troops and Peru’s “pact of the corrupt” is succeeding where Guatemala’s failed without international pressure.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman March 12, 2024 Latin America’s Moment
  • Mexico
    Mexico’s Electoral Campaigns Kick Off Plus Latin America’s Resilient Democracies
    Mexico’s electoral campaigns officially begin with AMLO’s legacy at play plus Latin America’s democracies are challenged but resilient.
    Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman February 27, 2024 Latin America Studies Program