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Hemispheric Updates
Trump in Latin America: Lula Visits White House, U.S. Drug Strategy Zeroes in on Mexico
May 7, 2026
/ Carin Zissis / Chase Harrison / Luisa Leme

May 1–7: Washington revokes Costa Rican media visas and green lights Venezuelan debt restructuring.

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Q&A: BCC's Goldy Hyder Urges Swift USMCA Talks to Avoid "Capital Chill"
May 6, 2026
/ Carin Zissis

The president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada offers his country’s private-sector view on the urgency to renew the North American deal.

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Laurence Blair en entrevista con Andrés Oppenheimer sobre el nuevo número de AQ
May 3, 2026
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Blair analiza en su artículo para Americas Quarterly el impacto del envejecimiento poblacional en América Latina.

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Trump in Latin America: U.S. Indicts Mexican Governor, Condemns China's Panama Action
April 30, 2026
/ Carin Zissis / Chase Harrison

April 24–30: Plus, carmakers issue a USMCA warning and a U.S. direct flight takes off for Caracas for the first time in seven years.

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LatAm in Focus: Mercosur, EU, and the New Frontiers of Free Trade
April 30, 2026
/ Luisa Leme

Trade expert Kellie Meiman Hock returns to explain how the EU-Mercosur deal fits a pattern of countries seeking to diversify in a shifting trade context.

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April 27, 2026
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En su artículo, el periodista reporta sobre el impacto de la baja en las tasas de natalidad y una población que envejece rápidamente en América Latina.

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Mercosur–EU Free-Trade Agreement: What's in It and What's Next?
April 27, 2026
/ Khalea Robertson

A deal twenty-five years in the making becomes a reality on May 1 despite a looming court case.

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Hemispheric Updates
Trump in Latin America: Greer in Mexico, F-16s in Peru, State Dept in Cuba
April 23, 2026
/ Carin Zissis / Khalea Robertson

 April 17–23: Washington advances with Mexico, spars with Canada over USMCA. Plus, Mexico names a new top envoy to DC.

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Approval Tracker: Argentina's President Javier Milei
April 22, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

In his third year in office, how is the libertarian leader faring?

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Brian Winter en entrevista a Univision sobre elecciones y panorama político en Perú
April 18, 2026
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"Perú tiene una economía muy dinámica [...] pero ningún país consigue funcionar sin un gobierno mínimamente fuerte", dijo el vicepresidente de AS/COA.

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Arrioja en podcast de César Miguel Rondón sobre la relación entre EE.UU. y Venezuela
April 16, 2026
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El gobierno venezolano "compra tiempo" para reagruparse y repensarse como fuerza política, dice el editor de Americas Quarterly.

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Trump in Latin America: A Brazil-ICE Row, Sanctions Lifted on Venezuelan Banks
April 16, 2026
/ Chase Harrison / Luisa Leme / Khalea Robertson

April 10–16: Plus, Sheinbaum decries Mexican detainee deaths and Cuba's Díaz-Canel goes on U.S. television.

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IMF and World Bank’s April 2026 Update: Latin America's Economic Outlook
April 15, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

The global growth forecast is slowing due to the conflict in Iran. How will that impact the region’s prospects?

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Brian Winter en entrevista a La Tercera sobre elecciones peruanas y América Latina
April 12, 2026
/ Fernando Fuentes

El vicepresidente de AS/COA habló del nuevo gobierno chileno, de la candidata peruana Keiko Fujimori y la situación en Brasil, Colombia, Cuba y Venezuela.

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Hemispheric Updates
Trump in Latin America: USMCA Views Shift, Delcy Deadline Lapses, Cuba Releases Prisoners
April 9, 2026
/ Carin Zissis / Khalea Robertson

Apr 3–9: Also, Ecuador’s president opens door to U.S. troop presence and Mexico’s new foreign secretary builds on North American experience.

U.S. Policy
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Exclusive Interviews
Q&A with Datum CEO Urpi Torrado on Polling Peru's Razor-Close Elections
April 9, 2026
/ Khalea Robertson

“This is the most complicated election we’ve worked on,” says the head of the major pollster, who discusses voter volatility ahead of the April 12 vote.

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Brian Winter analiza el panorama político latinoamericano en entrevista con El Mercurio
April 9, 2026
/ Gaspar Ramírez

El vicepresidente de AS/COA habló sobre el auge de la derecha en la región y la relación de Estados Unidos con países como Chile, Venezuela y Cuba.

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Podcasts
LatAm in Focus: The Math Behind Cartel Recruitment in Mexico
April 8, 2026
/ Carin Zissis

El Mencho’s payroll ledger revealed how cartels fill ranks. Mathematician Rafael Prieto-Curiel shows why stemming recruitment is the key to curb violence.

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Hemispheric Updates
Trump in Latin America: FTO Warnings for Brazil and Sanctions Relief for Venezuela's Delcy
April 2, 2026
/ Luisa Leme / Khalea Robertson / Carin Zissis

Mar 27–Apr 2: Plus, a year later, we look at the impact of Liberation Day tariffs on Latin American imports.

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Explainer: Iran's Relationship with Latin America
April 1, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

Amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, who are Tehran’s allies in the region? And which countries might be hurt by disrupted trade?

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