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Trump in Latin America: DOJ Unseals Castro Indictment as Pressure Builds on Havana
May 20, 2026
/ Khalea Robertson

May 15–20: Plus, Venezuela deports a close Maduro ally to the United States and Treasury issues sanctions aimed at Sinaloa Cartel. 

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Kevin Sullivan en entrevista con NTN24 durante la Washington Conference on the Americas
May 19, 2026
/ Roberto Macedonio

"Estas conversaciones son más relevantes que nunca, sobre todo porque nosotros convocamos a líderes públicos y privados", dijo el vicepresidente de AS/COA.

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Peru's 2026 Presidential Candidates: Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez
May 18, 2026
/ Khalea Robertson

On her fourth try, conservative Keiko Fujimori faces off against leftist Roberto Sánchez after a first-round vote marred by mishaps.

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(L-R) Frontrunners Iván Cepeda, Abelardo de la Espriella, and Paloma Valencia.
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Colombia's 2026 Presidential Candidates: Cepeda, De la Espriella, and Valencia
May 15, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

Learn about the leading contenders’ campaigns and promises ahead of the May 31 first round.

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LatAm in Focus: What Trump and Lula Want from U.S.–Brazil Ties
May 14, 2026
/ Luisa Leme

CEBRI’s Fernanda Magnotta takes the temperature of the bilateral relationship after a May meeting focused on tariffs and rare earths.

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May 14, 2026
/ Yago Martín

La tensión en Oriente Medio resalta el peso geoestratégico que Venezuela posee, según el editor general de Americas Quarterly.

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Hemispheric Updates
Trump in Latin America: The Hemisphere's Position on the U.S.–China Chessboard
May 14, 2026
/ Carin Zissis

May 8–14: Plus, security tensions continue to test to test U.S.–Mexico ties and Washington offers Havana conditioned aid.

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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.

Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
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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Laurence Blair habla sobre la nueva edición de Americas Quarterly en podcast de Bloomberg
April 27, 2026
/ Eduardo Thomson

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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U.S.-Mexico trade talks April 2026
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
/ Víctor Javier Solano

"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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