In both countries, which hold elections on April 11, voters are divided and largely unenthused by traditional politics—but have few alternatives.
Despite having the highest vaccination rate in Latin America, the country faces lockdown as a third wave of infections hits.
AS/COA Online looks at the new U.S. president’s nominees and appointees, their ties to the region, and relevant policy leanings.
In the April 11 second-round vote, Andrés Arauz faces Guillermo Lasso. Youth, women, and disaffected voters may play decisive roles.
Luz Gomez and Arturo Franco of Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth cover how the crisis accelerated changes that can help buffer against future shocks.
“One would hope that as vaccinations are reaching certain thresholds…we do find a way somehow to be very generous,” said the AS/COA vice president.
Amid global demand for doses, AS/COA Online charts the region’s progress when it comes to immunizing citizens against the coronavirus.
En medio de la demanda global de dosis, AS/COA Online grafica el progreso regional cuando se trata de inmunizar a los ciudadanos contra el coronavirus.
Amid a vaccine rollout and the P.1 variant fueling contagion, the government is looking to provide another round of emergency aid.
Covid pulled the rug out from under Latin America’s tourism industry, which was growing at 10 percent annually pre-pandemic.
Get resources on government responses, vaccine rollouts, and health impacts in the region.
If the program is successful in Latin America, it can be replicated in other developing regions, co-writes AS/COA Chairman Emeritus William R. Rhodes for Reuters Breakingviews.
Los altos números en países como Brasil dominan los titulares, pero las tasas per cápita muestran cuán voraz ha sido la propagación de la enfermedad en lugares como Panamá y México.
The high volume numbers of countries like Brazil make headlines, but per capita rates show just how rapacious the disease’s spread has been in places like Panama and Mexico.
How does the United States work to regain its role as a promoter of democracy? With humility, said the two Clinton administration officials.
Los países necesitan crecimiento para sus ciudadanos, y parte de la solución es simple: incorporar a más mujeres, escribe Susan Segal de AS/COA en La Nación.
After 20 years, Hugo Chávez and now Nicolás Maduro's project is exposed as less an ideology than a cold-blooded grab for lasting power and self-enrichment, writes AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
"Va muy despacio y hay preocupación por las variantes", dijo la editora en jefe de AS/COA Online.
El Faro’s Nelson Rauda covers the Biden administration’s approach to El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala ahead of 2021 elections in two of those countries.
In 2019, Nayib Bukele upended Salvadoran politics, winning the presidency with his populist message. Now, a midterm gives him the chance to consolidate power.
