Good news at home is freeing up the president to engage abroad, with success at an Amazon summit but enduring controversy elsewhere.
Brazil’s Economic Uptick Is Boosting Lula’s Foreign Policy
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Oliver Stuenkel
Paraguay’s New President Wants Change at Home and Abroad
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Julieta Heduvan
Before his inauguration, Santiago Peña already advanced an ambitious legislative agenda—but international issues and ties to his controversial mentor could prove challenging.
The AI Revolution Is Coming for Latin America. Is It Ready?
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Antonio Garrastazu, Beatriz de Anta
The region needs a regional strategy to bolster the technology’s positive effects and combat its use by bad actors, write two experts.
Can Amazon Basin Presidents Find Consensus on Protecting the Forest?
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Cecilia Tornaghi
AQ talked to Kleber Karipuna, member of the organizing committee of the OTCA presidential summit, on the challenges facing the region—from crime to carbon markets.
The Delicate Balancing Act of Bolsonaro’s Possible Heir
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Nick Burns
Tarcísio de Freitas is being floated as a more moderate successor to Bolsonaro on Brazil’s right, but it won’t be smooth sailing.
The Predatory Economy Thriving in Panama’s Darién Gap
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Will Freeman
With millions on the move, businesses and criminal groups are turning big profits with destructive consequences.
Letter to the Editor: It Is Too Soon to Dismiss Petro’s Environment Hopes
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T. Nelson Thompson
A response from AQ readers