Rising demand for the commodity should be a boon for the region, but the path ahead isn’t straightforward, explains Luna Lithium’s Emily Hersh. 

2021 meant U.S. ambassadorial vacancies to Latin America, scores of refugees to Mexico, and record cargo through the Panama Canal.

CNN Chile host and La Tercera columnist Paula Escobar Chavarría covers the parallels between Chile’s 2021 presidential race and its 1988 referendum.

Fresh from Glasgow, Institute Talanoa’s Natalie Unterstell explains how Brazil and the region were part of big steps at the climate conference, but there’s still a way to go.

International Crisis Group’s Tiziano Breda covers the two elections while El Milenio’s Juan Pablo Sabillón covers efforts to combat young Honduran voters’ apathy.

UCSD’s Cecilia Farfán-Méndez covers a new bilateral security accord while Mexico’s former energy regulatory commissioner Montserrat Ramiro gets into the electricity reform discord.

A year out from the presidential vote, IDEIA Big Data’s Mauricio Moura covers how the president’s approval, Covid-19, and technology are shaping what’s to come.