"There is an impatience and an unrest because these governments are not delivering what citizens want," said the Americas Quarterly's editor-in-chief.

Widespread expectations for political opening in exchange for sanctions relief ignore a difficult global landscape and enduring crisis at home.

"When you have a power vacuum like this, there can be really unpredictable consequences," said the Americas Quarterly's editor-in-chief about Peru. 

"La democracia, por sí, no está en riesgo", dijo el vicepresidente de política de AS/COA.

Argentina, Guatemala y Paraguay realizarán elecciones presidenciales, pero otros países también llevarán a cabo elecciones importantes.

Stumbles by the new government are aggravating unrest in rural areas and providing opportunity for future authoritarians.

After the failed insurrection in Brasília, authorities worry about domestic terrorism and the loyalties of Brazil’s armed forces and police, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.