An appraisal of the last four years, plus a look ahead, by a former central bank president.

Alberto Fernández defeated President Mauricio Macri in the first round. Juan Cruz Díaz, Cefeidas Group managing director and AS/COA special advisor, lays out the country’s political panorama. 

Amid turbulent protests in Chile, the government opted to cancel the two upcoming international summits. AS/COA’s vice president looks at the impact. 

Left-leaning politicians will occupy the mayor’s seat in the country’s three biggest cities, while uribismo lost races across the board.

Alternative candidates pulled off surprise victories in Colombia’s local elections, but governing won’t be easy.

President Sebastián Piñera swore in eight cabinet ministers amid national protests.

Whoever emerges as Bolivia’s president is likely to face social unrest not seen for years.

"Indignities such as inequality and corruption have become more difficult for many people to swallow," write AS/COA's Brian Winter and NTN24's Moisés Naím in Foreign Affairs.