Immature parties and political institutions have left Peru on the brink of crisis. A coming impeachment vote spells more trouble ahead.

From cyborgs in Brazil to water shortages in Bolivia, we take a look at stories and trends shaping the region over the past year—and ones we expect to hear more about in 2018.

Government officials suggest that corruption hasn't gotten worse, just easier to spot. Here's why they're wrong.

“One of the most striking aspects of the Honduran political crisis is the lack of voice of the U.S.,” said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth. 

As business mogul Sebastián Piñera gets a second stab at the presidency, we look at the implications for legislation, markets, and trade.

“I have a hard time seeing [the government] making sovereign payments next year,” said Francisco Rodriguez, chief economist at hedge fund Torino Capital, during a Venezuela forum at AS/COA. 

El acuerdo de paz ha sacado a relucir la tensión que hay entre dos visiones diferentes, pero reconciliables, del país.

While less dramatic than in the rest of Latin America, there is a transformation in Paraguay led by those born in the late 1970s and 1980s.

"[China] cada vez consigue penetrar más las esferas académicas, culturales, sociales así como la prensa en Latinoamérica”, dijo el investigador y periodista Juan Pablo Cardenal en evento sobre China y Rusia en COA.

“Puede haber un escenario donde el próximo presidente de México, sin importar quién sea, podría no tener el mismo espacio político para maniobrar a fin de cooperar con Estados Unidos”, concluyó Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA ante un panel del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores.