The Americas Quarterly Podcast

2025 has been an extraordinarily active year for U.S. policy in Latin America. With the re... more

Right-wing candidates are gaining victories across Latin America. Chile will likely turn r... more

Chileans head to the polls this Sunday, November 16. In the last election cycle, Gabriel B... more

The recent deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s largest aircraft carrier,... more

Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum has hit the one-year mark of her presidency. In that time she h... more

Argentina’s President Javier Milei just got a much-needed boost from his ally, U.S. Presid... more

Latin America is entering a packed election season, with Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Colom... more

A landmark trial is underway in Brazil: former President Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. P... more

Bolivia's long-dominant MAS party has suffered a historic defeat, with its presidential ca... more

In this special mid-year episode, we take a step back for a look at where the region’s eco... more

A major confrontation is brewing between the United States and Brazil, driven by the retur... more

As Gustavo Petro spars with Donald Trump, violence is surging in Colombia ahead of next ye... more

As Brazil prepares to host the 2025 BRICS Summit, questions are swirling about the future ... more

The recent arrests of two prominent critics of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele have s... more

On May 20, two top aides to Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada were shot dead in a rare dayti... more

President Javier Milei has made global headlines with his radical economic reforms and bol... more

Just over a year after Bernardo Arévalo’s tense but ultimately successful inauguration as ... more

Cuba is facing its worst crisis in decades, with blackouts and a mass exodus that has seen... more

With Brazil about a year and a half away from the 2026 elections, political dynamics are s... more

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is enjoying remarkable popularity, garnering over 80%... more

Organized crime is a persistent and evolving challenge in Latin America. At the moment cri... more

A month into Donald Trump’s second presidency, Latin America has become a key focus of his... more

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, much focus was expected on Mexico, Colombia, V... more

Nearly a year ago, Ecuador faced a surge of violence when drug gangs took over a TV statio... more

Peru quickly became one of the first countries in the cross hairs of the incoming Trump ad... more

In this episode we look at what to expect from Latin America’s economies in 2025. Ernesto ... more