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NEW: Former Panamanian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Carlos Ruiz-Hernandez argues that Panama’s President Mulino is right to cooperate with the U.S. and forgo ‘performative’ anti-Trump posturing in response to U.S. pressure regarding the Panama Canal: americasquarterly.org/article/panama…

NEW: It is time for Latin America to build a permanent regional security institution to fight organized crime, write Jana Nelson and Benjamin Gedan: americasquarterly.org/article/to-fig…

The metastasizing cross-border threat of organized crime in Latin America requires collective action from the region's governments—including a permanent regional security institution, write Jana Nelson and Benjamin Gedan: americasquarterly.org/article/to-fig…

U.S. pressure on the Panama Canal has put Panama’s President Mulino in a difficult position—but his strategy of cooperation with the U.S. still serves Panama’s vital interests, argues Mulino’s former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Carlos Ruiz-Hernandez: americasquarterly.org/article/panama…

🎙️The AQ Podcast digs into Guatemala’s tumultuous politics with Claudia Méndez A and Juan Carlos Zapata S. to share what’s ahead for Central America’s largest economy: americasquarterly.org/article/aq-pod…

Just as Europe is belatedly recognizing its need for strategic autonomy, Washington’s sharp cuts to foreign assistance should push Latin America and the Caribbean to create its own regional security institution, argue Jana Nelson and Benjamin Gedan: americasquarterly.org/article/to-fig…

The late Pope Francis’ autobiography, published in January, provides a rare window into the inner and outer life of a beloved and complicated man, writes Nick Burns in his review: americasquarterly.org/article/pope-f…


A new documentary from Puerto Rico digs into a remarkable archive of cinema about life on the island in the 1950s and 60s. Read Ena Alvarado’s review of Ramón Rivera Moret’s “Everything Seemed Possible”: americasquarterly.org/article/when-e…

NEW: Efforts to curb Haiti’s worsening violence over the coming months will depend largely on actions to tackle arms trafficking and illicit financial flows, writes Robert Muggah: americasquarterly.org/article/flows-…

Haiti’s crisis has many roots, but arms trafficking and illicit financial flows have been especially important drivers of the latest explosion of violence. International efforts to stem the violence may hinge on those two key factors, writes Robert Muggah: americasquarterly.org/article/flows-…

A century ago in Mexico, the bloody Cristero war pitted Catholics against the state. Today, the dramatic conflict’s impact on the country’s left can still be felt, write Gema Kloppe-Santamaría and Julia Young: americasquarterly.org/article/the-lo…

NEW: Latin America’s rightward shift is likely to accelerate as the right looks well-placed in important votes coming up across the region, writes Michael Reid in his latest column for AQ: americasquarterly.org/article/latin-…

Join Americas Society/Council of the Americas in New York as it hosts legendary New Yorker staff writer Jon Lee Anderson on Monday, May 19. He’ll discuss the biggest stories in Latin America, with Guillermo Zubillaga. Register here: as-coa.org/events/evening…

Latin America is shifting to the right—but it’s less clear what type of right-wing politics will have the most influence, writes Michael Reid in his latest column for AQ: americasquarterly.org/article/latin-…


At the China-CELAC Forum in Beijing, China sought to fill the void left by the US in Latin America and the Caribbean. It seems to be succeeding, especially in areas like trade, infrastructure funding and regional integration, writes Fernanda Magnotta, PhD: americasquarterly.org/article/china-…

Join Americas Society in New York on Monday May 19 as it hosts the legendary reporter Jon Lee Anderson. He will speak in conversation with Guillermo Zubillaga about the biggest stories unfolding in Latin America. Register here: as-coa.org/events/evening…

🎙️NEW: Argentina is at a crossroads. After 18 months in office, Milei has cut inflation, but poverty and other problems persist. Ana Iparraguirre joins the AQ Podcast to discuss Milei’s key challenges and what he will try to do next: americasquarterly.org/article/aq-pod…
