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Americas Quarterly is the leading publication dedicated to politics, business and culture in the Americas.

Americas Quarterly is the leading publication dedicated to politics, business and culture in the Americas. An award-winning magazine and website, AQ has a proud tradition of portraying the real Latin America, while working to promote its core values: democracy, inclusive economic growth and equal rights for all of the hemisphere’s nearly 1 billion citizens. Borrowing elements from The Economist,

Foreign Affairs and National Geographic – but with a focus on Latin America – AQ is dedicated to covering the region in all its diversity and promise. Launched in 2007 and based in New York City, AQ is an independent publication of Americas Society/Council of the Americas, which for more than 50 years have been dedicated to dialogue in our hemisphere. AQ's agenda-setting readership includes CEOs, senior government officials and thought leaders, as well as a general-interest audience passionate about the Americas. Editorial board members include former presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Ricardo Lagos, and Ernesto Zedillo, as well as leading voices from business, journalism, finance and academia.

23/01/2024

NEW: Guyana now has more per-capita oil than Saudi Arabia. Can it find a way to equitably share the wealth? For AQ’s latest issue, our Jose Enrique Arrioja went to Georgetown to look at the immense promise—and the risks ahead.

Oil wealth has helped some countries, and ruined others. AQ reports from Georgetown on policymakers’ efforts to find the right path.

23/01/2024

AQ’s new special report on Latin America’s election super-cycle is out! Read our lead editorial highlighting the encouraging, and less encouraging, trends for the region’s politics.

In this issue you’ll also find Tamara Taraciuk’s survey of five upcoming 2024 elections in Latin America—and one “election,” AQ’s Meet the Candidate profiles, and Nick Burns on Luis Abinader’s rare popularity, as well as AS/COA CEO Susan Segal on the example of female leadership likely to be set in Mexico’s presidential race this year.

Six countries in the region have elections this year. Can electing women leaders help address declining faith in democracy?

17/10/2023

NEW: Despite many obstacles, there’s a cautious optimism in the air regarding Latin America’s prospects. Read the lead editorial of our new issue, which sets out a (relatively) bullish case:

The region faces many challenges. But changes in the global economy, and some encouraging developments at home, could be opening up a new era of str growth.

25/04/2023

Love him or not, the return of Brazil’s Lula is a watershed moment for Latin America. But can he attain the global recognition he seeks? AQ’s new special report on Lula and Latin America is out now:
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/new-aq-what-lula-means-for-latin-americas-role-in-the-world/

Lula's high profile makes him a natural leader on issues like climate, although recent controversies, and domestic challenges in Brazil, may limit his regional ambitions.

31/01/2023

Uruguay's imperfect success has four takeaways for Latin America, writes AQ editor-in-chief Brian Winter.
https://americasquarterly.org/article/what-uruguay-can-teach-us/

It’s far from perfect. But Latin America’s strongest democracy offers many lessons, including the value of a strong social safety net, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief from Montevideo.

31/01/2023

AQ's new special report is out! Can the rest of Latin America—and the world—learn from Uruguay’s relative prosperity? Read our lead editorial:
https://americasquarterly.org/article/new-aq-uruguay-latin-americas-imperfect-success-story/

Uruguay has built one of the world’s strongest democracies, despite its flaws. We explore the country’s many lessons in our latest special report.

09/01/2023

AQ asked observers to share their reaction to the invasion of Brazil's Congress, seat of the presidency and the Supreme Court.
https://americasquarterly.org/article/reaction-brazils-capital-lives-its-january-invasion/

Attackers invaded the centers of power in Brasília, asking for an intervention.

25/10/2022

NEW: Who more accurately represents the future of Latin America's leaders, Chile's Gabriel Boric or El Salvador's Nayib Bukele?

The question is at the core of AQ's new special report on millennials in politics. Read our lead editorial:
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/new-aq-is-latin-americas-millennial-generation-more-authoritarian-or-democratic/

Millennials account for about a quarter of the population, and are rising into positions of power. A special report explores how they may change politics forever.

27/09/2022

AQ's new essential resource for tracking Latin America's leaders is here.
https://americasquarterly.org/article/aq-presidential-profiles/

A snapshot of the men leading six major economies in the region

12/09/2022

Brazilians, including the authorities, are much more alert and ready than in 2018.
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/one-year-later-brazil-has-never-been-so-prepared-to-fight-fake-news/

A year after AQ’s special report on misinformation, a leading journalist sees progress.

22/08/2022

The Mexican government's push to support state-owned enterprises is having the opposite effect, writes Leonardo Beltrán.
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/mexico-when-trade-and-energy-policy-collide/

AMLO’s push to protect Pemex and CFE is hurting the companies themselves.

04/08/2022

NEW: Why are there more disagreements between the U.S. and Mexico under a Democratic presidency than under a Republican one? Denise Dresser joins the AQ podcast this week. Don't miss it:
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/aq-podcast-denise-dresser-on-mexico-us-relations-and-what-amlo-really-wants/

The political analyst on AMLO's attitude towards the US and Mexican domestic politics

27/07/2022

"Why did you get a monkey? Now we are all going to starve."

Read excerpts from a new book on Latin American artists in New York City during the 1960s-70s.
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/when-new-york-city-was-a-gritty-haven-for-latin-american-art/

26/07/2022

How can Latin America take advantage of opportunities in nearshoring?

Four experts from the public and private sectors chart the way forward:
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/how-to-harness-shifting-supply-chains-four-experts-explain/

Leading voices from Latin America’s public and private sector look at strategies for the current moment.

26/07/2022

NEW: Most of Latin America has been left out of globalization, with closed economies growing less quickly than former peers.

But economic regionalization could change that—as global conditions become much more friendly to the possibilities for Latin American trade.

Read more in our new cover story:
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/why-latin-america-lost-at-globalization-and-how-it-can-win-now/

A case for greater intraregional trade in today’s changing world

26/07/2022

NEW: Nearshoring and regional integration represent a rare opportunity for Latin American economies.

How to turn it into reality? AQ's new special report provides a partial roadmap:
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/new-aq-a-once-in-a-generation-opportunity-for-latin-america/

A changing world has opened the way for greater nearshoring and regional integration. But action is needed to make it a reality, AQ highlights in this special report.

06/06/2022

AQ Editor-in-Chief Brian Winter looks at what Biden could say—but won't—at this week's Summit of the Americas.
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/a-speech-biden-wont-give-at-the-summit-of-the-americas/

AQ’s editor-in-chief imagines what an honest, no-taboos speech in Los Angeles could sound like.

26/05/2022

HAPPENING SOON: Join AQ for a conversation on how Latin America can make the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vAcXaMyzQEytbH6gru6MyQ

03/05/2022

NEW: AQ looks at key indicators for democracy, economy and society in 10 Latin American countries.
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/a-2022-overview-of-latin-america-key-indicators/

AQ’s snapshot of who is in government, where economies stand and how societies are faring in 10 countries.

03/05/2022

NEW: AQ's latest special report looks at opportunities for cooperation on migration, climate adaptation and more at the upcoming Summit of the Americas.
https://americasquarterly.org/article/new-aq-california-dreaming-ambition-needed-at-summit-of-the-americas/

This June’s summit isn't yet generating much enthusiasm. But there are several golden opportunities for cooperation, AQ highlights in this special report.

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