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Americas Quarterly 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.

NEW AQ: This year, Latin America’s biggest political risk comes from the north. Read AQ’s lead editorial on four trends ...
14/01/2025

NEW AQ: This year, Latin America’s biggest political risk comes from the north. Read AQ’s lead editorial on four trends to watch in the region in 2025:

AQ’s new special report looks at the risks to Latin America from Trump’s return and other global disruptions.

NEW AQ: Today’s Latin America is becoming the world’s breadbasket, with food exports soaring. But the region faces serio...
16/10/2024

NEW AQ: Today’s Latin America is becoming the world’s breadbasket, with food exports soaring. But the region faces serious challenges feeding its own population.

AQ’s new special report looks at the organizations, governments and companies working to address this “food paradox.” Read our lead editorial here:

Both food exports and food insecurity are on the rise. AQ’s new special report looks at why the issue deserves more attention.

What would another Trump or Biden term mean for Latin America and the Caribbean? AQ’s new special report looks at the st...
16/07/2024

What would another Trump or Biden term mean for Latin America and the Caribbean? AQ’s new special report looks at the stakes of the U.S. election for the region—from migration and drug trafficking to nearshoring and infrastructure investment.

We asked former advisers to both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump to write on what another term for their onetime boss would look like. Read our lead editorial and explore the issue here:

In AQ’s new special report, former advisors from the Trump and Biden administrations write on the impact another term for their onetime boss would have on the region.

NEW: Guyana now has more per-capita oil than Saudi Arabia. Can it find a way to equitably share the wealth? For AQ’s lat...
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.

AQ’s new special report on Latin America’s election super-cycle is out! Read our lead editorial highlighting the encoura...
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?

NEW: Despite many obstacles, there’s a cautious optimism in the air regarding Latin America’s prospects. Read the lead e...
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.

Uruguay's imperfect success has four takeaways for Latin America, writes AQ editor-in-chief Brian Winter.https://america...
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.

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Luisa Palacios talks green energy on the latest AQ podcast. https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/aq-podcast-latin-americas-promising-green-energy-transition/

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New economic opportunities are creeping into Colombia’s troubled countryside. More are needed to help keep the peace. http://bit.ly/2BxXjj7

¿Qué pasará en Venezuela después del 20 de mayo?: Días previos a las elecciones del 20 de mayo, tres destacados panelistas analizarán el panorama económico y político en Venezuela—y qué esperar para el futuro del país.

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From guerrilla to presidential candidate, Gustavo Petro's rise encapsulates the divisions, fears and hopes permeating Colombian politics today. http://bit.ly/2KuAwav

Latin America's Battle against Corruption: What Comes Next: What are the true lessons from Lava Jato, La Línea, and other successful Latin American anti-corruption investigations? Watch this frank discussion on the region’s historic crackdown on graft and what is necessary to build a more transparent business climate.

Latin America's Battle against Corruption: What Comes Next: What are the true lessons from Lava Jato, La Línea, and other successful Latin American anti-corruption investigations? Watch this frank discussion on the region’s historic crackdown on graft and what is necessary to build a more transparent business climate.

Latin America's Battle against Corruption: What Comes Next: What are the true lessons from Lava Jato, La Línea, and other successful Latin American anti-corruption investigations? Watch this frank discussion on the region’s historic crackdown on graft and what is necessary to build a more transparent business climate.

2018 Elections in Latin America
2018 Elections in Latin America

2018 Elections in Latin America: Watch AQ launch its new issue on the most important and volatile electoral year in recent Latin American history.

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