Region
Latin America
Economics, resources, regional integration, political transformation and power relations across Latin America and the Caribbean.
8 published articles
Overview
Latin America and the Caribbean form a region characterised by considerable economic, political and institutional diversity. It holds major agricultural, mineral and energy resources while facing structural challenges involving productivity, inequality, political stability and regional integration. This section examines national trajectories, economic policies, diplomatic realignments and the region’s position within global trade.
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Brazil: Lula Re-elected Against Bolsonaro — A New Balance of Power Between Washington, Beijing and BRICS
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth presidential term after defeating Flávio Bolsonaro in one of Brazil's most consequential elections.
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Latin AmericaSuriname: Can Oil Transform the Destiny of a Small South American Nation?
Off the coast of Suriname, beneath the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean, an economic transformation is taking shape on a scale far greater than the size of this small South American state. Roughly 150 kilometres from the coastline, an offshore oil development worth more than $10
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Latin AmericaUruguay: The Strength of Moderation
Between Brazil and Argentina, two countries whose size, ambitions, and crises have often shaped the destiny of South America, Uruguay occupies a distinctive position.
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Latin AmericaChile: The Transition Beneath the Surface
In the Atacama Desert, the energy transition takes a less intangible form than the speeches surrounding it suggest. Mines cut into the rock, evaporation ponds divide the salt flats, and solar installations spread across arid ground.
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Latin AmericaArgentina: The Milei Experiment
At the United Nations, Javier Milei did not change his register. On September 23, 2026, standing before an organization whose trajectory he was explicitly challenging, Argentina’s president denounced what he sees as an institution that has become bureaucratic, intrusive and increasingly incapable of fulfilling the functions for which it was created.
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Latin AmericaBrazil: the Power That Refuses to Choose Sides
With more than 210 million people, a near-continental territory, vast natural resources and an economy worth more than $2 trillion, Brazil possesses many of the material attributes of power. But its importance may lie even more in what it refuses to become: a simple satellite of
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Latin AmericaCuba: From Revolution to the Search for a New Model
Between Revolutionary Legacy, Economic Constraints and Geopolitical Realignment On January 1, 1959, the revolutionary forces entered Havana, marking one of the defining political events of the twentieth century. The Cuban Revolution reshaped not only the future of a Caribbean isl
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Latin AmericaJavier Milei and Argentina: A Political and Economic Laboratory of the 21st Century
Since his election in November 2023, Javier Milei has become one of the world's most closely watched political leaders. An economist by training, media personality, and outspoken advocate of a minimal state and free-market principles, Milei campaigned as the complete opposite of