Latin America
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ANALYSIS
Latin America Opens Its Markets but Still Awaits a Future
Latin America has spent decades liberalizing, deregulating, and hoping competition would remake its economies. But as natural resources still dominate…
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ANALYSIS
Latin America Votes While Trump Looms Over Every Fragile Ballot
From Peru to Brazil, Latin America's election season is unfolding under pressure from Washington, rising crime, and exhausted voters, turning…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Brazil Court Halts Sugarloaf Business Dream After Years of Resistance
The legal dispute over Rio de Janeiro's blocked Sugarloaf zipline raises a broader question for Latin America: When public landmarks…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Cybercrime in Latin America Now Resembles an Organized Industry
Latin America now confronts industrialized cybercriminal networks that engage in theft, extortion, manipulation, and destabilization. Weak defenses, talent shortages, and…
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LIFE
Latin America Counts Its Babies and Rewrites Its Future Now
Latin America's sharp drop in birth rates is now a major force changing schools, jobs, care, housing, and politics. Governments…
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Borders and migration
Latin American Migrants Regain Time as Trump Border Politics Falter
A federal ruling that restores parole status to migrants affected by the CBP One reversal has created a small but…
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ECONOMY
Brazil Turns Sugarcane Into a Geopolitical Shield Against Oil Panic
Brazil's sugarcane ethanol model is mitigating the impact of oil shocks resulting from the conflict in Iran, demonstrating to Latin…
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ANALYSIS
Caribbean Reparations Vote Pushes Latin America Toward Its Unfinished Reckoning
A UN vote backed by Caribbean and African states has reopened Latin America’s oldest wound, forcing the region to confront…
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Latin America Continues Voting While Centralism Concentrates Power in Capitals
Adapted from Eugene Zapata-Gareschéa's original Americas Quarterly article, this analysis examines how central governments across Latin America concentrate power, deprive…
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SPORTS
Hispanic Pride Turns a Spurs Slur Into a Border Lesson
In San Antonio, a viral insult directed at Hispanic fans turned into something bigger: a community response, a story about…
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