Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) SÃO PAULO – At a recent dinner party in São Paulo, a friend who is an executive at...
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Gustavo Petro’s opponents worry he’ll try to concentrate power, but public frustration due to unrealistic expectations are more likely to stall his...
For decades Americans have described China as a rising power. That description no longer fits: China has already risen. What does this mean for the U...
Two months ahead of the presidential elections, Western diplomats face a dilemma as Jair Bolsonaro signals he will not recognize the result if he...
BY OLIVER STUENKEL JULY 18, 2022 Today’s leftist leaders face much tougher challenges than did their predecessors. SA͂O PAULO — Gustavo Petro’s...
Oliver Stuenkel June 12, 2022 The rise of geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China, the Covid pandemic, and, most recently, the Russian...
Oliver Stuenkel Misunderstandings about the union’s inner workings color Brazilian perceptions about the EU’s role in security, trade, and the...
Oliver Stuenkel June 23, 2022 Commentary As the war in Ukraine passes the one-hundred-day mark, few regions have escaped the conflict’s economic...
In contrast with most other high-level diplomatic encounters, the Summit of the Americas has been a controversial idea from the start. After all...
By Caroline Coutinho June 8, 2022 World leaders from North, Central, and south America are flocking to Los Angeles for the ninth Summit of the...
BY OLIVER STUENKEL JUNE 2, 2022 A second “pink tide” would create greater opportunities for dialogue. But structural obstacles...
Theme After years shaped by enormous economic difficulties –aggravated by a devastating COVID-19 pandemic– and growing diplomatic isolation...
Irrespective of who wins the runoff in Colombia, the elections mark the 14th straight opposition victory in free and fair Latin American...
BY OLIVER STUENKEL MAY 10, 2022 Recent history shows that authoritarian-leaning leaders become much more aggressive after winning reelection...
OLIVER STUENKEL MAY 04, 2022 COMMENTARY Rodrigo Chaves’s election reveals that antiestablishment sentiment remains strong across Latin America. When...
BY OLIVER STUENKEL MARCH 22, 2022 The former president’s choice of a conservative running mate carries numerous benefits – but also conspicuous risks...