List of South America articles
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Chilean President Gabriel Boric and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez smiles as they walk side-by-side in front of a large white building. Boric wears a dark suit and carries a pair of glasses in his hand. AOC wears a white pantsuit and waves to viewers behind the camera. The American Left Realigns Its Relationship to Latin America
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives visited Brazil, Chile, and Colombia to show how the United States could strengthen ties in the region.
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Argentine far-right libertarian economist and presidential candidate Javier Milei celebrates the results of the primary election at his headquarters in Buenos Aires. Milei’s Rise Exposes Argentina’s Malaise
The presidential front-runner may be hard to pin down politically, but his “us vs. them” rhetoric is part of a long Latin American tradition.
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A farmer holding a large chainsaw steps across the severed trunk of a downed tree as he cuts trees to plant coca at a plantation in Colombia. Behind him are more trees in the Amazon rainforest. How Drugs Are Destroying the Amazon
In the world’s largest rainforest, cocaine and deforestation are increasingly linked.
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Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli celebrates being nominated as the presidential candidate for the Realizing Goals party in Panama City. A Presidential Conviction Is Shaking Up Panama’s Election
Ricardo Martinelli’s fate is a bellwether for anti-corruption reform.
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A lithium mine supervisor inspects an evaporation pond of lithium-rich brine in the Atacama Desert in Salar de Atacama, Chile. The Mineral-Rich Want to Get Richer
The world’s biggest reserves of lithium and nickel are concentrated in a handful of nations. And they want to cash in.
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From left to right: Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar pose for photos at the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, on June 1. BRICS Faces a Reckoning
Enlargement would be a sign not of the group’s strength, but of China’s growing influence.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 27, 2018. 6 Swing States Will Decide the Future of Geopolitics
These middle powers of the global south should be the focus of U.S. policy.
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Visitors stand on a salt mound at an Albemarle Corporation lithium mine in the Atacama Desert, Chile, on Aug. 24, 2022. How Chile’s Politics Are Shaping the Global Energy Transition
Chile’s rightward lurch is an opportunity to expand the supply of lithium, a critical battery resource.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends the welcome session at the Portuguese Parliament in Lisbon. How to Understand Brazil’s Ukraine Policy
Like it or not, Lula’s stance reflects legitimate misgivings about the global order.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva holds a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at Moncloa Palace in Madrid on April 26. Brazil Is Ukraine’s Best Bet for Peace
The nonaligned country has strong diplomatic traditions—and its president is a pro at building global coalitions.
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Military members guard the outside of Guayas 1 prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 14, the scene of one of Ecuador's worst prison massacres in years. China Is Exploiting a U.S. Police Void in Latin America
Washington is the region’s top military partner but lags on civilian security.
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A man carries a flag with the faces of former Peruvian presidents Alberto Fujimori, Alejandro Toledo and Alan Garcia, former first lady Nadine Heredia and her husband, former president Ollanta Humala, and current President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, while thousands march against corruption through the streets of downtown Lima on February 16, 2017. Justice in Peru Is a Danger for Its Politics
The extradition of a former president is a big risk for an already teetering political system.
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Lula and Xi walk side by side in front of a military honor guard. Why Lula’s Visit to Beijing Matters More Than Macron’s
The world’s economic dynamism is shifting to the global south.
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Activists raise green headscarves during a demonstration demanding the legalization of abortion in San Salvador, El Salvador. When Abortion Bans Are Too Popular to Overturn
A court may soon rule against El Salvador’s anti-abortion law. But will that make a difference?
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An aerial view shows a mining site in Para state, Brazil. Will Brazil Destroy the Amazon to Save the Climate?
Brazil’s mineral wealth could power the energy transition, but mining is a very dirty business.
