The Americas
Voting against Maduro
A new danger for Venezuela’s autocrat
The regime’s dilemma is rig or lose the election on July 28th
Of Milei and Moses
In Catholic Argentina, Javier Milei embraces Judaism
That is not universally welcomed by Argentine Jews
Unhappy union
The irrelevance of Mercosur
Once the herald of a liberal future, the trade bloc’s members are increasingly at odds
A different kind of therapy
Mexico has become a testing ground for psychedelic therapies
From ibogaine to LSD, the benefits of psychedelics are not yet backed up by strong medical evidence
The other China
Paraguay and Taiwan strengthen their embrace, for now
Paraguay has benefited from increased Taiwanese investment, but will it be enough to ward off the lure of Beijing?
The sleepwalkers
China’s presence in Latin America has expanded dramatically
The region’s leaders are failing to consider the risks of growing dependence
Canada’s overdose capital
Vancouver pioneered liberal drug policies. Fentanyl destroyed them
So-called harm-reduction measures have become a rod for Justin Trudeau’s back
Mission impossible
A Kenyan-led security mission finally starts to arrive in Haiti
But can it make a difference?
Chaos in the Andes
An apparent coup in Bolivia founders, but the country remains in trouble
The sight of armoured vehicles ramming the presidential palace will scare investors away
No pain, no gain
Javier Milei has turned Argentina into a libertarian laboratory
But the biggest economic test is yet to come
Reforming the unreformable
Javier Milei finally lugs key reforms through Argentina’s Senate
Markets celebrated the two bills’ passing, after protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires
Embrace the neighbours
Why Latin America is the world’s trade pipsqueak
Its geography hinders commerce. But so does policy