Americas Quarterly

2 days ago | americasquarterly.org | Jose Enrique Arrioja |Emilie Sweigart |Rich Brown |Susan Segal

A year after AQ’s report on port infrastructure, Chile’s far south has hit a few roadblocks as investment interest continues. An expert on urban issues discusses trends to watch and argues cities are where the region's political future is being forged. Gilberto Kassab is one of the country’s most important behind-the-scenes politicians, worth watching as the 2026 elections draw closer. Far from Silicon Valley, a digital niche is taking shape, with AI-driven initiatives and a data center boom.

2 days ago | americasquarterly.org | Jose Enrique Arrioja

Reading Time: 16 minutes Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arévalo has an ambitious agenda… …to tackle challenges in one of Latin America’s most unequal countries. Investing more in education and infrastructure will be key to his success… …and essential to the nation’s democratic future. Guatemala’s Bernardo Arévalo was nearly prevented from taking office. Now, can his drive to reform the country succeed?

3 days ago | americasquarterly.org | Nick Burns

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis article is adapted from AQ’s forthcoming special report on Guatemala. In 1927, Giovanni Angelo Bergoglio, an Italian peasant turned shopkeeper, bought a ticket for himself, his wife and his son to Argentina, aboard the SS Principessa Mafalda.

1 week ago | americasquarterly.org | Tony Frangie Mawad

Reading Time: 5 minutesCARACAS – In fewer than 45 days, Venezuela is set to undergo a new political test: the controversial regional and legislative elections that could further solidify Nicolás Maduro’s regime. However, on the streets, there are no campaign posters or rallies; the National Electoral Council has yet to follow the necessary legal procedures before an election, and its website has been down since last July, highlighting the opacity and disarray surrounding the process.

2 weeks ago | americasquarterly.org | Patricia Garip

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis article is adapted from AQ’s upcoming special report on Guatemala. SANTIAGO — As China’s AI dark horse DeepSeek was trampling U.S. tech stocks in late January, this corner of South America lit up. “I think it’s phenomenal,” said David Laroze, a Chilean physicist who heads up a $10 million supercomputing project in the Atacama Desert.