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Argentina’s Fernández seeks Mexican support for “axis of good”

Argentina’s Fernández seeks Mexican support for “axis of good”

Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández paid an official visit to Mexico between 22 and 24 February, amid suggestions that he and his host, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, feel the time is ripe to strike up a more strategic...

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Ecuador’s mining industry at a crossroads

Ecuador’s mining industry at a crossroads

Ecuador’s mining sector grew substantially in 2020, albeit from a low base, as large-scale mining production accelerated rapidly after being launched in late 2019. Optimism about the sector’s prospects has increased following the first...

LatestSecurity & Strategic Review

Mounting pressure for police reform

Mounting pressure for police reform

One of the most prominent global trends of 2020 was the emergence of police violence as a matter of mainstream political debate. Police brutality has long been a problem in the Andean region, and while this is by no means the first time that the t...

LatestRegional Report

This February issue of the Latin American Regional Report: Brazil & Southern Cone starts off with a series of articles on Brazil. The first zooms into the opportunities that the country’s rare minerals reserves could represent given grow...

LatestSpecial Report

The 2021 election calendar for Latin America opens on 7 February with presidential and legislative elections in Ecuador where the ruling Alianza País (AP) is likely to be punished for the failings of President Lenín Moreno’s ou...