South America

The Calypso Summit

Forget tiny Cuba. The Summit of the Americas was about much bigger issues.

BY MOISÉS NAÍM | APRIL 20, 2009

A Coup to Remember

Is Chávez using the memory of an attempted coup to shore up his flagging support?

BY ROBERT AMSTERDAM | APRIL 15, 2009

The List: Globalized Motors

As sagging demand in the United States and Western Europe has pushed General Motors into bankruptcy, the auto behemoth has actually been expanding in emerging markets and building new factories.

BY JOSHUA KEATING | APRIL 1, 2009

The 'Axis of Lula' vs. the 'Axis of Hugo'

Latin American leaders face a choice between provocation and progress.

BY MOISÉS NAIM | MARCH 26, 2009

Seven Questions: Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Brazil's former president explains why the U.S. war on drugs has only exacerbated instability and drug trafficking in Latin America.

INTERVIEW BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | FEBRUARY 26, 2009

3 Myths About Venezuela

Why the oil crash won’t keep Chavez up at night.

BY MOISÉS NAIM | FEBRUARY 19, 2009

The End of the Revolution

Even if Hugo Chávez wins Sunday’s referendum, low oil prices have doomed his dream of Latin American socialism.

BY LUCY CONGER | FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Forever Chávez

Venezuelan legislators tell FP why Chávez must stay in power.

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Answering the Call

How Colombian land-mine victims became call-center operators.

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Branded

Running a country is a lot like managing a business: Reputation is everything. So, what can you do if your national image has been sullied -- whether by war, drugs, or just bad neighbors? Break out a new branding campaign.

JANUARY 5, 2009

The Biggest Boomtowns

The 2008 Global Cities Index

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Brazil’s Secret Army

BY ANABELA PAIVA | JUNE 16, 2008

Caught in the Net: Brazil

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Santiago's Poetry in Motion

From Isabel Allende to Pablo Neruda, Chile has long been a literary leader in Latin America. FP recently asked Verónica Cortínez, professor of Latin American literature, about the works that are inspiring a new generation of Chilean readers and writers.

INTERVIEW BY BEN FRYER | OCTOBER 10, 2006

Brazil's Man of Action

BY PAULO SOTERO | SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

The Everywhere Man

Oil money and an expansive ideology mean that Chávez’s influence knows no bounds.

JANUARY 4, 2006

Hugo Boss

Ever heard of a regime that gets stronger the more opposition it faces? Welcome to Venezuela, where the charismatic president, Hugo Chávez, is practicing a new style of authoritarianism. Part provocateur, part CEO, and part electoral wizard, Chávez has updated tyranny for today.

BY JAVIER CORRALES | JANUARY 4, 2006

Gunning For the World

Once just a club for red-blooded American gun owners, the National Rifle Association has become a savvy global lobby. It presses for gun rights at the United Nations. It assists pro-gun campaigns from Sydney to São Paulo. And it has found that its message -- loving freedom means loving guns -- translates into almost every language.

BY DAVID MORTON | JANUARY 4, 2006

Playing Brazil's Race Card

BY MALA HTUN | NOVEMBER 9, 2005

Rio de Dinheiro

Mohammed El-Erian is a managing director of PIMCO, the world's largest bond manager. FP spoke to El-Erian about the ups and downs of the global economy.

JULY 1, 2005

Fund-razing in Argentina

BY RICHARD LAPPER | MAY 5, 2005

Brazil's Balancing Act

BY ELIZABETH JOHNSON | JANUARY 1, 2004

Politics as a Spectator Sport

BY JAMES G. FORSYTH | JANUARY 1, 2004

Peru's Globalization Problem

BY RAFO LEÓN | NOVEMBER 1, 2002

Anxious in Argentina

BY SANTIAGO REAL DE AZÚA | NOVEMBER 1, 2002

Lifestyles of the Rich and Peruvian

BY CARLOS LOZADA | NOVEMBER 1, 2000