Emilie Sweigart
@emiliesweigart
Editor @AmerQuarterly, Policy Manager @ASCOA, @Columbia MA in Latin American Studies. Views my own.
Escribí este artículo para @AmerQuarterly sobre la compleja situación que vivimos: Colombia’s Democracy Faces a Defining Test americasquarterly.org/article/colomb…
At the China-CELAC forum last month, Xi Jinping announced a 5-pillar plan that will guide China's engagement with LAC from 2025-2027. In today's @AmerQuarterly article, I detail China's Solidarity, Development, Civilization, Peace, and People-to-People programs:
NEW: China's new 5-pillar plan for its relations with Latin America shows that Beijing aims for dominance, writes @LelandLazarus. Through the plan, China seeks to deepen not only its economic influence, but also its social and political ties, he writes: americasquarterly.org/article/how-ch…
Bolivia’s elections are August 17. Here’s my rundown of the leading candidates for @AmerQuarterly: americasquarterly.org/article/bolivi…
My latest for @AmerQuarterly is a data-driven article on the Amazon, featuring an interactive map of the Pan-Amazon region, a snapshot of the Brazilian Amazon, and a spotlight on Belém ahead of the COP30 summit this November. americasquarterly.org/article/amazon…
NEW: As Brazil prepares to host COP30, one proposal stands out. What’s on the table at the UN climate summit? AQ’s latest special report is out today. Read it here: buff.ly/pa5aqv9
What does the "Big Beautiful Bill" mean for Latin America? Expanded immigration enforcement, cuts to clean energy, and a tax on remittances, among other measures, will have significant impacts, write Eric Jacobstein and Emily Mendrala: americasquarterly.org/article/what-t…
NEW: An innovative large-scale survey of the Venezuelan diaspora undertaken by @VU_CGD offers rare insight into how migrants are experiencing Latin America’s biggest migration crisis, writes the project’s director Mariana Rodríguez: americasquarterly.org/article/the-fu…
🇨🇱I wrote for @AmerQuarterly that "Mamdani & Jara defeated establishment figures...Their victories suggest that the anti-establishment wave, once dominant within right-wing politics, is now finding its echo on the left." americasquarterly.org/article/chiles…
NEW: Colombia's recent deals to join China's Belt and Road Initiative and the BRICS New Development Bank seem driven by reactive diplomacy, writes @LuisFerMejia. A more coherent, long-term pivot to Asia and other markets is a better option, he argues. americasquarterly.org/article/colomb…
NEW: ASEAN, the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations, provides Latin America a blueprint for regional integration that could supercharge economic growth, write @felipelarrain and Carmen Cifuentes: americasquarterly.org/article/to-ret…
NEW: Adriana Varejão, a leading name in Brazilian contemporary art, brings Amazon folklore and colonial critique to an exhibition at New York's Hispanic Society Museum. Carolina Abbott Galvão reviews the show: americasquarterly.org/article/a-braz…
From new FCPA enforcement priorities to Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designations, the Trump administration is creating new compliance risks for businesses in Latin America. Kimberly Breier and Veronica Yepez show how companies must adjust: americasquarterly.org/article/trumps…
NEW: U.S. tariffs are rewiring Latin America's trade relationships. @Antonio_OrtizM and @DiegoTMEC show how. The region's nations are deciding whether to embrace a dominant but unpredictable US, or hedge with deeper ties to Asia and Europe, they write. americasquarterly.org/article/how-u-…
The Paraguay-Paraná river system is South America’s most commercially important river route, stretching over 2,000 miles and connecting more than 100 inland ports. Now, major infrastructure projects promise to transform it, writes @gregory_ross: americasquarterly.org/article/u-s-an…
Mexico's judicial elections have done away with key checks and balances, dealing a devastating blow to the country's young democracy and signaling the return of a competitive authoritarian regime. My article in @AmerQuarterly americasquarterly.org/article/mexico…
Chile may be poised to streamline permitting regulations and address what is known locally as "permisología" (excessive red tape). However, the timing and details are uncertain as the November elections approach, writes Richard M. Sanders for AQ. americasquarterly.org/article/moment…
From beachside jams to poetic candombe, Uruguay’s La Serena Festival is a utopia of music and environmental thought. @AmerQuarterly reports from La Paloma 🌊🇺🇾 Read more: americasquarterly.org/article/a-musi… #Uruguay #MusicFestival #JorgeDrexler #LaSerenaFestival
Excited to share a piece of mine @AmerQuarterly today, on how the US-Venezuela relationship is set to be fraught as oil sanctions, migrant crackdowns, and Russia/China ties are all in play americasquarterly.org/article/hardli…
Violence against women in Brazil has reached record highs despite rising public awareness of the issue and new policies to address it. @sabueno85 and Manoela Miklos of the Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública explain why: americasquarterly.org/article/the-al…
On Saturday, Ecuador’s President Noboa will begin his new term with an improving economy and a working majority coalition in the legislature. @LorenzMaldo looks at the key issues he’s likely to prioritize: americasquarterly.org/article/ecuado…