Briefings & Intelligence

Our Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson considers the implications of OECD figures suggesting that though Argentina, Brazil and Mexico have seen stronger-than-expected economic growth this year, their growth in the next is likely to be lower than the global average as underlying problems come back to bite.

As the EU-Mercosur trade deal, over twenty years in the making, continues to stall over European environmental concerns, our Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson considers Portugal's potential role, and what this all means for Mercosur's future.

Bukele obliterates opposition and reigns supreme in El Salvador

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

Our Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson looks into a new drive for partnership between Alberto Fernández' Argentina and Andrés Manuel López Obrador's Mexico, as the two countries look to come together to overcome the Covid-19 downturn - despite their historically low levels of interaction.

Latin America's progress on its energy transition - from fossil fuels to green, renewable sources such as wind and solar power - has been mixed across the region. This new Canning Paper establishes the region's current energy landscape, and examines top transitional trends and upcoming opportunities.