Our latest subscriber newsletter, El Boletín, will help you stay informed about the fascinating and complex continent of Latin America. You can
The newsletter, which will be sent on Mondays, launches on February 26th. Latin America’s role as a commodities exporter—whether of soya, oil or lithium—and the rise of nearshoring in Mexico increasingly make it an important player in the fraught geopolitics between the United States and China. The region faces several big tests this year. Can Javier Milei, Argentina’s first avowedly libertarian president, radically shrink the state? Meanwhile, Daniel Noboa, the 36-year-old president of Ecuador, faces the problem of increasing gang violence. And Mexicans will go to the polls in June: it is pretty much guaranteed that they will elect the country’s first female president.
Each week one of our correspondents will share their insights from the region. They will report not just from the capitals but also from the depths of the Brazilian Amazon, the hinterlands of autocratic Venezuela and the Mexican-American border. Covering business, tech, politics, culture and more, El Boletín will be essential reading for those who want to understand a region full of turmoil and promise.