In August, Ecuador’s presidential election captured international headlines after the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio...
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Tensions within the group continue to simmer, but it is here to stay Aug 18th 2023 Since its transformation from an investment category into a...
Latin America’s largest nation seems to have digested its armed insurgency better than the U.S. did. Brazil’s political risk plummets...
Brazil’s Economic Uptick Is Boosting Lula’s Foreign Policy SÃO PAULO—During the first months of his third presidential term, Lula’s domestic...
BRICS Faces a Reckoning Enlargement would be a sign not of the group’s strength, but of China’s growing influence. By Oliver Stuenkel, an associate...
OLIVER STUENKEL JUNE 22, 2023 COMMENTARY Reviewing the strategies of populists with authoritarian tendencies, political philosopher Jan-Werner Müller...
Theme After widespread relief in capitals around the world about Bolsonaro’s failed re-election bid in October 2022, Lula has normalised Brazil’s...
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva started his third presidential term with a massive advantage on the foreign policy front: his...
Lula’s Fraught South America Summit BY OLIVER STUENKEL MAY 24, 2023 Brazil’s effort to restart regional dialogue is good news. The challenge...
How to Understand Brazil’s Ukraine Policy By Oliver Stuenkel Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s honeymoon with the West ended remarkably...
Ratification of the agreement would increase both sides’ strategic autonomy as the world is headed towards a new Cold War The Luiz Inácio Lula da...
OLIVER STUENKEL APRIL 27, 2023 COMMENTARY Corruption allegations, a drought, and economic struggles may threaten the Colorado Party’s seven-decade...
AQ Podcast: Lula’s Foreign Policy and What It Means for Latin America APRIL 26, 2023 Oliver Stuenkel on Brazil’s potential to be a regional...
BY OLIVER STUENKEL APRIL 25, 2023 A diplomatic heavy hitter is back at the helm of Latin America’s largest country—but the path to an influential...
The Russian Foreign Minister has met with Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia with the Russia-Ukraine war was top of the...
BY OLIVER STUENKEL APRIL 12, 2023 The Brazilian president’s trip to Beijing will be shaped by numerous agreements and investment promises...