The risks of the Milei government’s economic plan

Risks don’t disappear just because you ignore them. They only become more dangerous. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb At its core, economic policy is the art of managing risk. No programme... Read more »

Brazil passes ‘devastation bill’ that drastically weakens environmental law | Brazil

Brazilian lawmakers have passed a bill that drastically weakens the country’s environmental safeguards and is seen by many activists as the most significant setback for the country’s environmental legislation in the past... Read more »

Contrary to India’s fears, Bangladesh is not joining a China-Pakistan axis | Opinions

On July 8, Indian Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan delivered a pointed message at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, raising alarms over a budding alignment of strategic interests between... Read more »

Court orders Fernández de Kirchner, other defendants ordered to pay US$535 million

Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and eight other people convicted of corruption have been ordered to pay the equivalent of US$535 million in restitution by a local court.  Fernández de Kirchner,... Read more »

Brazil eager to avert higher US tariffs — MercoPress

Brazil eager to avert higher US tariffs Wednesday, July 16th 2025 – 09:49 UTC Alckmin chaired separate mmeetings with representativers from the agricultural and industrial sectors Brazil is actively working... Read more »

I used to laugh at my Chilean father’s paranoia about life in the US – not any more | US news

“Don’t open the door to nobody,” my father warned throughout my childhood – right up until the day he died. He trusted no politicians, no organized religion and definitely no strangers knocking... Read more »

Trump backs Argentina in legal bid to suspend YPF share handover

Amid the ongoing controversy over the potential handover of YPF shares as payment for a US$16-billion judgment related to the oil company’s expropriation, the United States government has announced it will intervene... Read more »

Income Gains Position Latin America as a Pillar in Future Food

Latin America’s per capita income will grow by 1.8% annually over the next decade, according to the OECD–FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024–2033. This growth rate exceeds the global average of 1.6% and will... Read more »

2 deaths from massive storms in the New York-New Jersey area

Debris, rubble and a damaged car lie on a street after flooding from rains in the area of North Plainfield, New Jersey, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. [AP Photo/Seth Wenig] On Monday, a... Read more »

‘There are many Menems – it’s hard to know which one he is’

Ariel Winograd has long known how to tell a story. Now, following his take on former football agent Guillermo Coppola, he takes another step into the world of biopics, a genre which... Read more »