Of the 530m people compelled to vote, 343m live in South America. The continent is singular in its embrace of compulsory voting Kinley Salmon has examined the impacts of that compulsion on democracy, party politics and turnout in the region economist.com/the-americas/2…

Contrary to all the news about coups and backsliding in Africa, it is important to note that the UDC's win in Botswana marks the 11th opposition victory in national elections since 2020. theguardian.com/world/2024/nov…

Fascinating piece by Kinley Salmon on a vanishingly rare phenomenon: that of the sensible referendum result economist.com/the-americas/2…

Quite the chart from Afrobarometer

"Since the October 20 the RSF has attacked at least 30 villages and towns in Gezira state, certainly an underestimate. The UN has said that over 130,000 people have fled the attacks to other parts of Sudan." hrw.org/news/2024/11/1…

On Monday Kinley Salmon interviewed Javier Milei Our cover story examines his dramatic reform programme in Argentina, one year after he took office, and the lessons it holds for the rest of the world, particularly Donald J. Trump and Elon Musk

It's been a busy week.

Joking aside, my colleagues have written a thoughtful package about Javier Milei's presidency one year on, and what it might say about Donald Trump's. This paragraph in particular gets at something I've been thinking about a lot since the US election economist.com/leaders/2024/1…

“He’s revved up the chainsaw and cut spending.” Today on “The Intelligence” Kinley Salmon reviews Javier Milei’s first year as Argentina’s president econ.st/4i6WDU9 🎧

We went to Quito & Guayaquil to interview Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa (+ the former pres & many more). Could Daniel Noboa Azin be the one to save Ecuador from crime - while respecting rule of law? Our Ecuador package from Kinley Salmon & myself economist ❚ ❚: economist.com/the-americas/2…

In our leader, we argue Ecuador is an important test case for how to beat transnational crime without breaking rule of law. Noboa will need to strengthen institutions and leaders in the region & the world must collaborate despite ideological differences: economist.com/leaders/2025/0…

To read the full transcript from our fascinating conversation: economist.com/the-americas/2…

Gran artículo en The Economist por Mie Hoejris Dahl y Kinley Salmon sobre situación política de Ecuador luego de la elección de Daniel Noboa Azin Se agradece que citen a este servidor además🙏🏻 Como digo ahí, tiene la cancha política libre para ejecutar economist.com/the-americas/2…

Our latest poll with YouGov, conducted over the weekend, asked Americans if the US military should get involved in the war in Iran. Overall: 60% no 16% yes Republicans: 53% no 23% yes Trump voters in 2024: 53% no 19% yes

Ecuador’s most wanted man, drug kingpin Fito, was captured Wednesday in Daniel Noboa Azin’s gang crackdown. Kinley Salmon & I interviewed President Noboa in Guayaquil and learned more about him & security challenges. Listen The Economist, hosted by Jason Palmer: shows.acast.com/theintelligenc…

“His strength and position is pretty striking.” On “The Intelligence Kinley Salmon and Mie Hoejris Dahl speak with Daniel Noboa, Ecuador’s gang-busting president econ.st/4no1H9f

Reporta el siempre lúcido Kinley Salmon que se viene la ola "derechista" en Sudamérica. Ayudan las caricaturas de Lula y Petro y que la coalición izquierdista chilena haya elegido una inviable para representarla.

A deal would counter China and please America. It requires deft diplomacy on the Falklands economist.com/the-americas/2…

"Quietly, after a long hiatus, dialogue between the Argentine and British defence ministries has restarted. Argentina wants Britain to loosen its restrictions on arms purchases. Britain wants discreet acceptance of its role in the...South Atlantic" economist.com/the-americas/2…

"In 2011 some 70% of Argentines “wanted to live in a country where most things are done by the state rather than the private sector”, according to Isonomía, a pollster. By 2024 that number had fallen to 42%." economist.com/the-americas/2…