Kast’s First Foreign Policy Test: Balancing Washington and Beijing

As José Antonio Kast takes office, Santiago faces a dilemma increasingly familiar across Latin America: how to manage deep economic ties with China while preserving longstanding strategic relationships with the United States.
Chile’s Presidential Election: What to Expect on November 16

Security, migration, and growth are voter priorities, and the factors that could determine a winner are still in flux.
Traditional Parties Stage Comeback in Chilean Local Elections

Four years after the last local election, the political landscape has shifted significantly. Voters have now favored more moderate political forces, while left-leaning parties have suffered significant losses compared to their 2021 results.
Boric’s Lithium Strategy: Will It Backfire?

While increased state participation in Chile’s lithium industry aims to maximize national benefits, the potential downsides must not be overlooked.
Once Flying High, Chile’s Boric Falls to Earth

Realizing the need to make adjustments, Boric has shifted towards the center in his selection of ministers and trimmed his legislative priorities, but it increasingly looks like he has missed his moment.
Explaining and Predicting: How the U.S. Could Help Bolster Chile’s Role in the Critical Mineral Supply Chain

This comprehensive explainer ventures into how the Inflation Reduction Act benefits Chile, its operational dynamics, areas lacking efficacy, and the adjustments required to optimize its attractiveness for both the U.S. and Chile.
Sebastian Piñera, Statesman: A Personal Reflection

From the liberation of the miners to the liberation of same sex couples and their families, from the copper mines to the copper bowl, Piñera extolled a national pride and patriotism.
Sebastián Piñera, estadista: Uma Reflexão Pessoal

Da libertação dos mineiros à libertação de casais do mesmo sexo e suas famílias, das minas de cobre à tigela de cobre, Piñera exaltou o orgulho e o patriotismo nacionais.
Sebastián Piñera, Estadista: Una reflexión personal

De la liberación de los mineros a la liberación de las parejas del mismo sexo y sus familias, de las minas de cobre a la cuprífera, Piñera ensalzó el orgullo nacional y el patriotismo.
Explicando y Prediciendo: Los Desafíos del Presidente Boric ante los Incendios Forestales en Chile

Si algo queda claro de los incendios, es que Chile no necesariamente afronta una falta de recursos, sino de falta de regulaciones y estrategias para combatir los incendios.