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Q&A: Chile’s Ambitious Environmental Fund
Restoring the national botanical garden, which burned down in this year’s wildfires, is just one project for the relatively new national fund.
Restoring the national botanical garden, which burned down in this year’s wildfires, is just one project for the relatively new national fund.
The government wants to overhaul the pension system, but a gradual modernization would be a more effective path.
The Boric administration’s lithium strategy, launched last year, has been met with some skepticism.
In an Oscar-nominated satire, Chile’s dictator lives on as a vampire. But it doesn’t take magical thinking to see his continuing influence on politics.
The late Chilean president was a rare example of how to build bridges across the ideological divide.
An expert with firsthand knowledge discusses new crime dynamics and ways forward.
An overview of economic trends in the region and a detailed look at Brazil, Mexico and Argentina
The nation is the world’s first to turn down two consecutive constitutional proposals. The 1980 charter remains in place.
The polarization and uncertainty that has caused the economy’s decade-long underperformance will outlast the plebiscite.
As Chile nears a plebiscite on a second proposal to replace the dictatorship-era constitution, AQ delves into the nation’s political state of play.
Argentina and Bolivia hope to surpass Chile as a long-awaited lithium boom gains speed.
Policies and investments are lagging. The government says a long-awaited action plan will be released for public comment by year’s end.
The Chilean president will be pragmatic and economically focused, with the energy transition on top of his to-do list with Xi Jinping.
A political scientist on how commemorations have exposed divisions in Chilean society
The ultra-conservative Partido Republicano has a large influence over the constitutional process, and President Boric has already said this will be the final attempt during his term.