The pink tide (or the Left Turn) in Latin America, refers to the wave of victories of left-wing candidates in the presidential elections of several Latin American countries at the beginning of the 21st century. We usually consider that it started in 1998, with the victory of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela. When he was elected, the left was only in power in Cuba in the region.

On May 12, 2025, in an interview with Bloomberg, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that Colombia would join China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), becoming the twenty-first Latin American country to integrate the project. Is the Belt Road Initiative a driver of industrial development for Latin America?

Peronism, also called justicialism, is a political movement originating in Argentina in the mid-1940s. The term refers to Juan Perón, former president of Argentina (1946–1955, 1973–1974) and founder of the movement. Peronism is a fundamental element of Argentine politics.

To what extent have the accumulated failures of right-wing governments since the 2010s led to the return of the left to power?

What level of regional integration Mercosur has been able to reach?

How Argentina has come to have a monstrous external debt?

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