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{"title":"The Sources and Paths of Cuban Authoritarianism: Insight From the Venezuelan Crisis","authors":"Armando Chaguaceda","doi":"10.1111/lamp.70048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/lamp.70048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42501,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Policy","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147268890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Case of Labor Provisions in Latin American Preferential Trade Agreements","authors":"Irma Liliana Vasquez-Merchan,&nbsp;Nicolas De la Peña","doi":"10.1111/lamp.70043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/lamp.70043","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Labor provisions in preferential trade agreements are becoming increasingly relevant, yet research has predominantly focused on global trends and developed economies. In Latin America, scholars have focused either on country-specific analyses or on individual agreements, resulting in a fragmented approach. The objective of this article is to identify the determining factors that explain the depth of labor provisions in Latin American preferential trade agreements. We conduct a cross-sectional analysis, employing linear regressions on data from 114 preferential trade agreements signed 1990–2015. Our research delves into government political orientation, trade union participation, informality rates, and intra-industrial competition to provide a comprehensive analysis. Our findings reveal that interactions among freedom of association and wage bargaining, regime type and stability (rather than political orientation), and trade openness and intra-industrial competition shape the depth of labor standards in preferential trade agreements in Latin American countries. These findings highlight the relevance of regional approaches in contrast with global studies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":42501,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Policy","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146680325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Paradiplomacy and City Diplomacy From the Theoretical Perspectives of Tourism and International Relations: An Analysis of the City of São Paulo, Brazil","authors":"Juliane Santos Lumertz,&nbsp;Edegar Luís Tomazzoni,&nbsp;Juarez Velozo,&nbsp;Rina Ricci-Cagnacci","doi":"10.1111/lamp.70044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/lamp.70044","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Tourism and International Relations, as interdisciplinary fields, encompass diverse knowledge, making them complex subjects. This article explores how official international relations bodies at subnational levels influence tourism using paradiplomacy and city diplomacy concepts. Some states use tourism strategically in global power contexts, yet scientific analysis remains limited. São Paulo, Brazil's largest hub for international events, hosts numerous foreign representations. The central question of the article is, how has São Paulo leveraged international events and investments to strengthen its global standing through paradiplomacy and city diplomacy, with a particular focus on tourism as a strategic instrument of international engagement? Data collection combines interviews with public sector representatives and a systematic literature review. Findings show weak coordination among municipal agencies, with collaborations being sporadic. Despite São Paulo's global prominence, its tourism strategy lacks cohesion, reducing its effectiveness as a soft power tool. Strengthening strategic planning could maximize international tourism benefits and global positioning.</p>","PeriodicalId":42501,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Policy","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/lamp.70044","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147275068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Socio-Environmental Corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean: Governance Challenges in the Context of Climate Crisis and Impunity","authors":"Luiz Felipe Lacerda,&nbsp;Valentina Campos Cabral,&nbsp;Raúl Gutiérrez Patiño,&nbsp;Silvia Fontana,&nbsp;Lelia Imhof,&nbsp;Elvin Hernández Rivera","doi":"10.1111/lamp.70041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/lamp.70041","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Socio-environmental corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean represents a critical barrier to effective environmental governance and the enforcement of socio-environmental rights. This article focuses on how corruption intersects with climate vulnerability, disaster response, and institutional fragility, exacerbating socio-environmental injustices across the region. We argue that impunity, state capture, and the commodification of nature—often driven by economic interest and facilitated by transnational actors—undermine public trust, hinder accountability, and reproduce extractivist development models. Drawing on case studies and recent data, we examine the limitations of governmental responses, the role of civil society, and the transformative potential of ecological citizenship.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":42501,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Policy","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147280908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Liquid Regionalism in the Americas: An Analysis of Contemporary Regional Developments By \u0000 Karina Pasquariello Mariano, \u0000 Regiane Nitsch Bressan, and \u0000 Bruno Theodoro Luciano, Cham: Springer Cham, 2025, 157 PP. €128.39, Hardcover; €39.99, Paperback","authors":"Santiago Olarte","doi":"10.1111/lamp.70040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/lamp.70040","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42501,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Policy","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145984005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Long and Winding Road: Policy Frictions and the Governance of Ride-Hailing Platforms in Latin America","authors":"Ronald Sáenz-Leandro","doi":"10.1111/lamp.70039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/lamp.70039","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The rise of ride-hailing platforms has profoundly transformed urban mobility in Latin America over the past decade. Transportation Network Companies such as Uber, DiDi, Cabify, InDrive, and others operating in the region have affected transportation patterns and intensified debates around labor relations, algorithmic management, regulatory challenges, and urban sustainability. This article examines the trajectories of platform regulation in Chile, Colombia, and Costa Rica through the lens of platform-policy frictions, highlighting the tensions and negotiations between the aspirations of platform capitalism and the particularities of local environments. More than 10 years after Transportation Network Companies arrived in the region, Chile has enacted a regulatory framework, whereas Colombia and Costa Rica continue to grapple with legislative inertia and fragmented policy responses. The study introduces the concept of the “De Facto Deregulation Trap” to explain how institutional fragmentation, political stalemate, and stakeholder strategies perpetuate indefinite regulatory uncertainty. The research highlights how regulatory outcomes on platform regulation depend on political negotiations, institutional capacities, and stakeholder power dynamics. The findings contribute to the literature on platform governance by demonstrating how frictions operate as barriers to regulation and arenas for contestation and adaptation in the Global South, offering valuable lessons for global tech policy and digital change.</p>","PeriodicalId":42501,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Policy","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/lamp.70039","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145983789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Current Hot Topics in Latin America Are Covered From the Policy Angle","authors":"Isidro Morales","doi":"10.1111/lamp.70038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/lamp.70038","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Our last Latin American Policy (LAP) issue for this year offers critical perspectives on the political, economic, and social dynamics shaping Latin America today. The articles presented delve into crucial areas—from governance and technology policy to environmental sustainability and foreign relations—, providing essential insight into the region's contemporary challenges and transformations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We open the issue with a thought-provoking analysis by Muhammet Derviş Mete in “Video Assistant Referendums (VAR): A Populist Weapon or Effective Tool to Stop Autocrats in Competitive Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America?”. The author argues controversially that constitutional referendums play a corrective role in competitive authoritarian regimes, much like the VAR system in sports, by challenging entrenched rulers in contexts like Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Roberto Duran-Fernandez and Taciana de Carvalho Coutinho explore the profound environmental and developmental puzzle of one of the world's most significant ecological regions in “Amazonia: A Puzzle Between Development and Sustainability?” The text examines the paradox of Amazonia's wealth in biodiversity versus its deep social and economic marginalization, arguing that sustainable development is already underway in grassroots initiatives but requires fundamental institutional transformation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moving to urban policy and technology, Ronald Sáenz-Leandro presents “The Long and Winding Road: Policy Frictions and the Governance of Ride-hailing Platforms in Latin America.” This study analyzes the regulation trajectories of ride-hailing platforms in Chile, Colombia, and Costa Rica, introducing the concept of the “De Facto Deregulation Trap” to explain how institutional fragmentation perpetuates indefinite regulatory uncertainty.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The focus then shifts to foreign policy in “From Ideology to Pragmatism: Domestic Challenges Shaping Foreign Policy in Latin America's New Left,” by Juan Pablo Sims, Brice Tseen Fu, Lee, Yun-Tso Lee, and Daniela Catalina Cerda. This piece argues that the current resurgence of left-wing governments since 2018 diverges from the original Pink Tide, with economic difficulties and escalating crime rates compelling these administrations toward more pragmatic and nationally focused foreign policies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next, Maximiliano Facundo Vila Seoane contributes “Technology policy maneuvers amid hegemonic pressures: The digital TV and radio spectrum policy in Argentina.” The article introduces the concept of &lt;i&gt;technology policy maneuver&lt;/i&gt; to understand how peripheral states respond to hegemonic pressures when choosing technology policies, using Argentine telecommunications choices—including digital TV, 5G, and Wi-Fi 6—as illustrative examples.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Luis Rivera-Vélez and María Cecilia Díaz offer “Constructing Policy Paradigms Through Implementation: Medical Cannabis Reforms in Colombia and Argentina.” Drawing on the policy paradigms framework, the authors show tha","PeriodicalId":42501,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Policy","volume":"16 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/lamp.70038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145695264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mexican Consular Lobbying in the United States: Explaining the Acceptance of the Consular Identification Card","authors":"Ramón González Viramontes,&nbsp;Jorge A. Schiavon","doi":"10.1111/lamp.70033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/lamp.70033","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article explores the lobbying strategies conducted by the network of 53 Mexican consulates in the United States for the acceptance of the Consular Identification Card, <i>matricula consular</i> in Spanish, as a valid identification. The central objective of this strategy has been to provide a valid form of identification for Mexican nationals abroad, especially undocumented migrants, to facilitate their social and economic inclusion in the communities where they live, thus improving their quality of life. It analyzes how these strategies have been adapted and implemented to the different local contexts to maximize the probability of success. It seeks to answer two questions. What are the most important lobbying strategies used by Mexican consulates to promote the acceptance by US state and local governments of this identification card? Which of these strategies have been successful and why? The article analyzes the consular negotiation strategies with 3 groups of relevant actors in the United States, (1) local, state, and federal authorities; (2) the private sector, such as financial institutions; and (3) the Mexican diaspora. We argue that the success in the acceptance of this form of identification depends on the effective enactment of these 3 main consular lobbying strategies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":42501,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Policy","volume":"16 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145521878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The USMCA Review and the Mexican Economy: Between Renegotiation and Limbo","authors":"Robert A. Blecker,&nbsp;Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid,&nbsp;Edgar Pérez-Medina,&nbsp;Fernando Ricalde-Zamora","doi":"10.1111/lamp.70036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/lamp.70036","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42501,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Policy","volume":"16 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145521879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Resurgence of Energy Nationalism in Mexico: Classic Purposes, Historical Obstacles, and Green Opportunities for the Energy Sector","authors":"David Silva Gutiérrez,&nbsp;Zeus Guevara,&nbsp;Juan Roberto Vargas Sánchez,&nbsp;Zeus Salvador Hernández Veleros","doi":"10.1111/lamp.70037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/lamp.70037","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In 2018, Mexico's new government set the ambitious goal of recovering the energy sector's role as an economic engine within the framework of the development strategy known as the fourth transformation. The government defined the objective to achieve energy self-sufficiency for the sector and redesigned mechanisms such as energy and fiscal policy. Yet, the structural difficulties the industry faces generate uncertainty about the possibilities of achieving the objective defined by the government. Findings reveal some structural issues in the sector show slight improvements, such as gasoline production levels, whereas others, such as the energy transition process of the Mexican economy, have been delayed. This article aims to analyze the effects of the measures adopted by the current Mexican government regarding national energy security in the context of a resurgence of natural resource nationalism.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":42501,"journal":{"name":"Latin American Policy","volume":"16 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145521442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}