The Americas

The radical option
Can Argentina’s next president fix the economy? Don’t count on it
Javier Milei still leads the polls. But the country needs more than dollarisation

Back to the future
Pemex is the world’s most indebted oil company
Why is the Mexican government propping it up?

Pronoun politics
The culture wars have come to Canada
Scott Moe invokes a rarely used clause to impose his pronoun policy

The Mexican model?
Mexico’s government is suing American gun manufacturers
If successful, Caribbean governments may follow suit

Fishy business
South American governments are trying to curb illegal fishing
Ecuador and Peru are doing a better job than Argentina and Uruguay

In the crosshairs
The Caribbean is awash with illegal American guns
Governments are trying to stem increasing bloodshed

Criminal enterprise
Mexico’s gangs could be the country’s fifth-biggest employer
A recent paper suggests a novel way to curb their power

A textbook row
Andrés Manuel López Obrador puts his stamp on Mexico’s schools
Some parents and politicians are putting up a fight

Canada’s embattled prime minister
The spat with India only adds to Justin Trudeau’s woes
Support for his government was faltering even before the squabble

Southern spooks
Latin America remains a playground for Russian intelligence
The region is a good spot to nurture spies

Rio roulette
Short of cash, Brazil’s government may end its gambling prohibition
The illegal sort takes in more than the drugs trade