Stratfor Latin America Analyst Karen Hooper examines the regional effects of two Latin American trade blocs, the left-leaning Mercosur and the right-leaning Pacific Alliance.

The Agata operations' potential to improve Brazilian military capabilities could have significant strategic ramifications.

Stratfor Latin America analyst Karen Hooper discusses the goals of South American trading bloc Mercosur and examines the impact that internal political tensions have on the group’s long-term objectives.

Stratfor Latin America analyst Karen Hooper examines the mounting political tension between labor unions and Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

Stratfor Latin America analyst Karen Hooper examines the effects of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's policies designed to prevent further devaluation of the country's currency.

Brazilian migration to other La Plata River states frequently occurs in large part because of regional geography.

Stratfor explains how Argentina's geographic position and natural resources have made it relatively safe from outside powers but have created internal political challenges.

Stratfor Latin America analyst Karen Hooper examines the effects of proposed economic measures to alter the mandate of the Central Bank of Argentina.

Stratfor's Latin America analyst Karen Hooper discusses the Argentine government's struggle to balance its spending bill against public expectations of energy sector subsidies.

A U.S. federal judge has frozen more than $2 billion in assets from a state-owned Argentine bank, potentially complicating Buenos Aires’ attempts to return to the international credit markets. Analyst Reva Bhalla explains.