The Latin America Trends 2030: Political, Economic and Security Outlook paper series assesses challenges and opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean and projects what the region will look like in 2030. Examined trends in five key areas—governance, economics, security, demographics, and technological shifts— as well as wild card scenarios that could drastically alter trajectories in Latin America and the Caribbean. For the Caribbean, wild cards include natural/manmade disasters & external state actors.