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LATIN AMERICA ADVISOR

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December 24, 2024

What Developments Will Shape 2025 in Latin America?

Latin America and the Caribbean face several challenges in the year ahead. Among the biggest developments in 2024 in the region was the disputed re-election of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. // File Photo: @NicolasMaduro via X.

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Jennie K. Lincoln, senior advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean at The Carter Center: “2025 may be a year of resetting the agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean. Old problems will persist, and new ones will emerge, but new political faces are likely to challenge previous strategies and shake up the status quo in areas of governance, economy and security. Regarding governance, every 12 years the United States and Mexico have presidential elections in the same year. The arrivals of President Trump in the United States and President Sheinbaum in Mexico are very likely to change business as usual between the two countries and in their regional approaches. The democratic backsliding of 2024 will likely continue despite…”

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