Analysis

USMCA at a Crossroads: What’s Next for North America? Launch of Executive Report Findings on Labor, Digital Trade and AI, and Energy

The Mexico Program launched the Executive Report Findings on Labor, Digital Trade and AI, and Energy and convened a high-level discussion on the joint review of the USMCA....
Daniel Domsky
Sofía Barbellion Vargas

Santos: “Washington viewed the USTR process as an opportunity for Brazil to make concessions, while Brasilia saw it as a space for reciprocal exchanges”

The director of the Brazil Program, Bruna Santos, participated in O Assunto, g1's flagship news podcast in Brazil, to discuss the United States Trade Representative's (USTR) decision to impose a...
Bruna Santos
Natuza Nery

New Currents in Climate Diplomacy: Resilience, Partnership, and the Evolving Global Landscape—Approaches from the Caribbean and the Pacific

On May 21, 2026, the Inter-American Dialogue's Asia & Latin America Program held "New Currents in Climate Diplomacy: Resilience, Partnership, and the Evolving Global Landscape," the first event in its...
Toby Mayhew

Comparative Policymaking in a Shifting Global Architecture: Approaches from the Caribbean and the Pacific—New Currents in Climate Diplomacy

This document includes think pieces by Caribbean and Pacific scholars and policy makers that consider how Caribbean and Pacific states are navigating a rapidly shifting global order, with focused attention...
Nand C. Bardouille
UnaMay Gordon
Rueanna Haynes
Satyendra Prasad

What Will Come of Venezuelan Government-Opposition Talks?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts' views on planned talks between Venezuela’s government and the opposition....
Michael Shifter
Gustavo Roosen
Maryhen Jiménez
Charles Shapiro

Santos: “The era of sweeping tariffs is here to stay, and the private sector will increasingly begin pricing in U.S. tariff risk.”

In an interview with O Globo, Bruna Santos, director of the Brazil Program, discussed the broader implications of the Trump administration’s tariff strategy, arguing that tariffs are increasingly being treated...
Bruna Santos

Managing Sovereign Waters: Infrastructure, Maritime Security, and Strategic Agency Comparative—Approaches from the Caribbean and the Pacific

On May 28, 2026, the Inter-American Dialogue’s Asia & Latin America Program held "Managing Sovereign Waters: Infrastructure, Maritime Security, and Strategic Agency," the second event in a private roundtable series...
Toby Mayhew

USTR Announces Tariff Decision on Brazil—What It Means

On July 15, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its final decision following the Section 301 investigation into Brazil, confirming a new 25% tariff on a...
Giulia Branco Spiess
Bruna Santos
Monica de Bolle

Orozco: “It is likely that [the U.S.] will not miss the opportunity for Nicaragua to enter a democratic transformation”

Manuel Orozco speaks with CNN about the cancellation of Nicaragua's upcoming elections and potential responses by the United States....
Manuel Orozco
Gonzalo Zegarra

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