Analysis

Nicaragua’s Democratic Crisis: Consolidation of Authoritarian Rule and the Future of U.S. Policy

On May 5, 2026, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted a conversation on Nicaragua’s authoritarian state and the future of U.S. policy in the country. The panel was moderated by Rebecca Bill...
Michael Kerns

Remittance Senders’ Views and Practices on the 1 Percent Tax

The Migration and Remittances Program of the Inter-American Dialogue administered a survey to 200 migrants in the Washington, DC area who were sending cash remittances....
Manuel Orozco

Orozco: “Cualquier noción de que lo que pasa en Venezuela puede pasar a los otros países…es un poco incorrecta”

Orozco conversa sobre los posibles escenarios que les deparan a Cuba y Nicaragua con el precedente de Venezuela....
Manuel Orozco
Carlos Cuevas

Personal Remitting in Numbers:​ What Constraints Are Expected in Remittance Growth in 2026?

The following presentation by Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program, identifies key considerations that will constrain the growth of personal remittances in 2026....
Manuel Orozco

In Memoriam: Violeta Barrios de Chamorro by Manuel Orozco

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro’s death on June 14, 2025, revives her image as an icon, an example, and a model of why freedom and democracy stand side by side....
Manuel Orozco

Remittance Industry Forum

On February 12, 2025, the Money Service Business Association (MSBA) and the Inter-American Dialogue Remittance Industry Observatory (RIO) brought together members of the two organizations for a daylong event about...
Manuel Orozco

Centroamérica después de la visita del Secretario Rubio: una agenda de cambio

La visita del Secretario de Estado Marco Rubio creó muchas expectativas acerca de su mensaje, y del simbolismo de ser el primer latino y Secretario de Estado que viaja en...
Manuel Orozco

Orozco: “Russian military aid and presence play a key role in [Nicaragua’s] stability”

In an interview with Le Monde, political scientist Manuel Orozco believes that "political power is now concentrated in the hands of a family clan, with the complicity of the army"....
Anne Vigna

El exilio y la diáspora de Nicaragua, el precio de la libertad y la democracia

Principal reto del exilado es encontrar y cultivar redes de resistencia en Nicaragua, trabajar con la gente y medir deterioro gradual de la dictadura....
Manuel Orozco

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