The US-Cuba Thaw and Hemispheric Relations
The removal of the failed policy of isolating Cuba is a major step forward.
The removal of the failed policy of isolating Cuba is a major step forward.
The restoration of diplomatic ties between the US and Cuba could bring about a broad new era for US trade, diplomacy, and strategic interests across the hemisphere.
The pendulum of Latin American politics is swinging rightward once again. Yet as the “pink tide” recedes, the forces of change have more to do with socioeconomics than ideology. Dramatic economic and political crises have coincided in countries like Brazil and Venezuela. Still, the final result for Latin America may be the emergence of centrist, pragmatic modes of governance, and with them, opportunities for the U.S. to improve relations. The new administration must look beyond the neoliberal model of the 1990s, and develop an approach to relations fit for the 21st century.
Will President-elect Trump shatter America’s most important bilateral relationship?
Michel Temer is a deal-maker who took advantage of Dilma Rousseff’s downfall. What kind of leader will he be?
Declining commodity prices and slower growth in China are the major forces behind LAC’s recent pronounced economic deceleration.
La encuesta del GDA a líderes de opinión muestra que el 2015 marcó una nueva etapa para el continente americano e ilustra los temas que serán centrales en el año que comienza. Fue un año de avances en la resolución de conflictos históricos y de cambio político en muchos países.
After a failed referendum, what comes next will determine whether war or peace breaks out.
Michael Shifter reviews a volume looking at Venezuela prior to its most famous president.
What do the election results mean for President Nicolás Maduro and his grip on the presidency?
Si los ciudadanos de Colombia ratifican el acuerdo de paz, el país comenzará un proceso difícil y largo para consolidar la paz, en el que el respaldo de los países de América Latina y sobre todo de EEUU puede ser crucial.
El surgimiento de Donald Trump como el principal precandidato del Partido Republicano ha dejado de ser un entretenimiento.
Para Trump, hay poca distancia entre la retórica de campaña y la acción de gobierno. No hay ya razón para pensar que suavizará o retrocederá en otras promesas de campaña, relacionadas con el comercio y la inmigración, sobre todo con respecto a México y, en particular, el infame muro en la frontera.
For anyone following Venezuela’s unending tragedy, the sentencing of Leopoldo López to nearly 14 years in prison was hardly surprising.
Michael Shifter señaló en esta entrevista con Caracol Radio que las salidas en falso de Donald Trump le pasarán factura.