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Brazil’s South American Project
Brazil’s regional approach is in need of greater clarity and a meaningful renewal.
Brazil’s regional approach is in need of greater clarity and a meaningful renewal.
To what extent will Obama seek to strengthen ties to the region? How much will Latin America want to work with the UUS?
On August 7, an important chapter in Colombian-Venezuelan relations that has coincided with the presidencies of Alvaro Uribe and Hugo Chavez will come to an end. These last eight years have been a rollercoaster, with moments of great tension but also occasional pragmatism.
Nothing succeeds in bringing a nation together — and in transcending sharp political differences — than disputes over national territory.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the OAS? How important is the institution, and what would take its place?
Today’s economic relationships look much different than they did even a decade ago.
Chávez has aroused considerable curiosity. Beside Cuba’s Fidel Castro, no other Latin American leader has elicited as many journalistic accounts or serious analytic and conceptual contributions.
In the 1990s, following the end of the Cold War, there emerged for a time what appeared to be a relatively wide agreement in the United States and much of Latin America regarding the direction hemispheric relations should take. The convergence focused on renewed efforts to achieve inter- American cooperation…
En esta entrevista, Michael Shifter discute la firma del proceso de paz entre el gobierno Colombiano y las FARC y el referéndum que se llevara a cabo el 2 de octubre.
The international order based on the United States’ engaged leadership seems to be ending. What will replace them remains unclear.
En 2017 el mundo entrará en terreno incierto, con un ‘outsider’ sentado en el despacho oval. Se viene un año intenso.
What are Caricom’s greatest achievements? Could closer integration benefit the region and, if so, what steps would have to be taken to achieve it?
Despite continued tensions among the Andean countries, four U.S. ambassadors painted an encouraging picture of regional stability.
As Hillary Clinton travels through Latin America this week, the U.S. secretary of state will find it profoundly transformed from the relatively serene region she encountered as first lady in the 1990s.
Today, signs of frustration are unmistakable in Washington and in many Latin American capitals, despite Obama’s immense personal appeal and the continued promise of a more productive partnership.