Can Ecuador Reap Oil Benefits While Protecting its Land?
A Latin America Energy Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the 2019 judicial win of the Waorani indigenous community against Ecuador.
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How Can Latin America Become More Productive?
What are the reasons behind the region’s persistently low productivity rates, and what can it do to reverse this trend?
Colombia Seeks Expansion of Oil, Gas Reserves as Supply Dwindles: Mesa
Colombia’s government has developed a roadmap for expanding the country’s oil and gas reserves, Deputy Energy Minister Diego Mesa said.
Nearing the Tipping Point: Drivers of Deforestation in the Amazon Region
The largest tropical rainforest on the planet, the Amazon plays a critical role as a storehouse of carbon and mediator of the global water cycle and holds a greater share of the world’s known biodiversity than any other ecosystem. However, unchecked development is placing the Amazon under threat, pushing deforestation rates to near-record levels throughout the region.
What More Can Latin America Do to Reduce Poverty?
What factors are shaping extreme poverty rates in the region, and how should governments confront this challenge?
Trump’s Cuba Sanctions Are a Mistake
President Donald Trump’s decision last month to increase sanctions on Cuba represents a strategic error with serious long-term repercussions for U.S. national security.
Corruption, Criminality, and Justice in a Post-Transition Venezuela
On May 9, 2019, the Inter-American Dialogue, in partnership with Freedom House, hosted an event called “Corruption, Criminality, and Justice in a Post-Transition Venezuela.”
Who Has the Upper Hand in Venezuela Now?
What happened on April 30 in Venezuela, and did Maduro or Guaidó come out stronger?
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Energy Resource Development in Latin America
The development of energy resources is an integral component of many of Latin America’s economies, from established producers like Colombia and Brazil to newcomers to the global energy market like freshly oil-rich Guyana. However, policymakers and energy companies throughout the region must devise solutions to a variety of fiscal, political, social, and environmental hurdles to ensure successful and sustainable projects, explained speakers at an Inter-American Dialogue event on May 10.
Is the Dominican Republic’s Pivot to China Paying Off?
The Dominican Republic’s president, Danilo Medina, in late March met with Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua in Santo Domingo, where they agreed on new economic cooperation accords and followed up on agreements that the two countries made last year. How much have ties with China paid off for the Dominican Republic?
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Congressional Testimony: Dollar Diplomacy or Debt Trap? Examining China’s Role in the Western Hemisphere
Margaret Myers, Director of the Dialogue’s Asia & Latin America Program, testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the subject of “Dollar Diplomacy or Debt Trap? Examining China’s Role in the Western Hemisphere.”
What Will Having Cortizo in Power Mean for Panama?
What can Panamanians expect from newly elected President Laurentino Cortizo?
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Camilleri: “EE.UU. levanta sanciones a militar rebelde venezolano: ¿buena táctica?”
Michael Camilleri, director del programa de estado de derecho del Diálogo Interamericano, comentó sobre la decisión del gobierno de los EEUU de levantar las sanciones impuestas al exdirector del infame Servicio de Inteligencia de Venezuela (Sebin) en una entrevista con CNN.
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Is Haiti Back on the Brink?
On May 6, 2019, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted a discussion on the current situation in Haiti and prospects for change.
Member in the News: Laura Chinchilla
President Laura Chinchilla was awarded the “Women of the Decade in Public Life and Leadership” award at the Women Economic Forum on March 8, 2019 in Amsterdam.