Cuban Relations with the European Union
This week in Havana, Cuba and the European Union will begin negotiations designed to put an end to 25 years of quarrels.
Analysis
The Brawl In Bogotá
A nasty – and surprising – election fight is playing out in Colombia. The recent years of peace and prosperity hang in the balance.
Brazil & the US: A Saab Story
Brazil recently opted to purchase nearly $5 billion worth of fighter jets from Swedish manufacturer Saab, rather than from its US rival Boeing.
The Challenge of Education Quality
Las pruebas de aprendizaje en América Latina muestran resultados preocupantes. ¿Cuáles son los principales retos que debe enfrentar la región para revertirlos?
The Risks of the “Libyan Model”
President Obama deserves credit for pursuing a course in Libya that has – for now – yielded promising results. He did so at some political cost.
Has Obama Kept His Summit of the Americas Promises?
It was just over a year ago that leaders of 34 nations of the hemisphere gathered in Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the Americas. How much progress has been made in the past year on the goals expressed at the summit?
A Crucial Moment for Venezuela
Protests over the past two months have resulted in 41 deaths, over 650 injured, and hundreds more imprisoned.
Trump and Latin American Energy: The Costs of Cutting Ties
Cuts to Washington’s energy engagement could undermine the connections that help support U.S.–Latin American cooperation on issues from security to immigration. When it comes to weakening energy integration in the Americas, there are few winners.
Rising Brazil: The Choices Of A New Global Power
What should we expect from a newly powerful Brazil? Does the country have the capacity and leadership to be a central actor in addressing critical global and regional problems?
US-Brazil Relations: Expect More Conflict
President Lula da Silva triumphantly announced that he and his Turkish counterpart had persuaded Iran to shift a major part of its uranium enrichment program overseas—an objective that had previously eluded the US and other world powers. Washington, however, was not applauding.
Video
CIEPLAN Celebrates 40th Anniversary
CIEPLAN, one of Chile’s (and Latin America’s) leading think tanks, celebrated its 40th anniversary on November 7th in Santiago
Legado poderia ter dado a Cuba outro destino
Ninguém pode negar a Fidel Castro o seu lugar na História. Ele foi a figura política mais proeminente da América Latina talvez desde Cristóvão Colombo, em 1492. A questão é até que ponto sua narrativa será mais sobre sonhos ousados e mudanças progressistas — ou sobre opressão e, no fim, estagnação em Cuba.
Chavez, No Longer Such a Strongman
Chavez’s illness and physical limitations will inevitably compound his already serious political problems in Venezuela.
The Nationalism of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Argentine President Cristina Fernández has increased her appeals to nationalist sentiment to build domestic political support.
Ibero-American Summit Loses Steam
The Ibero-American Summit bore little resemblance in spirit and tenor to its launch in 1991. Where do Ibero-American relations stand?