What to Read on Venezuela
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.
Analysis
New Faces, New Policies in Region
Politics is swirling everywhere. Such are the ways of democracies, especially when oppositions come alive and defeat or threaten incumbents.
The Future of Inter-American Relations
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…
A New Trade Policy Agenda for the Americas
Trade policy and economic integration are once again emerging as priority issues in inter-American affairs.
2016: A Year of Turbulences That Have Just Begun
The international order based on the United States’ engaged leadership seems to be ending. What will replace them remains unclear.
El mayor desafío para el mundo en 2017 será Donald Trump
En 2017 el mundo entrará en terreno incierto, con un ‘outsider’ sentado en el despacho oval. Se viene un año intenso.
To Keep Kids from Borders, Fix Things Farther South
The United States must not only reform its domestic immigration policy, but also reassess its drug, trade, and foreign-aid policies toward the region.
A Difficult Balancing Act
After winning a second term, the hard work now begins for President Juan Manuel Santos.
Humala’s Foreign Policy: More Continuity Than Change?
The success or failure of Ollanta Humala’s will depend on its performance in addressing Peru’s critical problems.
China’s New Food Security Objectives
China will increase its focus on LAC agriculture in order to supplement domestic production with soy and other food imports.
The Colombia & Panama Free Trade Deals
The US is becoming more and more focused on its own problems, while increasingly middle class, globalized Latin American nations are finding new partners.
Four Top Stories from Latin America in 2013
In 2013, four news stories in Latin America stood out. All have long histories and huge implications.
Putin is Still ¡Muy Popular!
Vladimir Putin’s six-day Latin American tour this past week reveals that the Russian president will not be quiescent.
Adios, Amigos
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.
US Learning to Live With Strained Ecuador Ties
Since President Rafael Correa came to power, US relations with Ecuador have been rocky. In dealing with Correa, Washington faces difficult policy choices.