Analysis

Bárcena and Shifter Video

A Conversation with Alicia Bárcena

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary and Dialogue Board Member Alicia Bárcena gave an overview of the challenges facing the region.

Murat Dagli

Event Summaries ˙

An Agenda for Early Childhood Development

Early childhood development is one of the investments with the highest returns and allows us to achieve, simultaneously, equity and efficiency objectives.

Carolina Aulicino, Gala Díaz Langou

Reports ˙

Does Latin America Need Another Regional Organization?

During last month’s Rio Group summit in Mexico, Latin American leaders agreed to form a new regional bloc that would exclude the United States and Canada. Is this new group needed?

Peter Hakim, Pierre Pettigrew, Roger Noriega, Mark Weisbrot

Twelve Myths In The Fight Against Drug-Trafficking

The intricacy to understand public information related to the fight against drug-trafficking, has resulted in the emergence of a series of myths and fallacies surrounding the violence derived from the so-called “war against drugs.”

Joaquín Villalobos

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Nexos

哥伦比亚的和平幻想

哥伦比亚政府和武装组织“哥伦比亚革命武装力量”(FARC)未能在双方之前设定的截止日期达成和平协议。政府谈判代表卡耶认为双方在“重大问题”上仍存在分歧。那么,哪一方的观点更与哥伦比亚人民的立场一致:是将和平谈判作为政治重点的现任总统桑托斯,还是不断批评谈判进程的前任总统乌里韦?哥伦比亚第二大游击队组织“哥伦比亚民族解放军”(ELN)加入和平谈判将产生什么影响?

Latin America Advisor ˙