Analysis

Towards Quality Education for All

Education quality if one of the biggest challenges for Latin America – and also one of the main opportunities.

Ariel Fiszbein

Reports ˙

REVIEW – Latin America and the Asian Giants

The likelihood that the U.S. will play a diminishing role in economic and political affairs in places like Brazil and Colombia has given Asian nations an opening to assert greater influence.

Margaret Myers

Book Review ˙ ˙ Americas Quarterly

Is Latin America Taking on Too Much Debt?

Bond issuance, including sovereign and corporate debt, in Latin America and the Caribbean reached $117 billion in the first 10 months of 2016, $37 billion more than for all of 2015, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean said in a Dec. 2 report. What does the higher amount of bonds issued this year say about the health of the region’s economies?

Claudio Loser, José Gonzáles, David Ross

Latin America Advisor ˙

Zika and the Right to Abortion

In Brazil, the possibility of pregnant women with Zika having access to abortion has not entered the public debate.

Jacqueline Pitanguy

Articles & Op-Eds ˙

阿根廷总统马克里“蜜月期”结束了吗?

5月20日,阿根廷总统毛里西奥·马克里(Mauricio Macri)否决了一天前国会通过的充满争议的“反裁员法”。它对总统的其他工作意味着什么?马克里和国会之间的下一场大冲突可能是什么?

Latin America Advisor ˙

US Policy Shift on Cuba

The process of normalizing diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba is proceeding slowly, but holds great promise for businesses.

Gene Kuleta, Devry Boughner Vorwerk

Event Summaries ˙

Is Venezuela a Security Threat?

To what extent is Venezuela a national security threat to the United States?

Peter Hakim, Maria Velez de Berliner, Julia Buxton, Gustavo Roosen

Rousseff Should Leave US with a Trade Deal

President Rousseff is arriving in Washington on Monday to meet the US president. Nothing particularly important will happen.

Moisés Naím

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Financial Times

巴西经济会继续下滑吗?

在9月7日,巴西总统迪尔玛·罗塞夫在一段视频中表示,政府刺激计划实施时间过长,在一定程度上导致了国家的衰退。罗塞夫还说,她承诺支持财政部长莱维主张的紧缩措施。

Latin America Advisor ˙

Does Solar Energy Have a Bright Future?

How are recent energy policy changes in Brazil, Mexico, and elsewhere shaping the outlook for solar development in the medium to longer term?

Lisa Viscidi, Rolando González Bunster, Jorge Kamine, Camila Ramos, Thomas Koerner

Colombia Advances toward Electric Transportation

Electric transportation is a critical part of a clean transport agenda that can put Colombia on a path toward improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Lisa Viscidi

Event Summaries ˙

Nationalization & Its Discontents: Low Oil Prices & Latin America

As global oil prices collapsed over the last two years, regional governments have started to lose their leverage in the energy industry. To attract international investors, they must offer increasingly favorable terms, which means ceding more of their own control.

Lisa Viscidi

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Foreign Affairs