Issues Shaping Central America
A compilation of the most relevant Dialogue’s articles, presentations and reports on Central America: its development challenges and policy options.
Analysis
El impacto del sistema tributario y el gasto social en la distribución del ingreso y la pobreza en América Latina
Este artículo presenta resultados sobre el impacto de la política fiscal en la desigualdad y la pobreza en dieciséis países de América Latina. Los países que más redistribuyen son Argentina, Brasil, Costa Rica y Uruguay, y los que menos, Guatemala, Honduras y Perú.
Las agendas de Trump para América Latina
Nada indica que el resto de América Latina no pueda volverse blanco de la ira nacionalista de Trump en el futuro.
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.
Trump y su desembarco
Para Trump, hay poca distancia entre la retórica de campaña y la acción de gobierno. No hay ya razón para pensar que suavizará o retrocederá en otras promesas de campaña, relacionadas con el comercio y la inmigración, sobre todo con respecto a México y, en particular, el infame muro en la frontera.
By Escalating Tensions with Mexico, Donald Trump is Playing with Fire
US-Mexico relations are in a perilous downward spiral — one that threatens American jobs and security to an extent Trump may not even realize.
Latin America’s Political Pendulum
The pendulum of Latin American politics is swinging rightward once again. Yet as the “pink tide” recedes, the forces of change have more to do with socioeconomics than ideology. Dramatic economic and political crises have coincided in countries like Brazil and Venezuela. Still, the final result for Latin America may be the emergence of centrist, pragmatic modes of governance, and with them, opportunities for the U.S. to improve relations. The new administration must look beyond the neoliberal model of the 1990s, and develop an approach to relations fit for the 21st century.
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.
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.
Colombia’s Peace Process and Brazil’s Corruption Battle
Following Santos lead, the Michel Temer government would first have to test whether Brazil’s legislative leaders are willing to conduct serious negotiations, and prepared to make concessions that could be effective in curbing the country’s pervasive corruption—or at least offer a better solution than the current case-by-case approach of criminal investigations and trials.
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.
Por qué Fidel destruyó su propio legado
Nadie puede negar Fidel Castro su lugar en la historia. Era la figura política más importante en América Latina tal vez desde Cristóbal Colón en 1492. La pregunta es hasta qué punto su legado será el de unos sueños osados y unas transformaciones progresistas o por el contrario, un relato de opresión y de estancamiento para Cuba.
Did Fidel Destroy His Own Legacy?
No one can deny Fidel Castro his place in history. He was, by any measure, the most prominent political figure in Latin America in the 20th century, maybe since Christopher Columbus. The question is whether the narrative will be mostly about bold dreams and progressive change—or about oppression and stagnation in Cuba.
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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
Fidel Castro’s controversial legacy
Castro, who led Cuba for nearly 50 years, died Friday. In 2006, he had transferred the presidency to his younger brother, Raul Castro, after a debilitating intestinal ailment. Fidel Castro’s vision and iron rule shaped every aspect of life in Cuba and its relations worldwide. Many, perhaps most, Cubans would say he held power too tightly and too long. He was Latin America’s most prominent 20th century leader, but his legacy remains to be defined.