Brazil & the US are Increasingly Important to One Another
An upcoming meeting between Presidents Obama and Rousseff should not be expected to produce dramatic news or unexpected major breakthroughs.
Analysis
Will Latin America and China’s Energy Partnership Change?
Over the past 10 years, China has loaned some $70.2 billion to Latin America for its energy sector alone. How will Latin America’s energy sector be affected as China’s economic outlook and investment strategies evolve?
¿Qué le falta a Bogotá para masificar el carro eléctrico?
“La industria automotriz en el país ha sido conservadora, teniendo en cuenta la responsabilidad de aproximar, facilitar y promover el uso de las nuevas tecnologías”
What Challenges Face Costa Rica’s Next President?
What types of policy changes can be expected from the administration of Luis Guillermo Solís?
The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in El Salvador
We conducted a fiscal impact study to estimate the effect of taxes, social spending, and subsidies on inequality and poverty in El Salvador, using the methodology of the Commitment to Equity project.
Video
A Conversation with Joaquín Villalobos
Joaquín Villalobos provided an outlook on the hemisphere’s ongoing conflicts and challenges.
Latin America: Democracy Threatened
The validity and legitimacy of democracy in Latin America is now a hot topic, agitated by factors such as the coup in Honduras or populist who asserted in electoral majorities try to run freedoms.
Ecuador Suspends Internet Of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
Ecuador has now confirmed that it cut off internet access at their London Embassy for Julian Assange, the leader of the group WikiLeaks, who has been staying at the embassy since 2012. NPR’s Kelly McEvers talks to Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, about what Ecuador’s calculus might be.
RIO Data Release
The following is a sample of RIO’s bi-monthly data release related to money services businesses (MSBs) and the Honduran remittance market.
Mexico’s Energy Reform & the Skills Gap
Mexico has no shortage of skilled workers but needs to better align the qualifications of its graduates with the needs of the energy sector.
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Can Dilma Weather the Storm?
Brazil faces enormous challenges, but Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment is not likely one of them.
Can Mexico’s New Foreign Minister Work With Trump?
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto last week named Luis Videgaray as the country’s foreign minister. Videgaray had resigned as Mexico’s finance minister in September after Peña Nieto faced widespread criticism for meeting with then-U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump in a visit Videgaray was reportedly instrumental in arranging. Why was Videgaray tapped as foreign minister?
Latin America & the US: Looking Towards 2020
The ongoing and unprecedented speed of global change demands a new responsibility from Latin American countries.
CMWG: Funding a Comprehensive Response to the Zika Virus
On November 15, 2016, the Inter-American Dialogue and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law convened a private roundtable discussion on funding for the current Zika virus outbreak in the Americas. In September 2016, the US Congress approved $1.1 billion for the emergency Zika response, which raises a number of important questions around funding allocation and priority setting, both domestically and globally.
Saving Globalization: Chile’s Lagos Says One Dogma Can’t Fit All Nations
Former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos says political leaders need to figure out how to make trade fair.