Analysis

Free trade takes a beating in 2016

Free trade Republicans must confront globalization’s disadvantages head on to defend its tremendous benefits.

Thomas McLarty, Nelson Cunningham

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ USA Today

Here’s what really went wrong with Brazil’s economy

When President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left office in January 2011, Brazil was widely regarded as Latin America’s gold standard for economic development and social progress. But today, with his handpicked successor, Dilma Rousseff, facing an impeachment trial, the country is viewed as an economic failure.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Reuters

Meet Brazil’s Unexpected President

Michel Temer is a deal-maker who took advantage of Dilma Rousseff’s downfall. What kind of leader will he be?

Ben Raderstorf, Michael Shifter

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Slate

A New Era

So far, Macri has been successful in attributing the social pain of the reforms to the gravity of the situation he inherited. Still, Argentina’s patience could run out before the economy starts growing again.

Michael Shifter, Bruno Binetti

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ The Cipher Brief

RIO Newsletter – April 2016

Newsletter for the Remittance Industry Observatory.

Manuel Orozco, Laura Porras, Julia Yansura

Articles & Op-Eds ˙

The healthy roots of corruption anger in Latin America

The emergence of this new normative edifice in favor of transparency and accountability is one of the most important, yet unsung, stories of the consolidation of democracy in Latin America.

Kevin Casas-Zamora, Miguel Carter

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Latin America Goes Global

A Constituição é o caminho

O homem público nem sempre escolhe o momento em que é obrigado a atuar.

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Estadão

Dilma and Brazil: A View from Washington

The US visit of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff nine months ago, as it turned out, had little consequence.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Estadão

¿Significa algo la visita de Obama en el contexto político de los Estados Unidos?

Temas me ha preguntado si la histórica visita del presidente Barack Obama a Cuba y el momento en que se realiza debe ser analizada en términos de la política interna de los Estados Unidos, como ha sido el caso tan a menudo con la política de Washington hacia Cuba. Creo que esencialmente no es así.

Abraham Lowenthal

Articles & Op-Eds ˙