Trump’s Cuba Sanctions Are a Mistake
President Donald Trump’s decision last month to increase sanctions on Cuba represents a strategic error with serious long-term repercussions for U.S. national security.
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Energy Resource Development in Latin America
The development of energy resources is an integral component of many of Latin America’s economies, from established producers like Colombia and Brazil to newcomers to the global energy market like freshly oil-rich Guyana. However, policymakers and energy companies throughout the region must devise solutions to a variety of fiscal, political, social, and environmental hurdles to ensure successful and sustainable projects, explained speakers at an Inter-American Dialogue event on May 10.
Is the Dominican Republic’s Pivot to China Paying Off?
The Dominican Republic’s president, Danilo Medina, in late March met with Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua in Santo Domingo, where they agreed on new economic cooperation accords and followed up on agreements that the two countries made last year. How much have ties with China paid off for the Dominican Republic?
Should Brazil Do More to Boost its High-Tech Sector?
Why does Brazil’s high-tech industry contribute less to GDP now than it did in the 1980s?
El control sobre las remesas familiares en Nicaragua
Hay una razón muy simple de parte del Gobierno de aumentar controles sobre las transacciones, su lógica es política y económica como mecanismo de sobrevivencia.
Japanese Engagement with LAC: Advancing Relations in an Era of Uncertainty
Japan has launched a new phase in its relations with Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Institutions for Productivity: Towards a Better Business Environment in Latin America
On April 26, 2019, the Inter-American Dialogue and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America hosted “Institutions for Productivity: Towards a Better Business Environment in Latin America” to present and discuss the underlying challenges and policy recommendations found in CAF’s flagship report.
The Reasons for China’s Cooling Interest in Latin America
China’s interest in Latin America has cooled — and that trend will continue.
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Chile’s Private Pension Experience and the Outlook for New Reforms
On April 11, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted an event to discuss the reforms proposed by Chilean president Sebastian Piñera to his country’s pension system.
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A Conversation with Alberto Carrasquilla, Colombia’s Minister of Finance and Public Credit
On April 12, the Inter-American Dialogue, in partnership with the Latin America Program at the Wilson Center, hosted a conversation with the current Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia, Alberto Carrasquilla.
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La visita del presidente ecuatoriano Lenin Moreno a Washington
El presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, Michael Shifter concedió una entrevista al programa Poder Latino de NTN24 conducido por Emiliana Molina donde analizo la visita del presidente ecuatoriano Lenin Moreno a Washington y lo que se podía esperar de la misma.
Blackouts in Venezuela: Why the Power System Failed and How to Fix It
A lack of transmission-line maintenance may have been the immediate trigger for the power outage that left much of Venezuela in darkness on March 7, but it is a symptom of almost two decades of government mismanagement that has debilitated Venezuela’s power sector, draining its reserves of both human and financial capital and nudging it towards collapse.
Book Review: Voices of Change in Cuba from the Nonstate Sector
This is a book review by Ted A. Henken of the volume “Voices of Change in Cuba from the Nonstate Sector” by Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Roberto Veiga González, Lenier González Mederos, Sofía Vera Rojas, and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán published by University of Pittsburgh Press.
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A Conversation with Carlos Urzúa, Mexico’s Secretary of Finance and Public Credit
On April 12, the Inter-American Dialogue partnered with the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute to host a conversation with Carlos Urzúa, the current Mexican Secretary of Finance and Public Credit.
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Latin America’s Digital Economy and Trends in International Taxation
On April 12, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted an event titled “Latin America’s Digital Economy and Trends in International Taxation.” The discussion took place in the context of a recent OECD report, that reported that a global consensus on how to tax businesses with a substantial digital footprint but no physical presence in a given country remains elusive.