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Photo of Enrique Pena Nieto, Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau signing the USMCA.

How Well Is the USMCA Working After Three Years?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the three-year anniversary of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.

Arturo Sarukhán, Beatrice Rangel, Molly McCoy, Dan Ciuriak, Jon E. Huenemann

Latin America Advisor ˙

Alicia Bárcena receives Order of the Merit from Chilean Foreign Minister

Member in the News: Alicia Bárcena

Alicia Bárcena, Mexican Ambassador to Chile and newly appointed Foreign Minister, received the Order of Merit in the degree of “Grand Cross” by the Foreign Minister of Chile, the highest distinction Chile grants foreign citizens. 

Alicia Bárcena

Member in the News ˙ ˙ Gobierno de México

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Democracia en las Américas: Caminando por la cornisa

En el podcast En el fin del mundo, Tamara Taraciuk Broner, la directora del Programa sobre Estado de Derecho del Diálogo Interamericano, habló sobre alertas tempranas del declive democrático en América Latina, el rol del sector privado, la política del gobierno de Estados Unidos hacia la región, migración, transición democrática en Venezuela, el modelo de seguridad de Bukele, la influencia de China y más. 

Tamara Taraciuk Broner

Interviews ˙ ˙ En el fin del mundo

Screenshot of interview of Luciana Vazquez with Tamara Taraciuk Broner Video

Doble vara y DD.HH. De Argentina a Bukele, Maduro, Cuba. ¿Cuándo es legítima la violencia de Estado?

En entrevista para el programa La Repregunta en La Nación, Tamara Taraciuk Broner, directora del Programa Peter D. Bell sobre Estado de Derecho, conversó, entre otros asuntos, sobre la doble vara que algunos gobiernos aplican en política exterior en materia de derechos humanos, las elecciones en Guatemala, el rol de Papa Francisco ante dictaduras, las sanciones económicas de EEUU a Venezuela, el desafío de brindar seguridad democráticamente, cómo responder ante protestas violentas, y el rol del movimiento de derechos humanos.

Tamara Taraciuk Broner

Interviews ˙ ˙ La Nación

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Has Mexico’s Military Taken on Too Much Power?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the increased role of the military in Mexico under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Rebecca Bill Chavez, Arantza Alonso, Raúl Benítez Manaut, Tyler Mattiace, Tony Payan

Latin America Advisor ˙

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Why Is Mexico Lagging Behind in Attracting FDI?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on foreign direct investment in Mexico.

Arturo Sarukhán, Lucinda Vargas, Diego Marroquín Bitar, Arnulfo Rodríguez

Latin America Advisor ˙

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Courts, a Last Line of Defense for Latin American Democracies

In Latin America today, traditional coups are no longer the biggest threat to liberal democracy. More perilous are democratically elected leaders who, once in power, deliberately and gradually undermine basic guarantees, such as judicial autonomy, electoral integrity, independent press work and free expression. 

Rebecca Bill Chavez, Tamara Taraciuk Broner

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Americas Quarterly

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How Well Are the U.S. & Mexico Cooperating?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views drugs and security in Mexico and the United States.

Earl Anthony Wayne, Stephanie Brewer, Gary J. Hale, Raúl Benítez Manaut, Vanda Felbab-Brown

Latin America Advisor ˙

Panelists speaking at the Seventh Annual Latin America Energy Conference

Panelists Discuss the Oil Peak, the IRA and CHIPS, and Decarbonization Strategies

The Seventh Annual Latin America Energy Conference convened experts to explore how tools like energy diplomacy, strategic investments, regulation, technology, and information could square these countries’ urgent need to decarbonize with their continued extraction of fossil fuel resources.

Michael Kerns

Event Summaries ˙

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How Much Has López Obrador Accomplished?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the legacy of Mexico’s president.

Arturo Sarukhán, Lila Abed, Omar García-Ponce, Rodrigo Abud, Alejandro Diaz Dominguez

Latin America Advisor ˙

AMLO with Xi Jinping

What Did Latin American Nations Achieve at APEC?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

Margaret Myers, Jiang Shixue, Ignacio Tornero, Alicia García Herrero

Latin America Advisor ˙

Presidential candidates in 2024, left to right: Claudia Sheinbaum, Luis Abinader and Nayib Bukele.

Latin America’s Election Super-Cycle Will Turn on One Key Factor

In Latin America’s 2024 electoral super-cycle, voters seem likely to reward leaders who address their most fundamental needs—in some cases regardless of whether they value democracy, clean government or the rule of law.

Tamara Taraciuk Broner

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Americas Quarterly