Analysis

Miembros del gobierno Mexicano y Estadounidense se reúnen para discutir temas bilaterales.

Biden-AMLO: aciertos y desafíos

Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, y Vanda Felbab-Brown, miembro del Diálogo Interamericano, comentaron sobre los aciertos y desafíos de la relación entre Presidente Joe Biden de los Estados Unidos y Presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador de México en un artículo para La Prensa de Coahuila. En el artículo, Shifter y Felbab-Brown hablaron sobre diálogos de alto nivel entre los dos países sobre temas relacionados con seguridad, energía, cambio climático, democracia, migración y derechos humanos. 

Michael Shifter, Vanda Felbab-Brown

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ La Prensa de Coahuila

Michael Shifter receiving an award from la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar

Michael Shifter Named Honorary Professor at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar

On December 13, 2021, the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar of Quito named Michael Shifter as Honorary Professor at the inauguration ceremony of the international conference titled “América Latina en el contexto mundial pos Covid”. Shifter received this prestigious designation in recognition of his dedication to promoting open and honest dialogue across the Americas and his commitment to strengthening inter-American relations.

Michael Shifter

Member in the News: Roberto Teixeira da Costa

Roberto Teixeira da Costa was awarded the Mário de Andrade prize by Governor João Doria of São Paulo. The award was a way to recognize and honor those who kept São Paulo culture alive during the period of stoppage of in-person activities. The award also celebrates the resumption of cultural and creative operations in São Paulo. 

Roberto Teixeira da Costa

Member in the News ˙ ˙ Governo de São Paulo

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a restructuring of health services in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a report by ECLAC and PAHO. The San Juan de Dios hospital in Santiago is pictured. // File Photo: Carlos Figueroa via Creative Commons.

How Has Covid-19 Forced Health Care to Restructure?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on how Covid-19 has affected the structure of health care in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Katherine E. Bliss, Jarbas Barbosa, Antonio Vergara, Ricardo Izurieta

Latin America Advisor ˙

Manuel Orozco presenting in a conference

Orozco: “La trayectoria económica de Nicaragua es muy lamentable y no repuntará para el bien del país”

Manuel Orozco, director del Programa de Migraciones, Remesas y Desarrollo del Diálogo Interamericano, compartió su análisis sobre la situación de Nicaragua en el 2022 en Confidencial. Según Orozco, Nicaragua será afectada por el desempleo, ingresos limitados, contracción crediticia, endeudamiento externo y aislamiento internacional. Asimismo, Orozco examinó la emigración de nicaragüenses y el incremento de envío de remesas en medio de la crisis.

Manuel Orozco

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Confidencial

Analysts are expecting Latin America’s regional economy to grow about 6 percent this year. // File Photo: QuoteInspector.com.

How Much Will Latin America’s Economies Grow in 2022?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the 2022 economic outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Alicia Bárcena, Claudio Loser, Alfredo Coutiño, Alberto M. Ramos

Latin America Advisor ˙

Voz de América Video

¿Cuánto ha cambiado América Latina en tres décadas?: analista Michael Shifter habla previo a su retiro

Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó con Voz de América sobre su trabajo de más de tres décadas centrado en Latinoamérica y sus reflexiones sobre el estado de la región previo a su retiro del Diálogo Interamericano. En la entrevista, Shifter habló sobre su carrera como latinoamericanista, comenzando a los 14 años en un viaje de intercambio estudiantil, recordando los años que paso viviendo en Perú, Chile y Brasil, eventualmente su llegada a Washington DC como líder del Diálogo Interamericano, donde pudo influir con su visión sobre América Latina. 

Michael Shifter

Interviews ˙ ˙ Voz de América

Somos Iberoamérica

La relación Estados Unidos– América Latina: 30 años

Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, y Bruno Binetti, investigador no residente del Diálogo, analizaron las ultimas tres décadas de relación entre Estados Unidos y América Latina en un articulo para el Pensamiento Iberoamericano, la Revista de la Secretaria General Iberoamericana. Según los autores, la cooperación hemisférica tuvo un auge al terminar la Guerra Fría, pero durante los 2000 comenzó un estancamiento que se mantiene hasta hoy.

Michael Shifter, Bruno Binetti

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Somos Iberoamérica

Among the elections in Latin America in 2022 is Brazil’s October presidential vote, in which President Jair Bolsonaro is facing a tough fight for re-election against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. // File Photo: Brazilian Government.

What Will Next Year Bring in Latin America’s Politics?

With elections coming up in 2022 in Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica, which countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will be the political hot spots to watch next year? What political trends will be the strongest in the coming year, and what traits will countries’ political trajectories have in common? Is authoritarianism and polarization likely to worsen in the region in 2022, and what factors would influence that?

Peter Hakim, Katya Rimkunas, R. Evan Ellis, Lisa Haugaard

Latin America Advisor ˙

Member in the News: Mia Amor Mottley

Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, received the 2021 Champion of the Earth award for Policy Leadership by the United Nations Environment Programme, the UN’s highest environmental honor. 

Mia Amor Mottley

Member in the News ˙ ˙ UN News

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Time to Engage: Mobilizing the Private Sector for Health Emergencies Response and Recovery in the Americas

The Western Hemisphere has been deeply affected by the Covid-19 crisis, which has countless consequences, but also offers the opportunity to develop more robust health systems. Mobilizing resources on a larger scale than previously expected from public and private sources will foster long-term sustainability and resilience of health systems, especially in the face of a health crisis.

Ethan Knecht

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Santiago Cabanas puts a pin on Michael Shifter's lapel

Michael Shifter Awarded the Cross of the Order of Isabel la Catolica

On December 2, 2021 Michael Shifter was awarded the Cross of the Order of the Isabel la Catolica by Ambassador Santiago Cabanas. The Cross of the Order of Isabel la Catolica is a Spanish Civil order created in 1815 by King Ferdinand VII to recognize exceptional and meritorious work of recipients, especially related to services to the Americas.

Michael Shifter