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Member in the News: Tania Ortiz Mena

Tania Ortiz Mena, former CEO of IEnova, a leading energy company in Mexico, was appointed as president of the Clean Energy and Infrastructure group of the company Sempra Infraestructura, as well as president of Sempra Infraestructura for Mexico. 

Tania Ortiz Mena

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Santiago Canton habla con Radio Caracas Radio sobre la Investigación de la Corte Penal Internacional Video

Canton: La decisión del fiscal Karim Khan es un cambio muy significativo

En una entrevista para el programa Palabras Más Palabras Menos de Radio Caracas Radio, Santiago Canton, director del Programa de Estado de Derecho Peter D. Bell, habla sobre la decisión de la Corte Penal Internacional de abrir una investigación formal sobre las denuncias de crímenes contra la humanidad en Venezuela.

Santiago Canton

Interviews ˙ ˙ Radio Caracas Radio

Laura Chinchilla en NTN24 Video

Chinchilla: “Hay oportunidades, pero ciertamente el trabajo es inmenso”

En una entrevista con el NTN24, Laura Chinchilla, co-chair del Diálogo Interamericano, compartió su perspectiva sobre los acontecimientos más recientes en América Latina. La conversación se enfocó en el futuro de la región, los planes del gobierno de Joe Biden con el hemisferio sur, las elecciones en Nicaragua y el debate entre la CELAC y la OEA. 

Laura Chinchilla

Interviews ˙ ˙ NTN24

photo of Manuel Orozco

Alumni in the News: Manuel Orozco

After a year’s sabbatical Manuel Orozco will return to the Dialogue on November 15 to once again direct the Migration, Remittances and Development Program.

Manuel Orozco

Alumni in the News ˙

Photo of girl in virtual classes

The State of Educational Connectivity in Latin America: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities

Committee for the Expansion of Connectivity of the Working Group on Technology and Innovation, convened by the Inter-American Dialogue, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the World Bank, presents their first report on the strategic challenges for the educational connectivity agenda in the region.

Working Group on Technology and Innovation in Education

Reports ˙ ˙ Download the Report (in Spanish)

Climate Change in the Northern Triangle: Recommendations for US Assistance

The countries of Central America’s Northern Triangle—El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—are especially vulnerable to the severe and worsening impacts of climate change. This policy brief, the first in a series of three publications, describes the main challenges and provides broad recommendations for the US strategy on climate change adaptation in the region. It is based on inputs from the Task Force on Climate Change in the Northern Triangle, coordinated by the Inter-American Dialogue.

Reports ˙ ˙ Climate Change in the Northern Triangle: Recommendations for US Assistance

Santiago Canton speaks at a NED award event Video

The 2021 NED Democracy Award: Honoring Central American Civil Society

On October 20, 2021, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) honored four civil society organizations with their 2021 Democracy Award. Santiago Canton, director of the Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program at the Dialogue, took part in the first panel for the event, “Democracy and Governance in Central America: Defending Civic Space and Independent Media for Democratic Accountability.”

Santiago Canton

Event Summaries ˙ ˙ National Endowment for Democracy

Secretary Antony Blinken and Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez in Bogota Video

Shifter explores the challenges Blinken will face in Latin America’s political environment

Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, spoke in an interview with The Washington Post Podcast regarding the challenges the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will face in Latin America, given the current socio-political climate in the Americas. Shifter acknowledged that Blinken gave a positive diagnosis of the region and emphasized the importance of being realistic regarding US relations with Latin America.

Michael Shifter

Podcasts ˙ ˙ Washington Post

Tom Shannon

Thomas Shannon y los Desafíos Democráticos en América Latina

Thomas A. Shannon, co-chair del Inter-American Dialogue habló con El País de España sobre los desafíos de la democracia en América Latina, la política exterior de la administración Biden y de países puntuales como Colombia, Venezuela y México. 

Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.

Interviews ˙ ˙ El País

Two members of the Mercosur trade bloc, Brazil and Argentina, recently announced a deal to

Is the Mercosur Trade Accord on Its Last Legs?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on Mercosur’s influence and survival in Latin America.

Allison Fedirka, Arturo Porzecanski, Thomas Andrew O’Keefe, Tatiana L. Palermo, Renata Vargas Amaral

Latin America Advisor ˙

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Professional Competency Frameworks for Early Childhood Teachers: An Exploratory Study of Five Latin American Countries

This study, prepared by Marcela Pardo and Felipe Godoy with the support of the Inter-American Dialogue and the LEGO Foundation, provides the results of an exploratory study of Latin American countries that have made significant advances in the development of competency frameworks for early childhood teachers.

Marcela Pardo, Felipe Godoy

Reports ˙ ˙ Download Report in Spanish

Profile of Michael Shifter by Arteaga

Shifter: “No recuerdo cuándo fue la última vez que hubo una visión para América Latina”

Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, participó en una entrevista con La Nación donde habló sobre la falta de visión y estrategia para América Latina. Según Shifter, el ambiente político de Washington se ha enfocado en asuntos domésticos, dejando de lado tema de índole regional. Durante la entrevista también se habló sobre la urgente necesidad de una nueva narrativa política y diplomática y la renovación de vínculos con países de América Latina. 

Michael Shifter, Rafael Mathus

Interviews ˙ ˙ La Nación

Shifter y Alegret en el Willard Intercontinental Video

Los desafios que va a enfrentar la democracia en América Latina

América Latina enfrenta desafíos en su estabilidad democrática. Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó con Gustau Alegret en el marco de la conferencia CAF 2021, sobre cómo la paulatina recuperación de los países vuelve a poner en la actualidad problemas sociales y políticos que quedaron relegados por la Covid-19.

Michael Shifter, Gustau Alegret

Interviews ˙ ˙ Cuestión de Poder