Analysis

“O discurso do golpe é puramente simbólico e ideológico”

Na avaliação do presidente do Inter-American Dialogue, o novo governo contará com a boa vontade internacional e não terá problemas para estabelecer relações com os vizinhos.

Peter Hakim, Teresa Perosa

Interviews ˙ ˙ Peter Hakim: “O discurso do golpe é puramente simbólico e ideológico”

Is the Rousseff Era Coming to an End in Brazil?

Will Dilma Rousseff lose Brazil’s presidency? If so, what will happen next?

Peter Hakim, Maria Velez de Berliner, Mark S. Langevin, Gilberto M. A. Rodrigues

Latin America Advisor ˙

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

What Does the Case Against Lula Mean for Rousseff’s Government?

Brazilian federal police on Friday detained former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for questioning and searched his properties as well as his institute in an operation that involved some 200 agents.

Peter Hakim, Joel Korn, Melvyn Levitsky

Latin America Advisor ˙

Obama in Havana

President Barack and Michelle Obama’s trip to Cuba, scheduled for March 21 and 22, is aimed at making the normalization of relations with the island, begun little more than a year ago, “an irreversible policy.” From a US perspective, the policy already looks pretty much irreversible.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Barack Obama en La Habana

Trump and America’s Winter of Discontent

His decisive win in the New Hampshire primary election brought businessman and television celebrity Donald Trump one step closer to becoming the 45th president of the United States.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Trump explora a insatisfação

Is the Left Fading Across Latin America?

Leftist governments in Latin America have suffered a series of setbacks in recent weeks. Do these developments have enough in common to signal a political shift in the region?

Peter Hakim, Andrés Rozental, Maria Velez de Berliner, Mark Weisbrot

Latin America Advisor ˙

The Death of Populism?

Latin America’s left has every reason to be worried by current trends. Its power and credibility have declined sharply in many countries.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ O Estado de São Paulo

The Emperor Has No Clothes

In contrast to most of the world’s major emerging nations, Brazil lives in a very comfortable neighborhood.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ O Estado de S. Paulo

Defending Sovereignty & Promoting Regional Integration

Latin America’s integration schemes so far seem mostly toothless and ineffectual, partly because each country is mainly focused on pursuing its own national agenda.

Peter Hakim

Interviews ˙ ˙ Cuba Possible

US-Cuba: Progress, Challenges & Suprises

Little opposition to the restoration of US-Cuba relations has registered, although challenges lie ahead for both countries.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ The Banker

Will Cuba Mean Opportunity or Risk for US Banks?

What are the main challenges US banks must overcome in order to do business in Cuba?

Peter Hakim, Boris Kozolchyk, José Manuel Palli

Financial Advisor ˙ ˙ Financial Services Advisor

Will Latin America Be the Next Global Economic Crisis?

What do countries in Latin America need to do to get their economies back on track? What is the economic outlook for the region in 2016?

Peter Hakim, Alfredo Coutiño, Joydeep Mukherji

˙ Latin America Advisor

Cuba & the US Rejoin the Hemisphere

The historic rapprochement between Cuba and the US will have permanent implications for hemispheric relations.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Política Externa