Richard E. Feinberg offers a scrupulously researched and judicious analysis of the economic changes that have unfolded since 2008, when Raúl Castro replaced his brother Fidel as president and initiated a reform process.
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More than five decades of war appears to be over as the Colombian Congress ratifies a new peace deal with FARC rebels. The new deal includes 50 changes to an initial one narrowly rejected by voters in October. Michael Shifter analyzes.
China’s rapid economic growth creates new possibilities for trade, investment and finance in the Caribbean.
The following is a sample of RIO’s monthly newsletter related to net migration flows from Mexico and Central America to the US.
The emigration and return of hundreds of thousands of Central Americans each year, often under difficult circumstances, represents a profound challenge for the region.
¿Debe México hacer campaña en Estados Unidos para que conciudadanos se registren y voten, y otra para resaltar los beneficios del TLCAN? ¿Es momento de pensar en cómo recibiremos a millones de deportados, hay que dar la pelea en tribunales internacionales de derechos humanos? ¿Llegó la hora de preparar represalias comerciales contra Estados Unidos y considerar nuevos socios en AL, Europa y Asia? Son muchas preguntas, y variadas y hasta opuestas las respuestas que dan diplomáticos, politólogos y analistas. Sólo una sola cosa es cierta: Trump es impredecible.
Venezuela’s oil industry has been in decline for years due to mismanagement and lack of investment. But this year, the industry’s problems seem to have multiplied as a result of the sharp decline in global oil prices.
この強い絆は、太平洋の両側で経済成長が鈍化するにつれより重要になってくる。
The restoration of US-Cuba relations has created speculation regarding an easing of restrictions affecting the country’s energy sector.
Using comparable fiscal incidence analysis, this paper examines the impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty in twenty-five countries for around 2010.
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En este programa de Club de Prensa, Michael Shifter y otros expertos debaten temas como la corrupción en América Latina, en particular en Brazil, o el anuncio por ‘The Economist’ de Colombia como ‘País del Año’
La noticia de la aprobación del PAP ha planteado muchas interrogantes acerca de su significado, implementación e impacto.
Michael Shifter hace un repaso de lo más destacado del año en la política en EE.UU.
The key to resolving Costa Rica’s fiscal deficit lies in a major reform that would replace the country’s sales tax with a value-added tax.
An overview of trade relations between Latin America and individual East Asian nations.
