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Migration and Remittances: An Outlook for 2024

The following note by Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program at the Inter-American Dialogue, offers some observations pertaining to a migration and remittance outlook in 2024....
Manuel Orozco

Unraveling Ecuador’s Security Crisis: Can Tough Measures Confront Organized Crime?

Ecuador's security crisis has surged to unprecedented levels, casting a chilling shadow across the nation. The distressing events on January 8 and 9 are a demonstration of a crisis that...
Daniel Caballero
Bernarda Jarrín

Unlocking Forests’ Potential in Latin America and the Caribbean  

Tropical forests, which cover 6 percent of Earth, are our planet’s largest natural carbon sink and our first line of defense against climate change. Even with massive human effort at...

Daniel Ortega and the Weaponization of Migration against the United States

The Ortega and Murillo dictatorship has used migration as a weapon against the United States, and as a tool of state capture....
Manuel Orozco

Nicaragua in 2024: Preparing for the Transition and “The Day After”

Nicaragua's political changes in 2024 will depend on both the internal and external responses to the dictatorial radicalization, as well as to how the international community redefines its policy toward...
Manuel Orozco

Q&A with David Goldwyn: Will Maduro’s Electioneering Decrease Appetite for Guyanese Oil?

On December 3, President Nicolás Maduro held a referendum asking citizens whether the Essequibo region should be “reclaimed” as part of Venezuelan territory. Whether prompted by the 2015 discovery of...

David Goldwyn

A New Player in Carbon Trading: Governments

There is a new source of controversy around carbon offsets the role of governments. Nation-states are getting more involved in voluntary carbon markets (VCMs), and that is not necessarily a...

What Does an Arévalo Presidency in Guatemala Mean for Latin America?

In Latin America, the rise of so-called “outsiders” with anti-system or anti-establishment agendas has had significant consequences for the rule of law....
Tamara Taraciuk Broner
Daniel Caballero

An Unprecedented Migration Crisis: Characterizing and Analyzing its Depth

This piece offers a look at the current migration trends and points to large differences that characterize this situation as a crisis: the scale, composition, nature, and management of migration...
Manuel Orozco
Patrick Springer

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