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In Guatemala, a Presidential Transition or a “Slow-Motion Coup”?

When Bernardo Arévalo won a landslide victory in Guatemala’s runoff presidential election on Aug. 20, it was the first time in memory that people took to the streets to celebrate...

The Internet of Things in Latin America and the Caribbean

Dialogue Non-Resident Senior Fellow Ángel Melguizo and Victor Muñoz distill key findings from a recent report on IoT technology and prospects for broader application in Latin America and the Caribbean....
Ángel Melguizo
Victor Muñoz

China’s RMB isn’t set to outpace the dollar in Latin America…yet

Miguel Otero-Iglesias and Agustin Gonzalez-Agote discuss China's currency internationalization ambitions in this guest blog post for the Inter-American Dialogue's Asia and Latin America Program....

Understanding the Recent Growth in Remittances to Mexico

The following note reviews some of the factors driving recent growth in remittances sent to Mexico....
Manuel Orozco

Back to the Negotiating Table: Renewed Prospects of an EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

In June 2019, after two decades of on and off negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur, the South American customs union consisting of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, reached an...

Justin Kopek

8 Lessons to Closing the Gender Gaps in STEM in Latin America

The International Month of Women and Girls in Science is an opportunity not only to reflect on the state of their participation in scientific studies but to promote social awareness...

Alejandra Vargas Durango
Lucas Martins Carvalho

Toward #towercos 4.0. On passive telecommunication infrastructure in Latin America

Tower deployment has been growing steadily in Latin America. In this article, the authors discuss telecommunications tower infrastructure in the region....
Ángel Melguizo

Demystifying the “Green Resource Curse”: Managing LAC’s Critical Minerals Boom

Will Latin America's critical minerals spur a "green resource curse" this century? What kinds of policy tools are available to mitigate the risks?...
MK Vereen

Thea Lee on labor issues in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Latin America Advisor’s latest video features Thea Lee, the U.S. Labor Department’s deputy undersecretary for international affairs. Lee spoke with Advisor editor Gene Kuleta about labor issues in Latin...

Gene Kuleta

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