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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

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

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