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Democracy Under Siege in Central America

Democracy is under threat in Central America and authoritarianism is on the rise. This problem is having long-term institutional and economic implications for these countries and poses serious challenges for...
Luis A. Rivas

Migration from Andean Countries

The Andean migrant population in the US is remitting 50% of all flows to their homelands in the Andes, over US$10 billion in 2022 from the US and US$11 billion...
Manuel Orozco
Patrick Springer

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 JarrĂ­n

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...

Juanita Fonseca

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...

Daniel Gajardo

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