Lenier González spoke with Carlos Saladrigas, chairman of the Cuba Study Group and a member of the Inter-American Dialogue, regarding the proposals made to the Biden Administration and the prospects for rapprochement between Cuba and the United States.Read more +
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The Latin America Advisor interviewed Michael Reid, senior editor for Latin America and Spain at The Economist, about Latin America's social contract and the upcoming election supercycle.Read more +
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Although progress has been made in the fight to decriminalize abortion, limited access to the procedure remains a human rights issue, a public health crisis, and a problem for democracy.Read more +
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The Latin America Advisor interviewed Nathalie Cely, former Ecuadorean ambassador to the United States, on the country's 2021 presidential election. Read more +
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Trump nos ha recordado a todos que el gobierno cubano no ha dialogado, no dialoga, ni dialogará con una pistola en la cabeza. Esto, más que un enunciado rimbombante, es un dato histórico luego de 1959. En ese sentido, el camino trazado por Barack Obama con respecto a Cuba, por su clarividencia y capacidad estratégica, sigue siendo el que más convergencia guarda con los intereses de los pueblos cubano y norteamericano.Read more +
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The Latin America Advisor interviewed Jeff Zhao, partner at Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP, on China's relations with and presence in Latin America and the Caribbean.Read more +
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The country is perhaps more profoundly and bitterly polarized than ever, with a high level of mutual distrust. Trumpism proved not to be a fleeting phenomenon, but a movement that is likely to persist and be part of the US political landscape for some time.Read more +
Photo: William Skewes-Cox / "Election night celebrations"
A popularly written constitution marks a new founding for Chilean democracy after the Pinochet dictatorship and the subsequent decades-long transition. But it will not assure the success of any one project in particular.Read more +
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The Latin America Advisor interviewed Jorge León, energy economist at BP, on the company's outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean.Read more +
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El Latin America Advisor conversó con el ex-Presidente Ricardo Lagos sobre lo que deberá abarcar una nueva constitución en Chile.Read more +
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How to increase productivity and competitiveness in a complex and changing environment? Mariano Jabonero, Secretary General of the OEI, presents the findings of their latest report "Higher Education, Productivity and Competitiveness in Ibero-America" and answers our questions. Read more +
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As governments and regional organizations muster a plan for post-pandemic economic recovery, addressing corruption must be at the forefront of any response — now more than ever.Read more +
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El Perú ha logrado salir airoso de otras duras pruebas en el pasado y no hay razón alguna que permita anticipar que esto no vuelva ocurrir. Las elecciones del próximo año serán clave para determinar el futuro de millones de ciudadanos peruanos y se logre impulsar una agenda que revierta el deterioro social del país y lo haga menos vulnerable a los shocks que a futuro se tendrán que enfrentar.Read more +
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The context surrounding the Covid-19 crisis has aggravated the circumstances limiting remittance flows to Cuba. This article explores how digital technologies and cryptocurrencies are emerging as new, formal channels for sending remittances and paying for goods and services from abroad.Read more +
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The Latin America Advisor interviewed Ana Heeren, senior managing director at FTI Consulting, about the "Brussels Effect," or how countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are adopting or planning to adopt European policies. Read more +
