Dilma and Brazil: A View from Washington
The US visit of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff nine months ago, as it turned out, had little consequence.
Analysis
Should Latin America Worry about President Trump?
If elected, Donald Trump will likely enter the Oval Office without much of an agenda for Latin America or, for that matter, for most of the rest of the world.
The Death of Populism?
Latin America’s left has every reason to be worried by current trends. Its power and credibility have declined sharply in many countries.
Cuba & the US Rejoin the Hemisphere
The historic rapprochement between Cuba and the US will have permanent implications for hemispheric relations.
Will Latin America Be the Next Global Economic Crisis?
What do countries in Latin America need to do to get their economies back on track? What is the economic outlook for the region in 2016?
Will Cuba Mean Opportunity or Risk for US Banks?
What are the main challenges US banks must overcome in order to do business in Cuba?
Colombia’s Peace Process and Brazil’s Corruption Battle
Following Santos lead, the Michel Temer government would first have to test whether Brazil’s legislative leaders are willing to conduct serious negotiations, and prepared to make concessions that could be effective in curbing the country’s pervasive corruption—or at least offer a better solution than the current case-by-case approach of criminal investigations and trials.
Fidel Castro’s controversial legacy
Castro, who led Cuba for nearly 50 years, died Friday. In 2006, he had transferred the presidency to his younger brother, Raul Castro, after a debilitating intestinal ailment. Fidel Castro’s vision and iron rule shaped every aspect of life in Cuba and its relations worldwide. Many, perhaps most, Cubans would say he held power too tightly and too long. He was Latin America’s most prominent 20th century leader, but his legacy remains to be defined.
Obama in Havana
President Barack and Michelle Obama’s trip to Cuba, scheduled for March 21 and 22, is aimed at making the normalization of relations with the island, begun little more than a year ago, “an irreversible policy.” From a US perspective, the policy already looks pretty much irreversible.
The Emperor Has No Clothes
In contrast to most of the world’s major emerging nations, Brazil lives in a very comfortable neighborhood.
Is the Left Fading Across Latin America?
Leftist governments in Latin America have suffered a series of setbacks in recent weeks. Do these developments have enough in common to signal a political shift in the region?
Fidel at 90
Fidel Castro was Latin America’s most prominent 20th century leader. What is unclear is how he will be remembered—for governing Cuba with a progressive agenda or for keeping the island isolated and underdeveloped.
Speak Softly, but Carry a Big Dream: The Pope in Cuba
Like John Paul II, Pope Francis knows that whatever he wants to accomplish in Cuba demands patience and perseverance.
Trump and America’s Winter of Discontent
His decisive win in the New Hampshire primary election brought businessman and television celebrity Donald Trump one step closer to becoming the 45th president of the United States.
Remaking Brazil-US Relations, Once Again
Brazil and the United States seem increasingly intent on easing the current strains in their troubled relationship.