Is Costa Rica’s Economy on the Right Track?
How well is President Luis Guillermo Solís handling the economy? How strong are the country’s levels of investor and business confidence?
Analysis
The healthy roots of corruption anger in Latin America
The emergence of this new normative edifice in favor of transparency and accountability is one of the most important, yet unsung, stories of the consolidation of democracy in Latin America.
The Cost of Democracy: Essays on Political Finance in Latin America
An exploration of campaign finance across the Americas, with key lessons from regulation and clear recommendations for reform.
Video
Congressional Testimony: The Roots of Central America’s Exodus
CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY AS SUBMITTED FOR RECORD AND DELIVERED BEFORE A FULL COMMITTEE HEARING OF THE US SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. Over the past five years, slightly over 100,000 unaccompanied migrant children from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have been apprehended at the US southern border. They are but…
Central America’s Triangle of Despair
If external actors are serious about helping the Northern Triangle, they should not be shy about demanding fundamental reforms.
The Crucial Independence of Supervisory Bodies
One of the most complex challenges in political financing regulation is to ensure the effective application of controls.
One Small Chance for Venezuela
What is most surprising about the Venezuelan opposition’s overwhelming electoral victory on December 6 is that so many people were surprised.
Venezuela’s Questionable Election Observers
Without credible observers, Venezuela’s December 6th elections will be another step towards disaster.
The Venezuelan government has become a dictatorship, pure and simple
By refusing to recognize electoral results in practice and by tacitly repealing the Constitution through judicial means, the Venezuelan government has become a dictatorship
Will We Get There On Time?
Political financing is an important part of democracy, but when poorly regulated it can be immensely destructive.
‘En la OEA les da horror que su secretario se les salga de control’
Kevin Casas-Zamora, exsecretario para Asuntos Políticos de la OEA, sobre la actual relación con Venezuela.
Dejémonos de vainas
El ámbito de autonomía política de nuestros partidos se ha reducido al mínimo
What Does the Brexit Mean for Latin America?
What are the implications of the “Brexit” for Latin America and the Caribbean?
Venezuela: se anuncia un diálogo nacional
En estas dos entrevistas con CNN, el analista Kevin Casas Zamora hace una lectura del llamado al diálogo entre el gobierno y la oposición en Venezuela, que comenzará el 30 de octubre en Isla de Margarita. Igualmente, el Dr. Casas Zamora analiza la decisión del Consejo Nacional Electoral de Venezuela de suspender la recolección de firmas para el referéndum revocatorio del mandato del presidente Maduro.
El atardecer de la era democrática
La política enfrenta hoy una competencia mucho mayor que en el pasado para atraer a la mejor gente.