Member in the News: Marina Silva
Marina Silva, Inter-American Dialogue member and minister of Environment and Climate Change in Brazil, has been named as one of the TIME’s 100 most influential people in 2024.
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Will Bolsonaro’s Legal Troubles Energize His Base?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the investigation into the former Brazilian president’s alleged attempt to overturn his country’s 2022 elections.
How Much Will Brazil’s Tax Reform Spur the Economy?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on Brazil’s Congressional overhaul of the country’s tax system.
How Successful Has Lula Been a Year After His Return?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on Lula’s performance in 2023.
Panelists Discuss the Oil Peak, the IRA and CHIPS, and Decarbonization Strategies
The Seventh Annual Latin America Energy Conference convened experts to explore how tools like energy diplomacy, strategic investments, regulation, technology, and information could square these countries’ urgent need to decarbonize with their continued extraction of fossil fuel resources.
Courts, a Last Line of Defense for Latin American Democracies
In Latin America today, traditional coups are no longer the biggest threat to liberal democracy. More perilous are democratically elected leaders who, once in power, deliberately and gradually undermine basic guarantees, such as judicial autonomy, electoral integrity, independent press work and free expression.
What Is the State of Chinese Investment in Latin America?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on Chinese investment in Latin America.
BRICS Summitry: What Takeaways for the United States?
The growing divide between the United States and its G7 partners and an increasingly China-led Global South is concerning, especially as the United States looks to compete more effectively with China in Latin America, Africa, the Pacific, and beyond.
Member in the News: Roberto Teixeira da Costa
Roberto Teixeira da Costa, member of the Inter-American Dialogue Board of Directors, has released a new book titled “Crises financeiras: Brasil e mundo (1929-2023).”
Chavez: “Biden e Lula precisam achar áreas de interesse em comum”
Rebecca Bill Chavez, presidenta e CEO do Diálogo Interamericano, conversou com o Valor Econômico sobre as relações entre os EUA e o Brasil e o engajamento dos EUA em relação ao retrocesso democrático na região.
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Taraciuk Broner: “Tenemos la posibilidad de identificar alertas tempranas para frenar un mayor declive democrático en la región”
Tamara Taraciuk Broner, directora del Programa Peter D. Bell sobre Estado de Derecho del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó con Luz Mely Reyes, directora de Efecto Cocuyo, en el programa ConLaLuz sobre la situación de la democracia en América Latina. Se destacó la identificación de alertas tempranas para frenar declives democráticos, las políticas de seguridad de “mano dura” en el Salvador, el rol del poder judicial en contextos electorales, el surgimiento de candidatos presidenciales que desafían el status quo como en Argentina y Guatemala, así como los incentivos para una convivencia posterior y rendición de cuentas en Venezuela, entre otros.
Pivotal States: A New Era for U.S.-Brazil Relations?
Director of the Carnegie Endowment’s American Statecraft Program, Chris Chivvis, spoke with Margaret Myers, director of the Asia & Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, and Matias Spektor, Dialogue member, on Washington’s strategic alternatives in its relations with Brazil.
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Elections Series – The Role of the Judiciary in Electoral Contexts: A View from Latin America
Stanford Law School and the Inter-American Dialogue organized a virtual discussion with current and former magistrates from Brazil, Ecuador, and El Salvador on the role of the judiciary in electoral contexts in Latin America.
What Does Banning Bolsonaro Mean for Brazil’s Politics?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s ban from public office until 2030.
Democracia en las Américas: Caminando por la cornisa
En el podcast En el fin del mundo, Tamara Taraciuk Broner, la directora del Programa sobre Estado de Derecho del Diálogo Interamericano, habló sobre alertas tempranas del declive democrático en América Latina, el rol del sector privado, la política del gobierno de Estados Unidos hacia la región, migración, transición democrática en Venezuela, el modelo de seguridad de Bukele, la influencia de China y más.