Analysis

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La agenda ambiental y climática en Colombia: autoridades locales hablan

Colombia ha sido ejemplar en la apuesta por una transformación económica verde. Para reconocer sus esfuerzos y escuchar más sobre los retos y logros de la agenda ambiental local en Colombia, el Diálogo Interamericano reunió a cinco figuras locales para discutir sus planes y ambiciones.  

Michael Kerns

Event Summaries ˙

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China-Colombia Relations are Growing, if Slowly

Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visit to Beijing in October amounted to a notable — if quite small — step forward for China and Colombia.

Margaret Myers

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ US Institute of Peace

Antonia Urrejola

Fellow in the News: Antonia Urrejola

Non-resident senior fellow, Antonia Urrejola, has been appointed by the UN as an expert on the peace agreement in Colombia. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights made the appointment following a request from that organization to designate an international expert tasked with identifying and verifying obstacles to the implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement. 

Antonia Urrejola

Fellow in the News ˙ ˙ Voz de America

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Urban Transformation and Inclusion Through the Power of Sports

At the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas in Denver, Colorado, on April 26, 2023, the Inter-American Dialogue and CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) convened experts to discuss the legacy of mega-sporting events for creating more inclusive cities, with a special focus on the positive impact for individuals with disabilities. 

Devon Severson

Event Summaries ˙

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India’s Approach to Engagement with the Latin American Region

Margaret Myers and Steven Holmes discuss developing trends in the India-LAC dynamic, including India’s appetite for crafting a regional foreign policy for Latin America and potential increased commercial competition with China in the region.

Margaret Myers, Steven Holmes, Mahendra Gaur

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Foreign Policy Research Centre, New Delhi

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A ‘Globo Chino’ Floats Over Latin America

Margaret Myers, director of the Asia and Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, contrasts the reactions in the United States and Latin America to the Chinese balloon controversy.

Margaret Myers, Liying Meng

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ The Weekly Asado

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Why Are Rights Activists Being Targeted in Colombia?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the the escalation of human rights activists and social leaders in Colombia.

Elizabeth Dickinson, Juan F. Vargas, Julia Zulver, Kiran Stallone, Gwen Burnyeat, Jamie Hagen

Latin America Advisor ˙

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What Would Land Redistribution Mean for Colombia?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on planned agrarian reforms in Colombia under the government of President Gustavo Petro.

Maria Velez de Berliner, Juan Sebastián Galán Guerrero, Kenneth Jameson, Johanna Amaya-Panche, Malte Jauch, Esteban García-Jimeno, Felipe Roa-Clavijo

Latin America Advisor ˙

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What Does the Year Ahead Have in Store for Latin America?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the topics and trends that are likely to be prominent in the coming year in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Michael Shifter, Beatrice Rangel, Jennie K. Lincoln, Peter DeShazo

Latin America Advisor ˙

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Grading the Pacific Alliance—What Progress on Cross-Pacific Economic Connectivity?

On December 1, 2022, the Inter-American Dialogue, East Consulting, and Cámara de Comercio Peruano-China cohosted a webinar titled “Grading the Pacific Alliance—What Progress on Cross-Pacific Economic Connectivity?” This event considered emerging developments within the Pacific Alliance, the bloc’s cross-Pacific engagement with Asia, and the level of Asian overseas investment in Pacific Alliance member nations.

Steven Holmes

Event Summaries ˙

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What Do Changing Political Dynamics Mean for Maduro?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on changing political dynamics in the Western Hemisphere and what they mean for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Michael Shifter, Diego Arria, John Price, Rafael E. Álvarez-Loscher, Carlos Delgado Flores

Latin America Advisor ˙

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Are South America’s Leftists Willing to Work With the U.S.?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent trip to South America.

Arturo Sarukhan, Maria Velez de Berliner, David Castrillón-Kerrigan, Francisco E. González, Christine Sixta Rinehart

Latin America Advisor ˙

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On Future Colombia-China Relations: Q&A with David Castrillón-Kerrigan

David Castrillón-Kerrigan, research professor at the Universidad Externado de Colombia’s School of Finance, Government, and International Relations, spoke with us about prospects for future China-Colombia relations.

David Castrillón-Kerrigan, Margaret Myers, Steven Holmes

Interviews ˙

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What Will Come of New Colombia-Venezuela Ties?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Colombia and Venezuela.

Michael Shifter, Andrea Colombo, Humberto de la Calle, Vanessa Neumann, Phil Gunson, Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli

Latin America Advisor ˙