The upcoming trip of Vice President Kamala Harris to Mexico and Guatemala will focus on a wide range of challenges, including corruption, violence, organized crime, lack of economic development, investment, job opportunities, and climate change. Our experts discuss the issues that are likely to be raised during this trip, possible points of contention, concerns around the rule of law and regional security, and the current and expected migration trends from Central America, among other topics.
Michael Shifter, Rebecca Bill Chavez, Manuel Orozco
On May 24, Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, participated in a seminar organized by the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University where the state of domestic and US foreign affairs was discussed.
Michael Shifter
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˙ Maxwell-in-Washington | Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, habló con NTN24 sobre la posibilidad de que hayan negociaciones entre el régimen de Nicolás Maduro y la oposición venezolana.
Bruno Binetti, investigador no residente del Diálogo Interamericano, participó en una sesión académica organizada por el Comité de Estados Unidos del Consejo Argentino para las Relaciones Internacionales (CARI) acerca de los primeros 100 días de la administración Biden.
Bruno Binetti
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˙ Consejo Argentino para las Relaciones Internacionales
In an interview with The Science of Where Magazine, Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change, and Extractive Industries Program, and Sarah Phillips, program assistant, discussed Latin America’s progress toward the energy transition and its geopolitical implications.
Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, spoke with The Washington Times about US-Venezuelan relations under the Biden administration. The conversation covered Nicolas Maduro’s hopes to win concessions from Washington now that Democrats control the White House, the relationship with Juan Guaidó, and internal divisions in Venezuela.
As the energy transition gathers pace and Latin American countries raise their emissions reduction targets, private companies are revising their business models to meet demand for renewable energy and other solutions. The United States has also reemerged as a partner on climate action in the region. This webinar explored the current and potential role of the private sector in Latin America’s energy transition and how the United States can provide support.
En esta entrevista con Reforma, Michael Shifter opinó sobre la crisis migratoria en la frontera de México y Estados Unidos, la relación bilateral entre ambos países y la primera reunión virtual entre Andrés Manuel López Obrador y Joe Biden.
In an interview with BBC’s Business Daily, Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change, and Extractive Industries Program, discussed President Biden’s climate foreign policy, deforestation in the Amazon, and US-Brazil relations.
Peter Hakim, presidente emérito del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó con Sergio Muñoz Bata sobre la renuncia de Raúl Castro a su puesto como primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba. Durante la entrevista se habló sobre el futuro del socialismo en Cuba, las reformas económicas y los prospectos democráticos de la isla.
On April 7, the Grupo de Análise da Conjuntura Internacional from the Instituto de Relações Internacionais (GACInt) at the University of São Paulo held a private roundtable to discuss the priorities of the Biden administration in the Americas.
Michael Shifter, Roberto Teixeira da Costa, Abrão M. Árabe Neto
En una entrevista con el programa Teleprensa de la emisora salvadoreña Canal33, Michael Shifter opinó sobre la visita a El Salvador de Ricardo Zúñiga, el enviado especial para el Triángulo Norte de la administración Biden.
