The Outlook for Brazil’s Oil & Gas Sector
Brazil must focus on reforms that will make Petrobras more competitive and create an attractive investment environment.
Analysis
Sharing Ideas to Construct Our Future
Speakers discussed why and how strategic foresight planning in Latin America today can help create better policies for the region.
Ecuador’s Civil Society Organizations
In June 2013, President Rafael Correa issued a decree creating new procedures for NGOs to obtain legal status. How has this law impacted Ecuador’s civil society?
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The Human Rights Situation in Venezuela
Since early February, anti-government demonstrations have rocked Venezuela.
Mexico’s Energy Reform: Assessing the Secondary Legislation
Will President Enrique Peña Nieto deliver on his promises to lower power prices and reduce subsidies?
Private Conversation with Cuba Posible
On Friday, March 3rd, the Dialogue welcomed Director and Deputy Director of Cuba Posible, Roberto Veiga and Lenier Gonzalez, and a small group of Latin America policy experts for a discussion on social and political trends in Cuba. The discussion focused on upcoming leadership dynamics in Cuba and the role of young people in the future of the island.
Central America and the Politics of Electric Integration
Despite setbacks, Central Americans are committed to a new energy future.
North America’s Energy Boom & Latin America
Oil and gas production in the United States and Canada has increased considerably since 2008.
Foreign Investment a Top Priority: Solís
Attracting foreign investment to grow the economy is a top priority for Costa Rica’s new government, President Luis Guillermo Solís said at the Dialogue.
A Conversation with Tibisay Lucena Ramírez
The president of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council discussed the upcoming electoral contest.
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Economic Outlook in the Andes
Forecasts indicate trouble may be on the horizon for the Andean countries. Commodity prices have leveled off and the days of double-digit growth in China seem to have ended.
A Conversation with Luis Castañeda Lossio, Mayor of Lima
Lima is a problematic city, but it has its charm. Its charm is in being problematic.
Bolivia’s Constitution & Human Rights
When it comes to writing constitutions, Bolivia has experience. Its most recent, is the country’s seventeenth.
Dilma Rousseff’s Approach to Chinese Competition
Brazil must take steps to move up the value chain and avoid a middle income trap.
Pressing Issues in Central America and Mexico
On February 28, 2014, the Inter-American Dialogue organized a Capitol Hill conference on pressing issues in Central America and Mexico.