Crackdown in Caracas: Venezuela’s Crisis Continues
No end in sight for Venezuela
Analysis
Michael Shifter entrevistado sobre los temas más urgentes en la región
Michael Shifter fue entrevistado por Gerardo Torres de El Salvador sobre los temas más destacados en la agenda regional. Entre otros asuntos, Shifter habló sobre el futuro de la paz en Colombia, la crisis política y económica en Venezuela, y el impacto de las elecciones de Estados Unidos en la región.
Challenging Correa’s Citizens’ Revolution
Ecuadordan President Rafael Correa battles an increasingly dissatisfied citizenry as he implements fiscal reforms to counter dropping oil prices.
Are US-Venezuela Relations Headed for a Thaw?
What are the worstcase and best-case scenarios for Venezuelan economic and political risk over the next year?
Obama’s Best Week
Obama’s legacy in Latin America continues to be strengthened as US-Cuba relations move in a positive direction.
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Shifter: Analizando el Premio Nobel para Juan Manuel Santos
Michael Shifter analiza el impacto del Premio Nobel de la Paz concedido al Presidente de Colombia Juan Manuel Santos en CNN Español.
Venezuela’s Crisis Embroils Mercosur Trade Bloc in Internal Turmoil
The intensity of the clash within Mercosur highlights how much has changed in South America since Venezuela joined the bloc four years ago.
A Big Step for Reform
Everyone recognized that the immigration system was a mess and needed to be fixed, but the politics were too polarized and complicated for any serious progress to be made.
Cuba and the US
American and Cuban leaders today are trying to bring a relationship once defined by antithetical ideologies into the 21st century.
Congressional Testimony: Iran & Hezbollah in the Western Hemisphere
Iran’s influence in the region, even in the handful of countries where it has been most active, has only declined in recent years.
Transforming US-Latin American Relations
Latin America, inter-American affairs, and the region’s global relations have changed dramatically since the end of the Cold War.
Cuba & US: Long Road Ahead
Cuba and the US still have a long way to go as they continue to build their relationship.
By Escalating Tensions with Mexico, Donald Trump is Playing with Fire
US-Mexico relations are in a perilous downward spiral — one that threatens American jobs and security to an extent Trump may not even realize.
Ecuador Suspends Internet Of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
Ecuador has now confirmed that it cut off internet access at their London Embassy for Julian Assange, the leader of the group WikiLeaks, who has been staying at the embassy since 2012. NPR’s Kelly McEvers talks to Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, about what Ecuador’s calculus might be.
Open for Business: Building the New Cuban Economy
Richard E. Feinberg offers a scrupulously researched and judicious analysis of the economic changes that have unfolded since 2008, when Raúl Castro replaced his brother Fidel as president and initiated a reform process.