Will Geopolitical Tensions Escalate in the Caribbean?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on Russia’s presence in Cuba.
Analysis
Catalyzing Private Sector Investment in Clean Energy
Representatives from the Inter-American Dialogue and Deloitte welcomed participants and set the stage by emphasizing the importance of multi-stakeholder collaboration in advancing clean energy initiatives. The hosts highlighted the region’s vast renewable energy potential and the necessity of strategic partnerships to unlock these opportunities.
A Fireside Chat with Lourdes Melgar
In anticipation of the Mexican election on June 2, the Dialogue invited Lourdes Melgar; a prominent energy expert and former deputy secretary of energy for hydrocarbons in Mexico, to share her extensive insights on the energy landscape in the country.
¿Ya pasó todo? Nicaragua 45 años más tarde…
La Nicaragua de julio de 2024 es muy diferente a lo que comúnmente se ha visto y vivido en los últimos diez años. Es el lugar en que ha desembocado un estado policial, corrupto, oportunista y mentiroso. A 45 años no se celebra un triunfo, se revive un Déjà vu.
From Dams to Data: China’s Shifting Interests in Central America
China’s attempted economic recalibration has already reverberated across the Latin American and Caribbean region, as many countries see new interest from Chinese companies in emerging industries. Asia & Latin America Program Director Margaret Myers considers the increasingly uncertain role of Central America in this new equation.
China’s EV drive accelerates in Latin America
China is making headway in the Latin American market by exporting electric vehicles (EVs) and investing in local production. Asia and Latin America Program Director, Margaret Myers, considers the significant implications China’s growth in Latin America’s EV and lithium mining industries could have for the region.
Feeling the Stones: Chinese Development Finance to Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023
In 2023, China’s development finance institution (DFI) issued two loans totaling $1.3 billion to Brazil. Chinese DFI lending in 2023 was slightly higher than the $863 million issued by CDB and Ex-Im Bank in 2022. Despite this slight increase, China’s sovereign lending remains modest.
Central American Migration: In Numbers
On June 12, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue released the presentation “Central American Migration: In Numbers” that contains research from Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program. The presentation discusses key data points on migration from the Central America sub-region and contextualizes these trends within historical trends.
Reduccionismo histórico y revanchismo: demonios de nuestra cultura política
Más temprano que tarde, Nicaragua necesita un compromiso nacional para establecer la verdad y la memoria histórica, como premisas para montar el andamiaje de la justicia como una tarea impostergable y realizable.
A Foreign Policy Problem: Ten Facts About Migration to the US
The following presentation by Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program, identifies ten key facts that are important to understand the current debate over immigration to the US.
Women, Remittances, and Financial Inclusion in Guatemala
On May 24, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue released the report “Women, Remittances, and Financial Inclusion in Guatemala.” The report, produced by Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program, provides a financial characterization of women in Guatemala, explores barriers to financial inclusion, and outlines a path toward greater financial independence.
Los migrantes nicaragüenses en Estados Unidos están entre la espada y la pared
La situación de los nicaragüenses en Estados Unidos, en condiciones de solicitar asilo, refugio, o provenientes de la diáspora en general, será incierta y preocupante para los próximos tres años.
Ortega y Putin, la dependencia de Nicaragua en Rusia
La relación entre Nicaragua y Rusia se resume en un juego de personalidades autoritarias con ilusiones de grandeza. Daniel Ortega, un animal político primitivamente autoritario, está obsesionado con entregarse a Rusia y Vladimir Putin, como una necesidad existencial. Mientras tanto el dictador ruso acepta el cortejo del dictador criollo para alimentar su ego, su perenne lucha, anacrónica, por recobrar lo que no existe, una nación que perdió décadas atrás su silla imperial.
Are Brazil’s Efforts to Rein in Musk Curtailing Speech?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on Brazil’s feud with Elon Musk.
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New Infrastructure—Emerging Trends in Chinese Investment in Latin America
On April 11, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue partnered with Brazil-China Business Council (CEBC) to hold the joint event “New Infrastructure—Emerging Trends in Chinese Investment in Latin America,” which centered around the prospect and impact of China investment in LAC and specifically in Brazil, as well as the LAC region’s approach to fielding opportunities and risks associated with Chinese engagement.