What are the Best Options for Modernizing NAFTA?
How significant of a priority should strengthening NAFTA be as compared to other trade agreements?
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Liderazgo colectivo y logros escolares: señales a partir de un estudio en Canadá
En su libro ¿Cómo liderar nuestras escuelas? Aportes desde la investigación, el investigador canadiense Kenneth Leithwood recopila artículos que destacan la importancia del liderazgo educativo. La presente edición de la Serie Políticas de PREAL resume el capítulo 3, referido a “Efectos del liderazgo colectivo sobre el logro escolar”, escrito por…
Ontario: Efectivas reformas a gran escala y en contextos de diversidad
La provincia de Ontario, en Canadá, se encuentra entre los sistemas con mejores resultados educativos en el mundo, situación que se ha reforzado desde 2003 con una ambiciosa reforma que actúa en múltiples frentes con objetivos bien definidos: mejorar los aprendizajes en lenguaje y matemática, aumentar las tasas de graduación…
Boletin 6: Desde distintas realidades nacionales: Pistas para abordar la violencia escolar
“De la misma manera que las violencias se construyen en la dinámica de las relaciones sociales, existen procesos que hacen posible su deconstrucción”, señalaba en una ponencia en noviembre pasado la vicecoordinadora del Observatorio de Violencias en las Escuelas (Brasil), Miriam Abramovay. Al mismo tiempo, indicaba que antes de ponerse a pensar en estrategias y experiencias de superación de…
NAFTA in Play: How President Trump could reshape trade in North America
A review of three plausible scenarios for a new NAFTA.
NAFTA Renegotiation may be an Opportunity for Korea-LAC Cooperation
During an exclusive interview with South Korean newspaper Maeil Business, Michael Shifter, President of the Inter-American Dialogue, noted that certain Trump administration’s policies – such as pushing for the renegotiation of NAFTA – could have positive effects for South Korea. “Donald Trump’s new trade policy can be an opportunity for Korea to expand its reach to the Latin American market.”
George H.W. Bush: Ambitious Agenda for the Americas
In Latin America, Bush will be most remembered for his trade initiatives. These were his most consequential and enduring contributions to Inter-American relations.
Member in the News: Joe Clark
Former Prime Minister Joe Clark has been appointed by PM Justin Trudeau as UN special envoy for Canada’s bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
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Las Americas a examen: Shifter sobre China en Latam, TPP, TCLAN, Cuba, Colombia
En esta conversación con la Fundación Global para la Democracia, Michael Shifter discutió temas de actualidad e importancia para Latinoamérica: el papel de China en la región, la posición de Estados Unidos en el mundo después de su retiro del TPP, las renegociaciones del TLCAN, relaciones bilaterales entre Estados Unidos y Cuba, desigualdad y violencia, y la relación entre EEUU y Colombia.
31st Meeting of the Working Group on Latin America
On December 7, 2018, the Inter-American Dialogue’s Working Group on Latin America met for its 31st session. Dating back to 2001, the group is one of the longest-running and most successful initiatives at the Dialogue.
Migrants, Remittances and Covid-19: Remittance Behavior and Economic and Health Vulnerabilities
This report discusses the impact that Covid-19 has had on migrants from Latin America and the Caribbean with a focus on migrant job-loss and its effect on remittances sent to their native countries.
Prospects for expanding US natural gas exports to Latin America
Energy continues to be a bright spot in the US-Latin America relationship and new developments, like an uptick in US LNG exports, offer opportunities to increase energy security and cooperation across the Western Hemisphere.
USMCA and Latin American Energy Diplomacy Under a New US Congress
November’s midterm elections altered the balance of power in Washington, and the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives, which will mean new chairs on key committees, will play an important role in shaping US energy diplomacy and energy markets in the Western Hemisphere. At an event co-hosted by the Inter-American Dialogue and the Institute of the Americas, panelists discussed how the new Congress will approach key issues affecting energy within the context of Latin America’s evolving role in US trade and foreign policy.
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US-Mexico trade relations in focus
CGTN’s Roee Ruttenberg spoke with Michael Shifter, president of Inter-American Dialogue, about US-Mexico trade relations after Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador visited the United States for a meeting with President Donald Trump.
Investment in Latin American Oil and Renewables Likely to Grow
IFLR speaks with Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change and Extractive Industries program at the Inter-American Dialogue. Viscidi analyses recent developments in Latin America’s energy markets, particularly in relation to broadsweep energy market reforms in Brazil and Mexico.