Zika and the Right to Abortion
In Brazil, the possibility of pregnant women with Zika having access to abortion has not entered the public debate.
Analysis
Nationalization & Its Discontents: Low Oil Prices & Latin America
As global oil prices collapsed over the last two years, regional governments have started to lose their leverage in the energy industry. To attract international investors, they must offer increasingly favorable terms, which means ceding more of their own control.
Brazil & the US are Increasingly Important to One Another
An upcoming meeting between Presidents Obama and Rousseff should not be expected to produce dramatic news or unexpected major breakthroughs.
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Can Dilma Weather the Storm?
Brazil faces enormous challenges, but Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment is not likely one of them.
What Does Latin America’s Shift to the Right Mean for the Energy Sector?
At a breakfast meeting with members of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Energy and Resources Committee, Michael Reid, The Economist’s senior Latin America editor and author of the “Bello” column, discussed why he thinks the region is shifting to the right.
The Olympics Will Be Fine; Worry about Brazil
Since the modern Olympics were initiated in Athens in 1896, none of the 25 or so countries that have hosted the games have done so while confronting the political turmoil and economic distress now battering Brazil. Regardless, the games are likely to be a success, as the Olympics almost always…
Rousseff Ouster: No, Not a Coup, But Yes, Tainted
There are reasons to be uncomfortable with impeachment process. It was not a coup—and had all the appearances of being fully legal and constitutional. But, arguably, it was not completely fair and above board.
Rising Brazil: The Choices Of A New Global Power
What should we expect from a newly powerful Brazil? Does the country have the capacity and leadership to be a central actor in addressing critical global and regional problems?
US-Brazil Relations: Expect More Conflict
President Lula da Silva triumphantly announced that he and his Turkish counterpart had persuaded Iran to shift a major part of its uranium enrichment program overseas—an objective that had previously eluded the US and other world powers. Washington, however, was not applauding.
Tendencias y cambios de la educación en Brasil
El perfil de la educación brasilera ha experimentado importantes cambios durante las últimas dos décadas: el analfabetismo ha caído sustancialmente, mientras que la matrícula ha crecido en forma considerable en todos los niveles escolares y el promedio de años de escolaridad ha aumentado. Sin embargo, el panorama de la educación…
Overcoming Inertia
In the late 90s, the Programa de Promocion de la Refomra Educativa (PREAL) in Latin American and the Caribbean organized two working groups-one for Latin America and one for Central America- to discuss the serious education deficiencies offered to children throughout the region. Brazil can be proud of some education…
Oil and Commodities: The End of the “Age of Abundance”
Across Latin America, the sustained decline in global oil prices has had a profound impact on economic growth, political stability and the viability of resource nationalism – when governments assert more control over the nation’s natural resources.
Beyond the Scandals: The Changing Context of Corruption in Latin America
What plausible explanations are there for the unprecedented, anti-corruption social and institutional reactions recently seen in Latin America?
Energy policy and the outlook for oil and gas in Brazil
Brazil is on track to double its oil and gas production following a series of energy policy reforms aimed at increasing investment.
US-Latin America Energy Investment
While the Trump administration’s “America first” policies are aimed primarily at giving higher priority to national security and economic growth for the United States, the White House’s approach will have impacts on energy relations with the rest of the hemisphere that should also be considered.