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Upheavals in Chile & Bolivia

On December 10, 2019, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted the event “Upheavals in Chile & Bolivia” featuring panelists Roberto Laserna, president of the Fundación Milenio and director of CERES; Fernando Molina, Bolivian author and journalist; and Lucía Dammert, associate professor at Universidad de Santiago de Chile. The event was moderated by Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue.

Taylor Savell

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A packed conference room during the event Video

The Battle for Bolivia

On November 22, 2019 the Inter-American Dialogue hosted the event “The Battle for Bolivia” in order to discuss the October 20 presidential election in Bolivia and controversial change of government that followed it.

William Skewes-Cox

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Elecciones en Uruguay, protestas en Colombia y elecciones en la OEA

Michael Shifter habló con Gustau Alegret de NTN24 para el programa Cuestión de Poder sobre las reñidas elecciones en Uruguay, las protestas en Colombia y las próximas elecciones para la Secretaría General de la Organización de Estados Americanos.

Michael Shifter, Gustau Alegret

Interviews ˙ ˙ NTN24

Panelists speaking at the Seventh Annual Latin America Energy Conference

Panelists Discuss the Oil Peak, the IRA and CHIPS, and Decarbonization Strategies

The Seventh Annual Latin America Energy Conference convened experts to explore how tools like energy diplomacy, strategic investments, regulation, technology, and information could square these countries’ urgent need to decarbonize with their continued extraction of fossil fuel resources.

Michael Kerns

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Colombia Soy Yo

Women Leaders in the Peace-Building Process

Women are integral to the process of post-conflict reconstruction in Latin America. On Friday, January 23, 2009, a panel of four women leaders from Bolivia and Colombia discussed the role of women in promoting a culture of non-violence and peace-building in the region.

Christina Lara

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Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche offload nearly 660 kilograms of narcotics

The Pandemic is Disrupting Organized Crime, But Not Necessarily for the Better

Covid-19 is transforming organized crime. In addition to heightening the risk of violence, the pandemic is also indirectly strengthening the social, economic, and political clout of several criminal organizations in the same way that the Italian mafia and Japanese Yakuza emerged stronger after the great dislocations of the Second World War. Crime kingpins know full well that law enforcement and criminal justice systems are overstretched, and that prisons are bursting at the seams. They also know that an economic depression is coming, which may increase the risk of violence. It is not entirely clear if governments are similarly alert.

Robert Muggah

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Unfulfilled Promises: Latin America Today

Photo of Mayan woman

To Address Inequality, Look Racism in the Face

Washington’s economic and political reform agenda isn’t wrong. It’s just too narrowly conceived. To work, it must address Latin America’s pernicious and pervasive inequality and racism.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Los Angeles Times

Bruno Binetti in conversation with Gustau Alegret Video

Debate Trump-Biden, Protestas en México, Elecciones en Bolivia, Referendo en Chile

Primer cara a cara entre Donald Trump y Joe Biden. Cleveland es el escenario para el debate al que ambos llegan con mucho en juego. Marcha en favor del aborto en México termina en violencia. Por lo menos 500 mujeres marchaban hasta el Zócalo, en la capital mexicana, cuando comenzaron los enfrentamientos con la fuerza pública. Estos y otros temas fueron debatidos en el programa Club de Prensa de NTN24. Bruno Binetti, investigador no residente del Diálogo Interamericano participó en esta edición de Club de Prensa presentada por Gustau Alegret. 

Bruno Binetti, Gustau Alegret

Interviews ˙ ˙ NTN24

Luis Arce (center) celebrating his win alongside team members.

Why Have Bolivians Decided to Bring MAS Back to Power?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A on Bolivia’s 2020 presidential election and what Luis Arce’s win means for the Andean nation.

Renata Segura, Roberto Laserna, John Walsh, Bret Gustafson, Mareike Winchell

Latin America Advisor ˙

Green cover photo of the report

Energy and Mining in the Amazon

The Amazon rainforest, one of the world’s most important ecosystems, faces environmental impacts from hydroelectric dams, oil and gas drilling sites, and mining projects. A new database and analysis by the Inter-American Dialogue reveals that state-owned enterprises, as well as small and mid-sized international companies from a handful of countries, operate the largest share of such projects in the Amazon region, meaning these companies have a substantial influence over the implementation of environmental and social safeguards.

Lisa Viscidi, Sarah Phillips

Reports ˙ ˙ Download the Report

Binetti en Club de Prensa Video

¿Qué esperar de la segunda vuelta electoral en Perú?

Bruno Binetti, investigador no residente del Diálogo Interamericano, participó en el programa Club de Prensa de NTN24 moderado por Gustau Alegret. Entre los temas de discusión se trataron la primera vuelta electoral en Perú, las elecciones departamentales en Bolivia y el estado de la pandemia del Covid-19 en el mundo.

Bruno Binetti, Gustau Alegret

Interviews ˙ ˙ NTN24

Former Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez, pictured in jail

Can Bolivian Courts Render Impartial Justice?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts opinions on the impartiality of Bolivia’s justice system and necessary reforms.

Roberto Laserna, Kevin Young, V. Ximena Velasco Guachalla, Kathryn Ledebur, Calla Hummel

Latin America Advisor ˙

Lisa speaking at CAF event Video

Los efectos de la descarbonización en Latinoamérica

El 14 de septiembre, el Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (CAF) realizó un seminario web sobre la transición energética en Latinoamérica. En ello, Lisa Viscidi, la directora del programa de Energía, Cambio Climático e Industrias Extractivas, habla del estado de la descarbonización en Latinoamérica, y explica cómo la transición energética influirá en otras industrias de estos países. 

Lisa Viscidi

Presentations ˙ ˙ Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (CAF)