Venezuela: Remittances as a Source of Foreign Exchange and Economic Survival
The following presentation from the Migration, Remittances, and Development Program’s Remittance Industry Observatory (RIO) features new data on remittances in Venezuela.
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Will Relations Between the U.S. & Venezuela Thaw?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on bilateral U.S.-Venezuela ties.
Myers: “China is encountering all sorts of debt-related challenges globally, this includes in Latin America and the Caribbean … but also when you look at the numbers this is not specifically a one region phenomenon.”
On April 16, Margaret Myers, director of the Asia and Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue spoke with Ada Derana English about new trends in Chinese overseas economic engagement.
International Migration from Latin America & the Caribbean: In Numbers
The Migration, Remittances, and Development Program published a presentation that delves deeply into how the scale, composition, and nature of migration in the Americas has changed drastically since 2015.
Orozco: “We’re not Addressing the Brain Drain by Investing in Human Capital or Increasing Skills of the Local Labor Force”
Manuel Orozco spoke with Open Democracy’s Borders and Belonging Podcast about the socio-economic harm done to the countries in the Global South that suffer brain drains as well as the effect of global mobility in an interconnected world.
Family Remittances 2022 in Numbers
The Migration, Remittances, and Development Program presented a report addressing the continued increase of annual remittance trends associated to large migration patterns in 2022.
Pairing Migration Enforcement with Foreign Policy
The Biden administration’s new border enforcement actions may reduce some but not all migration from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The measure may have the unintended result of marketing migration to those whose intention to do so was not as strong. This report recommends three differentiated steps the US should consider, including leveraging sanctions, working with the diaspora, and OAS engagement.
A ‘Globo Chino’ Floats Over Latin America
Margaret Myers, director of the Asia and Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, contrasts the reactions in the United States and Latin America to the Chinese balloon controversy.
Editor’s Picks: Top Content from the Latin America Advisor in 2022
Sharing a selection of issues that the Latin America Advisor’s team felt covered especially important developments this year in Western Hemisphere affairs.
Experts Discuss Energy Security, Net Zero Pledges, and Disruptive Tech in LAC
Industry experts, government officials, and corporate representatives convened virtually to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and changes in Latin America’s energy sector at the Sixth Annual Latin America Energy Conference.
What Do Changing Political Dynamics Mean for Maduro?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on changing political dynamics in the Western Hemisphere and what they mean for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Why Is International Support Falling for Venezuela’s Guaidó?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on dwindling international support for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
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Canton: “Existen crímenes de lesa humanidad, y ahora tiene que identificar los responsables”
Santiago Canton, director del programa de estado de derecho del Dialogo Interamericano habló con Aló Buenas Noches el 19 de Septiembre. Dio sus comentarios sobre el Fact Finding Mission de Derechos Humanos Naciones Unidas en Venezuela y el futuro de su mandato.
What Will Come of New Colombia-Venezuela Ties?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Colombia and Venezuela.
Would Colombia-Venezuela Military Ties Boost Security?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on military relations between Colombia and Venezuela.