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On February 25, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies held a webinar on security challenges in Latin America. Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries Program at the Dialogue, spoke about China’s role in the region’s energy sector and the US response.
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On February 2, the Embassy of Argentina in the United States and the World Resources Institute hosted an event at which Lisa Viscidi spoke about how the Biden administration could engage with Argentina, and with Latin America and the Caribbean more broadly, on areas such as clean energy, climate change adaptation, and conservation.
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In an interview BBC’s The Real Story, Margaret Myers considered prospects for US-China-Latin America relations in the coming years, taking into account global trends and the Biden administration’s likely take on China’s growing global role.
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El presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, Michael Shifter, consideró este jueves que la cooperación de Estados Unidos con América Latina para enfrentar la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus debería estar en la agenda del mandatario estadounidense Joe Biden. En entrevista con el programa “Ampliación de Noticias” de RPP, Shifter sostuvo que Biden reconstruirá alianzas que se habían debilitado o destruido en los últimos cuatro años en política exterior, ya que el expresidente Donald Trump tenía una posición “muy unilateral” para tratar problemas.
Brazil and China would have much to gain by adopting a shared commitment to social and environmental sustainability.
China will keep winning friends from Chile to Mexico, regardless of a forthcoming shift in US policy toward the region.
The Biden administration should support clean energy investments and environmental protections in the region.
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Panelists expected Chinese involvement in a wide range of LAC sectors in the coming months and years.
Chinese government, quasi-governmental, and commercial representatives are engaging with growing frequency at the local level in LAC. This new report examines the evolving nature of China-LAC subnational engagement.
A Latin America Advice piece on Colombian President Iván Duque’s remarks during an online event hosted by the Inter-American Dialogue.
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Michael Shifter participó como expositor en la XCVI Sesión de la Cátedra Perú de la Universidad de San Martín de Porres, donde exploró el ambiente político actual en EEUU y las posibles repercusiones que el resultado de las elecciones podrá tener en las relaciones hemisféricas.
What did Brazil’s Azevêdo bring to the WTO, and how does his early departure affect the organization and its work?
The sustained success of China’s model, despite its often-referenced drawbacks, will force a continued referendum on democracy. Even the strongest of democratic systems will be forced to confront their vulnerabilities and inefficiencies.
The success of China’s regional outreach in Latin America will depend, as it has for a number of years, on Beijing’s relative influence in regional institutions and on the capacity and effectiveness of the institutions themselves.
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How is China’s coronavirus assistance to Latin America being perceived and what are the implications for US-China competition in the region?
