Analysis

Civil Society & the Summit of the Americas

This closed-door session offered an opportunity for US government officials to present their priorities for the upcoming Summit of the Americas.

Event Summaries ˙

Advierten que México sufrirá si Trump es presidente

¿Debe México hacer campaña en Estados Unidos para que conciudadanos se registren y voten, y otra para resaltar los beneficios del TLCAN? ¿Es momento de pensar en cómo recibiremos a millones de deportados, hay que dar la pelea en tribunales internacionales de derechos humanos? ¿Llegó la hora de preparar represalias comerciales contra Estados Unidos y considerar nuevos socios en AL, Europa y Asia? Son muchas preguntas, y variadas y hasta opuestas las respuestas que dan diplomáticos, politólogos y analistas. Sólo una sola cosa es cierta: Trump es impredecible.

Michael Shifter, Dolia Estévez

Interviews ˙ ˙ Forbes

What Will Be Obama’s Latin America Legacy?

This month, the White House announced that U.S. President Barack Obama would be visiting Cuba and Argentina in March, what do these visits signify for Obama’s foreign policy toward Latin America as he enters his eighth and final year as president?

Latin America Advisor ˙

Beyond the Summit

The gap between the US and Latin America has narrowed, but it is far from disappearing.

Michael Shifter

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ El Mercurio

Bad Habits Can Derail Negotiations in Cuba

Fidel Castro, or at least the message released in his name, tepidly endorsed the decision to normalize relations between the US and Cuba.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Infolatam

How Much Worse Can Venezuela Get?

The country’s problems are profound and complex, with no easy answers in sight.

Ben Raderstorf, Michael Shifter

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ SLATE

Reforming the Human Rights System

In recent years, there has been much debate over how to make the Inter-American system more effective in defending human rights.

Marielle Coutrix

Event Summaries ˙

Interviews with Migrants in DC

A profile of Latin American and Caribbean migrants living in the Washington, DC metro area.

Francesco Alfieri

Presentations ˙