Is There Any Hope for the E.U. Trade Deal With Mercosur?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ opinion on the future of the trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc.
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Will Argentina’s Fernandez Punt on a Deal With the IMF?
In a vitriolic address to Argentina’s Congress on March 1, President Alberto Fernandez put to rest any illusions that he would be a moderating influence on his vice president and political mentor, former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. During his speech, the president attacked Cristina Fernandez’s traditional enemies, including the press, the judiciary, and the political opposition. More surprisingly, he also criticized the IMF, despite being in the middle of discussions to renegotiate Argentina’s $44 billion debt.
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The Road to Legal Abortion in Argentina
On February 25, 2021, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted the webinar “The Road to Legal Abortion in Argentina” in partnership with the Embassy of Argentina in Washington, DC, and the International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region (IPPFWHR). Panelists discussed the winning strategy employed by the feminist movement to promote passage of the law to legalize abortion, the challenges they encountered, and how they leveraged resources to produce a favorable outcome.
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Ariel Fiszbein: “Hay que realmente reconstruir mucho del tejido social que sostiene al sistema educativo”
Ariel Fiszbein, director del Programa de Educación del Diálogo Interamericano, habló sobre las nuevas demandas de una agenda de evaluación educativa post-pandemia, realizada por el Grupo de Trabajo de Sociedad Civil.
Using Technology to Innovate Teaching Practice: Challenges and Lessons Learned in the Pandemic
The EdTech Working Group presents the main challenges and lessons learned in the use of technology to support teachers before and during the pandemic.
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Viscidi: Biden’s climate foreign policy “should start with Latin America”
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.
Measuring the Impact of Covid-19 on Children under Six in Latin America – Mapping Surveys in Progress and Systematizing Lessons Learned
This report synthesizes the results of a study on the surveys implemented in the region to measure the impact of the pandemic on early childhood.
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Shifter: “Ha caído la calidad y la capacidad de las instituciones democráticas [en América Latina]”
En esta entrevista para el programa Cuestión de Poder de la cadena NTN24, Michael Shifter y Gustau Alegret hablan sobre la evolución y los desafíos de la democracia en América Latina a causa de los retrocesos económicos y sociales en la región. También se conversó acerca de las citas electorales en la región, de cara a un 2021 con elecciones en países como Perú, México, Ecuador, Argentina y Chile. ¿Cómo llegan los países al 2021 y como afectará la crisis a las elecciones que vienen?
Virtual Degree Programs in Initial Teacher Training – An Emerging Option in the Digital World
In this report, we review virtual degree programs from seven countries to evaluate the availability and viability of online learning as an option for teacher training in LAC.
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Political Transition: United States-Argentina Relations, Energy and Climate, and a Discussion of the Incoming Biden Administration
The Institute of the Americas held a virtual roundtable December 3-4, 2020, on barriers and opportunities for hydrocarbon development in Argentina. Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries Program at the Dialogue, was a panelist at the event. She discussed president-elect Biden’s energy plans, US-Argentine relations, and clean technology investment.
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Democracy in a Post-Pandemic Latin America
On December 2, 2020 the Inter-American Dialogue partnered with Luminate to host the webinar “Democracy in a Post-Pandemic Latin America.” Panelists discussed the current state of democratic institutions in the region, the role of disinformation, as well as the findings of Luminate’s new public opinion research on shifting perceptions on democracy during the pandemic.
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Gestión de la pandemia, transición presidencial en Estados Unidos, crisis en Venezuela y la muerte de Maradona
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 gestión de la pandemia en el hemisferio, la administración entrante de Biden en Estados Unidos, la muerte del icono argentino Diego Maradona y la condena en Venezuela de seis ex directivos de Citgo.
Early Childhood Policies in Latin America: A Report on the Progress of the Implementation of the Regional Agenda
This document summarizes the main results of the ten country progress reports developed around the four agreements of the Bogota Declaration.
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Las elecciones en EEUU y su significado en América Latina
Michael Shifter participó en el programa Odisea Argentina junto al periodista Carlos Pagni de La Nación. Se discutió acerca de la dirección que llevan las elecciones de EEUU y cómo el resultado podría afectar la política en la región latinoamericana. La conversación hizo énfasis en la situación de Venezuela, la crisis económica de Argentina y la competencia entre EEUU y China en la región.
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Latin American State Oil Companies and Climate Change
Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change and Extractive Industries Program, sat down with Natural Gas World to discuss her recent report, Latin American State Oil Companies: Decarbonization Strategies and Role in the Energy Transition.