Zika and the Right to Abortion
In Brazil, the possibility of pregnant women with Zika having access to abortion has not entered the public debate.
Analysis
Rousseff Should Leave US with a Trade Deal
President Rousseff is arriving in Washington on Monday to meet the US president. Nothing particularly important will happen.
Nationalization & Its Discontents: Low Oil Prices & Latin America
As global oil prices collapsed over the last two years, regional governments have started to lose their leverage in the energy industry. To attract international investors, they must offer increasingly favorable terms, which means ceding more of their own control.
The Crucial Independence of Supervisory Bodies
One of the most complex challenges in political financing regulation is to ensure the effective application of controls.
A Big Step for Reform
Everyone recognized that the immigration system was a mess and needed to be fixed, but the politics were too polarized and complicated for any serious progress to be made.
Cuba and the US
American and Cuban leaders today are trying to bring a relationship once defined by antithetical ideologies into the 21st century.
Transforming US-Latin American Relations
Latin America, inter-American affairs, and the region’s global relations have changed dramatically since the end of the Cold War.
Growing Pains: Urbanization & Governance in Peru
Peru’s growing urban middle class is one of the country’s greatest assets, but it also brings political and governance challenges.
Cuba & US: Long Road Ahead
Cuba and the US still have a long way to go as they continue to build their relationship.
By Escalating Tensions with Mexico, Donald Trump is Playing with Fire
US-Mexico relations are in a perilous downward spiral — one that threatens American jobs and security to an extent Trump may not even realize.
Brazil & the US are Increasingly Important to One Another
An upcoming meeting between Presidents Obama and Rousseff should not be expected to produce dramatic news or unexpected major breakthroughs.
¿Qué le falta a Bogotá para masificar el carro eléctrico?
“La industria automotriz en el país ha sido conservadora, teniendo en cuenta la responsabilidad de aproximar, facilitar y promover el uso de las nuevas tecnologías”
Latin America: Democracy Threatened
The validity and legitimacy of democracy in Latin America is now a hot topic, agitated by factors such as the coup in Honduras or populist who asserted in electoral majorities try to run freedoms.
Open for Business: Building the New Cuban Economy
Richard E. Feinberg offers a scrupulously researched and judicious analysis of the economic changes that have unfolded since 2008, when Raúl Castro replaced his brother Fidel as president and initiated a reform process.
Venezuela’s Meltdown Continues
Venezuela faces an economic and humanitarian disaster, and the situation is only getting worse