Analysis

Is Latin America Meeting the MDGs?

How useful are the MDG’s broad targets as measurements of progress in the region?

George Gray Molina, Ronaldo Munck, Paula Lucci, Alejandra Kubitschek Bujones

Are US-Venezuela Relations Headed for a Thaw?

What are the worstcase and best-case scenarios for Venezuelan economic and political risk over the next year?

Michael Shifter, Julia Buxton, Gustavo Roosen, Phil Gunson

˙ Latin America Advisor

Does Latin America Need Another Regional Organization?

During last month’s Rio Group summit in Mexico, Latin American leaders agreed to form a new regional bloc that would exclude the United States and Canada. Is this new group needed?

Peter Hakim, Pierre Pettigrew, Roger Noriega, Mark Weisbrot

哥伦比亚的和平幻想

哥伦比亚政府和武装组织“哥伦比亚革命武装力量”(FARC)未能在双方之前设定的截止日期达成和平协议。政府谈判代表卡耶认为双方在“重大问题”上仍存在分歧。那么,哪一方的观点更与哥伦比亚人民的立场一致:是将和平谈判作为政治重点的现任总统桑托斯,还是不断批评谈判进程的前任总统乌里韦?哥伦比亚第二大游击队组织“哥伦比亚民族解放军”(ELN)加入和平谈判将产生什么影响?

Latin America Advisor ˙

Is Latin America Taking on Too Much Debt?

Bond issuance, including sovereign and corporate debt, in Latin America and the Caribbean reached $117 billion in the first 10 months of 2016, $37 billion more than for all of 2015, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean said in a Dec. 2 report. What does the higher amount of bonds issued this year say about the health of the region’s economies?

Claudio Loser, José Gonzáles, David Ross

Latin America Advisor ˙

阿根廷总统马克里“蜜月期”结束了吗?

5月20日,阿根廷总统毛里西奥·马克里(Mauricio Macri)否决了一天前国会通过的充满争议的“反裁员法”。它对总统的其他工作意味着什么?马克里和国会之间的下一场大冲突可能是什么?

Latin America Advisor ˙

巴西经济会继续下滑吗?

在9月7日,巴西总统迪尔玛·罗塞夫在一段视频中表示,政府刺激计划实施时间过长,在一定程度上导致了国家的衰退。罗塞夫还说,她承诺支持财政部长莱维主张的紧缩措施。

Latin America Advisor ˙