Analysis

A Disappointing First Year: Obama & Latin America

Inter-American relations have taken a disappointing course for the Obama Administration. The US has suffered several political setbacks in the region and little progress has been made on most of the “legacy” issues that Obama inherited.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica

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Women on the Verge: Corporate Power in Latin America

Research shows that what is good for women is good for business organizations as a whole, especially for organizational leadership.

Joan Caivano, Peter Hakim, Sylvia Maxfield

Reports ˙ ˙ Download Report

Rethinking US Drug Policy

Most Americans today believe that the US “war against drugs” has failed.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Política Exterior

The Washington Post & the OAS Secretary General

The OAS needs to be reformed, but the changes need to emerge from accurate analysis of the problems confronting both Latin America and the OAS.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Infolatam

A New Normal for US-Brazil Relations

Vice President Biden’s meeting with President Rousseff turned out to be yet another sign of the deterioration of US-Brazil relations.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Estadão

Why the US Should Legalize Marijuana

Uruguay was the first nation to fully legalize the sale and use of recreational marijuana. Colorado and Washington, however, beat them to the punch.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Miami Herald

Twin Failures

Last month’s CELAC meeting was a celebration of the single point of consensus among its members: their opposition to US policies.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Atlantic Council's LatAmSource

A Consequential Summit?

The discussion of two of the hemisphere’s most controversial issues, Cuba’s and drug policy, could make this Summit particularly consequential.

Peter Hakim

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Infolatam

What Will Obama’s Second Term Mean for Latin America?

Barack Obama was re-elected president of the United States on Tuesday. What is his vision for foreign policy and how does Latin America fit into his plans?

Andrés Rozental, Peter Hakim, Ruben Olmos, Riordan Roett, Rubens Barbosa