Analysis

Power lines in wetlands

Countering China through Infrastructure Investments

The US has introduced several measures to facilitate energy & infrastructure investment in Latin America. However, the impact will likely be constrained by the challenging investment environment in many Latin American countries, demonstrating the limitations for the US in competing with China’s centralized economic model.

Lisa Viscidi, Sarah Phillips

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ Global Americans

Scaling Back: Chinese Finance to LAC, 2019

Scaling Back: Chinese Development Finance in LAC, 2019

The year 2019 was among the lowest on record for Chinese state-to-state finance in Latin America, with only approximately $1.1 billion in loans from China Development Bank and China Eximbank to Latin American governments and state-owned enterprises.

Margaret Myers, Kevin P. Gallagher

Reports ˙ ˙ Download Report

Health official address coronavirus

Is the Coronavirus a Major Threat to Latin America?

What will be the coronavirus outbreak’s global economic fallout, and how will such trends affect Latin American and Caribbean economies?

Margaret Myers, Fiona Mackie, Peter Sand, Zhen Pan

Latin America Advisor ˙

中国企业的社会责任:聚焦拉美

未来几年,中国企业在履行社会责任方面的进展尤其重要,这不仅关系到当地人民的福祉和企业的声誉,也关系到国家主席习近平的标志性外交倡议“一带一路”的推进。

Margaret Myers

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ 财新网

Great Decisions: A Discussion of World Affairs

This year, Dialogue experts were chosen to provide background information and analysis of US policy towards Latin America and China-Latin America relations for Great Decisions, the largest program focusing on the discussion of world affairs in the United States.. 

Bruno Binetti, Michael Shifter, Margaret Myers

Books ˙ ˙ Foreign Policy Association

Is China Going to Help El Salvador Develop Faster?

Is El Salvador’s recent decision to cut ties with Taiwan in favor of establishing them with China paying off?

Margaret Myers, Guo Jie, Ricardo Cevallos, Ray Walser

Latin America Advisor ˙

Shifter in his office

Consejos de Michael Shifter para reducir la desigualdad

El presidente del Diálogo Interamericano habla del panorama de América Latina y de la importancia de cambiar las prioridades de inversión.

Michael Shifter, Ómar G. Ahumada Rojas

Interviews ˙ ˙ Portafolio

Latin America and 5G: Five Things to Know

A wide variety of factors—domestic and external—will shape 5G deployment in the Latin American region over the next few years.

Margaret Myers, Guillermo García Montenegro

Articles & Op-Eds ˙

Michael Shifter

Shifter: ‘Hay que cambiar prioridades de inversión para reducir la desigualdad’

En un contexto internacional cada vez más afectado por el pulso que libran Estados Unidos y China, América Latina debe replantear la forma en que se están abordando las estrategias para reducir la desigualdad, flagelo de la mayoría de las economías. Michael Shifter recalcó, en diálogo con EL TIEMPO, que uno de los factores claves en este aspecto es revisar el papel y la calidad de la educación.

Michael Shifter

Interviews ˙ ˙ El Tiempo