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The arrival of business-friendly Kuczynski, more commonly known as PPK, promises to bring important changes to the energy and mining sectors.Read more +

What is behind the fact that 60% of businesses in Nicaragua decide not to formalize?Read more +

Senator Jose Serra’s appointment as foreign minister has raised expectations for dramatic changes in Brazilian foreign policy. Read more +

Foto: Marcos Corrêa

Vice President Michel Temer has assumed the Brazilian presidency on an interim basis. An end to Brazil's trauma depends on his government’s performance, particularly in its success in reviving the country’s economy.Read more +

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Prolonged droughts caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon combined with the impacts of climate change are exposing Latin America's severe vulnerability to reliance on hydropower. Read more +

As the “island of enchantment” descends further into a nightmarish debt and economic crisis, fights for Puerto Rico’s future have spread to Washington and the public eye.Read more +

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While Brazil’s political future hangs in the balance, Petrobras – the state oil company at the center of Brazil’s largest corruption scandal – is also facing great uncertainty. Read more +

While there is no guarantee that it will produce a better government, Brazilians should have their chance for direct elections. Read more +

Bosque de pinos de las Crucetas da la leña. El manejo sostenible de los bosques,y la formacion de cooperativas indigenas forestales, permitira la conservacion de las áreas de boscosas en La comunidad de Layasiksa,y Las Crucetas. foto.LA PRENSA.Manuel Esquivel

While its GDP growth has generally been higher than that of its neighbors, it is not enough to get the country out of poverty. Nicaragua needs to leverage its human capital to the fullest.Read more +

Despite a rigid international legal framework, countries in the Americas have implemented important changes on drug policies over the last five years.Read more +

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From the decline of authoritarianism to the evolution of social policies, Latin America has changed enormously over the past 35 years.Read more +

At the core of a country's sovereignty and identity is determining who comes, who stays, and who is eligible for citizenship. Canada is a prime example of a successful migration policy in action.Read more +

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The legislative session of the lower house that opened the impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff was missing just one thing: a sense of gravity.Read more +

Faced with limited economic prospects, many Hondurans opt to migrate by any means possible. Read more +

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With the first South American Olympics slated to begin in under four months, it is impossible to ignore the harm that the current situation in Brazil is inflicting on the historic occasion.Read more +