Are ESG Goals Having an Impact in Central America?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on ESG goals in Central America.
Democratic Governance
In recent years, the state of democratic governance in Latin America has been decidedly mixed. Discussion has turned away from elections and the leftward swings in several countries. Electoral contests are increasingly a matter of routine, and ideology has become notably less salient. The debate now centers on how leaders and institutions confront the complicated tasks of managing their economic and social affairs while representing heterogeneous societies with heightened demands and expectations.
The Inter-American Dialogue closely monitors the state of democratic governance and the rule of law in the countries of the Western Hemisphere. Our analysis, reports, and exchanges serve to encourage compliance with regional and international democratic commitments. In recent years, the Dialogue has placed emphasis on elections, press freedom, public opinion within Latin America’s growing middle class, and the implications of political shifts.
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Santiago Canton, director del programa de estado de derecho del Dialogo Interamericano habló con Aló Buenas Noches el 19 de Septiembre. Dio sus comentarios sobre el Fact Finding Mission de Derechos Humanos Naciones Unidas en Venezuela y el futuro de su mandato.
Haitians Have a Solution to Haiti’s Crisis
Since March 2021, Haitian civil society has been working hard to develop innovative, local solutions to the country’s problems, including a blueprint for a Haitian-led transition that could well forge a new path for the country. For that plan to work, the changes will need to be profound and transformative, and the process of implementing them as inclusive and empowering, as possible.
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It’s amazing that some of these presidents have spent their lives talking about non-intervention in other countries’ internal affairs, and now they’re doing exactly that.
I think the numbers will probably tighten as we get closer to the vote … which still puts Lula in front, but not by a huge margin.