Future of Latin America

Growing international uncertainty and complexity are provoking an increasing interest in studies of the future. Profound transformations in the world economy, climate change, and new technologies will ensure that the region’s future is inextricably connected to developments taking place beyond the borders of individual nations. To address these new challenges, the Inter-American Dialogue is working to support the development of strategic thinking in Latin America, using future and foresight studies.

Global Trends & Future Scenarios

The Inter-American Dialogue, in coordination with the IDB and under the direction of Sergio Bitar, has compiled one of the largest database of reports on long-term trends worldwide. The reports explore critical issues related to global and regional trends and future scenarios in areas such as governance, technology, demography, the environment, and geopolitics. With the registry, one can search by topic, institution, country, year, and keyword, and the search results are presented in chronological order, with an executive summary and ability to download the whole document.

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Can Biden Rebuild U.S. Credibility in Latin America?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A on the Biden presidency in the United States following tense weeks since the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol.

Jan 20, 2021

Shifter: “Es importante no subestimar la indignación y el resentimiento de muchos estadounidenses que votaron a favor de Trump y contra el ‘establishment'”

Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, fue entrevistado por Stephany Echavarría de El Tiempo acerca de los retos que le esperan a Joe Biden, el nuevo jefe de la Casa Blanca.

Jan 17, 2021

China’s Quiet Play for Latin America

China will keep winning friends from Chile to Mexico, regardless of a forthcoming shift in US policy toward the region.

Jan 14, 2021

Press Mentions See all

The news that Cuba and Iran are working to produce a Covid-19 vaccine is hardly surprising. Both governments have been subjected to harsh US sanctions, which has limited opportunities to develop and access a vaccine. The alliance is geopolitical, but also pragmatic.

The wave of general disgruntlement [in Latin America is] a regional trend [that seeks] to punish incumbents for failing to deliver in tough times. In this way, it is extremely likely that we will continue to see mass protests across Latin America, particularly when pandemic lockdown measures are eased, but these will reflect discontent across the spectrum.