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Trump's No-Show May Lift Summit From Swamp
On Friday, the hemisphere’s presidents come together at the eighth Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru. Missing, however, will be President Donald Trump. While his absence may result in fewer headlines, it may also yield more progress on corruption, this summit’s signature issue. Not only would Trump have come with his own personal baggage on that front, but his administration has also curtailed U.S. support for what has amounted to a historic shift in the region — a push, however uneven, toward true change. Read More
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Experts delve into the domestic politics of Mexico, analyzing the impact of corruption, the drug war, and Mexico’s bilateral strategy with the United States following disagreements over immigration, border walls, and the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Through an in-depth analysis of modern Mexico, Shannon O'Neil provides a roadmap for the United States' greatest overlooked foreign policy challenge of our time: relations with its southern neighbor.
The political crisis in Venezuela unfolds and Turkey's constitutional referendum takes place.
Senator Ben Cardin discusses corruption's effect on economic and social inequalities, investment, development, and democratic institutions.
April 11, 2018
Peru
President Martín Vizcarra could be the man to break the thirty-year long corruption chain, but first, he must master the nearly impossible political terrain that undid his predecessor.
Read MoreApril 5, 2018
Mexico
When Felipe Calderon handed the presidential sash to Enrique Peña Nieto on December 1, 2012, Mexico’s economy was just pulling out of a four-year slump.
Read MoreApril 2, 2018
Venezuela
Yesterday I joined Dany Bahar, David M. Rubenstein Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Francisca Vigaud-Walsh, Senior Advocate for Women and Girls at Refugees International, at the Inter-American Dialogue for an event co-sponsored with CFR's Center for Preventive Action on Venezuela's migration crisis.
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