In addition to a sharp economic downturn, Venezuela faces a humanitarian crisis. The United States can do little to prevent a downward spiral, but it should take measures to mitigate the political, economic, and humanitarian consequences of a potential mass emigration.
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Latin America’s Market-Friendly Governments Could Spur Regional Integration
In 2011, when Sebastian Pinera showed up for his first 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States meeting, it was a lonely affair for the right-leaning billionaire Chilean president: Most of his counterparts were part of the “pink tide” sweeping the region. Now he fits right in at the annual presidential summits, with market-oriented leaders at the helm of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and beyond. Read More
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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.
What other countries can learn from CICIG’s first decade.
February 20, 2019
Americas
Lopez Obrador’s tacit support for Maduro will diminish his political capital at home and abroad.
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Americas
A hapless political opposition fails to capitalize on the president’s mistakes and adapt to the future.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2019
Americas
Investing more in human capital is the region’s best hope to escape the middle-income trap.
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