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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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November 11, 2011
Mexico
Mexico’s Interior Minister Blake Mora Dies in Helicopter Crash
Mexico's Former Interior Minister Blake Mora applauds during a discussion with victims of the violence in Mexico City (Courtesy Reuters). Mexico’s interior minister, Jose Francisco Blake Mora and se…
May 18, 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
Race and the Development Paradigm
This is a guest post by Mora McLean, President Emerita of The Africa-America Institute. Some twenty years ago, Amartya Sen, spurred a major shift in development theory by making the case that per ca…
May 16, 2011
China
Rising FDI in Latin America
Plans for a $340 million overhaul of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana stadium are among those behind schedule for the World Cup (Sergio Moraes / Courtesy Reuters). The UN Economic Commission for Lat…
June 2, 2017
Brazil
Brazil’s Most Underreported Reform Battle
With all of the turbulence in Brazil, observers can be forgiven for ignoring a potentially paradigm-shattering initiative that picked up speed last month: reducing politicians’ court privileges. So…
February 10, 2017
The Future of Lava Jato and Brazil’s Reform Agenda
The tragic January airplane crash that killed Justice Teori Zavascki, a member of Brazil’s highest court (the Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF), has given President Michel Temer an opportunity to seize …
