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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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October 6, 2008
Brazil
Sotero: Hope and Concern about U.S. Business Ties with Latin America
Paulo Sotero, a veteran Brazilian analyst, discusses the hopes and concerns of his country, and many Latin American states, about the economic impact of the next U.S. administration.
February 22, 2018
Food and Water Security
Why Is Cape Town Drying Up?
A historic dry spell has severely affected Cape Town's water supply, and global climate patterns suggest that other cities may face the same fate.
July 8, 2009
Diplomacy and International Institutions
The Careful U.S. Diplomacy on Honduras
Latin America expert Kevin Casas-Zamora says that by putting its diplomatic weight behind a mediation effort by Arias to settle the Honduran crisis, the Obama administration has demonstrated sensitiv…
September 10, 2014
Brazil
A Presidential Protest Vote in Brazil?
With the economy in recession, public infrastructure projects lagging, and last year’s protests still resonating, the public mood in Brazil is far less optimistic than when Dilma Rousseff rose to the…
July 28, 2016
Brazil
Is Rio Ready for the Olympic Games?
The Olympics will likely go smoothly, but spending and construction for the games will burden the city for years to come, says journalist Juliana Barbassa.