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June 21, 2023

Infrastructure
How U.S. Aviation Infrastructure Works

Civil aviation plays a crucial role in the U.S. transportation network and economy. Ongoing turbulence from the COVID-19 pandemic, underinvestment in infrastructure, and climate change are clouding i…

Passengers look through airport windows at the tarmac.
Backgrounder by Noah Berman Renewing America

August 22, 2023

Energy and Environment
Responding to Extreme Global Heat

Alice C. Hill, David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment at CFR, will discuss the societal and environmental implications of extreme global heat and how the United States and o…

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Webinar by Alice C. Hill, Joan Meiners, and Irina A. Faskianos Local Journalists Webinars

January 20, 2009

Americas
Latin American Integration efforts: will they succeed this time?

With the formation of ALBA, Unasur, IIRSA, and many others, Latin American nations are pushing towards a new era of economic, political, and social integration. But how innovative are these efforts …

Latin American Integration efforts: will they succeed this time?
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

February 22, 2017

Cuba
The Man Who Will Not Be A Tourist in Cuba

Touring Cuba is all the rage these days, with new scheduled flights, cruise ships, and largely phony "educational" visits. But one man who will not be visiting Cuba is the Secretary-General of the…

Article by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

April 17, 2012

Americas
Can 80 Percent of Mexicans be Poor? The Debate over Poverty

A recent study highlighted in La Jornada, a Mexican newspaper, claims that some ninety million Mexicans are poor, roughly 80 percent of the total population. This contrasts drastically with calculati…

Mexico Poverty- Latin Americas Moment
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

March 30, 2011

Americas
Do U.S. Budget Cuts Threaten the IDB?

President of the IADB Luis Alberto Moreno and U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner at the 50th Inter-American Development Bank's general assembly (Jose Gomez/Courtesy Reuters). The Inter-American Develo…

President of the IADB Luis Alberto Moreno and U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner at the 50th Inter-American Development Bank’s general assembly (Jose Gomez/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment