Given his inflammatory remarks about Latin American citizens and its immigrants, Global Americans did some digging on who’s advising Donald Trump on his Latin America policy. It’s no one you’ve ever heard of.
The belief that Trumpism, Brexit and other expressions of populism at odds with liberal democracy are a passing phenomenon are misguided. They are here to stay; the question is what to do to defend democracy as we know it.
In the current political milieu, anti-trade proponents have the upper hand, relegating vocal champions of free trade to a tiny minority.
En cuestión de cuatro semanas tuvimos, en Venezuela, hechos concretos que evidencian cómo opera en la vida política cotidiana el modelo de comunicación, que para el chavismo significa potenciar la voz oficial e invisibilizar al adversario.
This special edition of Latin Pulse includes a different perspective on the presidential elections in the U.S.: a view from Cuba. A Cuban professor discusses how the elections could have an impact on the warming relations between the two countries.
The wily Sadinistas in Managua have survived, adapted, and clawed their way back to power. Is there no dislodging them?
Yes, it’s true. There is another election happening in the Americas besides the U.S. election
Tras anticipar su ingreso a la carrera presidencial en la Nueva Mayoría, Lagos ha demostrado su enorme capacidad para aunar voluntades en la elite empresarial y partidista de su coalición.
Guatemalan civil society has helped to usher in the peace after decades of civil war. But the flood of international funding, institutional and individual jealousy and the stubborn refusal of older leaders to yield to a new generation are hampering its effectiveness for new challenges.
The entry into force of the Paris Agreement this week provides an opportunity for Latin America to capitalize on its advantages in renewable energy. But only if policy and investment line up with the agreement’s ambitious goals.
