Back to reality
Now that the World Cup is over, the world must turn back to reality and this week’s string of events offered a bleak picture of the global order, especially in Nicaragua.
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July 20, 2018
With the Nicaragua vote the OAS proves its (limited) relevance
The rogue ALBA states are no longer the only threats to the survival of the OAS. Its action on Nicaragua proves why we need it now more than ever.
Christopher Sabatini
July 20, 2018
La absolución de Felipe Larraín
La resolución de Contraloría constituye un revés para la estrategia fiscalizadora de la oposición. Al financiar su viaje con fondos fiscales, Larraín cometió un error político y comunicacional, no una falta administrativa.
Patricio Navia
July 19, 2018
La torre de inclusión social y la especulación inmobiliaria
Ya que las políticas de inclusión debieran hacerse mejorando las condiciones de vida de los menos afortunados preferiblemente sin dañar las condiciones de vida de los que más tienen, parecería más razonable generar incentivos de mercado para que disminuya la brecha que hoy existe en favor de las personas que viven en el barrio alto.
Patricio Navia
July 19, 2018
Can India compete with China in Latin America? Not likely
While the nature of the trade relationship between Latin America and India is similar to the Sino-Latin America relationship in its reliance on raw materials, hype over India as a potential alternative to China for the region is largely unfounded.
William Naylor
July 19, 2018
¿Cuál es el estado de la democracia en la Croacia de Kolinda Grabar?
Que Vladimir Putin haya invertido con éxito miles de millones en el reciente Mundial de Fútbol, para lavarle la cara a su régimen autoritario, ya lo sabíamos antes de que comenzara a rodar el balón…
Andrés Cañizález
July 19, 2018
Haiti: The elements of a crisis
Since late 2017 the Haitian government has appeared dangerously rudderless in a number of different policy areas, unable to overcome key challenges. Patience at home and abroad may be wearing thin.
Georges Fauriol
July 19, 2018
Trump’s military option in Venezuela
If Russian and Chinese state media had their way, they would like the world to believe Trump is still seriously considering military action in the country
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July 13, 2018
Hear no evil, see no evil: Daniel Ortega in the midst of a crisis
Daniel Ortega has dug in his heels against a mediated solution to the crisis in Nicaragua. His intransigence and the politicization of the state makes it difficult to find a mediated exit to a looming civil war.
Orlando J. Pérez
July 13, 2018
A conversation with Marisela Castillo, Venezuelan journalist and director of the NGO Acción Humanitaria por Venezuela
Global Americans spoke with Marisela Castillo Apitz, a Venezuelan journalist and activist and a member of the New Generation of Public Intellectuals of the Americas.
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July 12, 2018