After the Centro Democrático party sought to interfere in the United States presidential elections, there have been further efforts to interject themselves into the domestic politics of other countries including Peru, Argentina, and now Ecuador.
Los problemas estructurales en materia económica y política pronostican un futuro incierto para el Ecuador en la carrera por redibujar las cadenas de suministros globales.
The end of the first month of the Biden administration has been accompanied by a host of Latin American policy changes as the United States continues to rework its immigration policies and confront mounting challenges to democracy in the Western Hemisphere.
The December 2019 inauguration of President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in Argentina returned to power a Peronist government that has not only moved the nation in an increasingly left-populist direction, but has also opened the door for a substantial deepening of the country’s already significant relationship with the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
While this democratic crisis unfolds, the Haitian people also find themselves in a humanitarian crisis. Schools have closed not just due to COVID-19, but to safeguard students and teachers from rampant violent crimes and kidnappings. In addition, 40 percent of the population is food insecure.
2021 could yet prove to be a pivotal year in U.S.-Cuban relations, but much will rest on how domestic politics in both countries play out under their respective leadership.
Cuando el país vuelva de estas inusuales vacaciones, los candidatos a la convención constitucional estarán peleando por el control de la agenda política con los aspirantes a gobernadores regionales y alcaldes. El espacio para que el gobierno pueda poner sus propios temas —incluida la reforma previsional— será muy limitado.
An exploratory analysis of opportunities for China to alleviate debt burdens in exchange for debtor nation commitments to climate change mitigation and/or adaptation and environmental protection through “debt-for-climate” and “debt-for-nature” swaps.
Dr. Evan Ellis is interviewed by the John Nagl of the Foreign Policy Research Institute about the expected impact of COVID-19 on the dynamics of the region.
