April 2021 - Global Americans

Hemispheric Aid During a Unique Hurricane Season

Hurricane season is fast approaching, and natural disasters will complicate Central American and Caribbean states’ efforts to vaccinate their populations. A recent volcanic eruption on the island of Saint Vincent offers a preview of just how disruptive these disasters can be. Further, stalled vaccination efforts as a result of climate-related events will add to the existing structural and economic issues facing an already vulnerable and distraught region that is seeing record numbers of migrants arrive at the U.S. border.

admin April 30, 2021

We could use economics to curb migration from Central America

In creating an economic strategy, President Biden and his administration are stuck between conflicting policy goals of relocating industrial supply chains back to the United States and of reducing migration from Central America, where so many of these factories are located.

admin April 30, 2021

Venezuela, el país que quedó sin periódicos

La prensa escrita en Venezuela simboliza, de forma muy clara, la decisión oficial de dejar al país sin información. No ha sido un accidente, ni puede justificarse por la falta de dólares. Ha sido una decisión política acabar con los periódicos venezolanos.

Andrés Cañizález April 30, 2021

Diosdado y El Nacional, o cómo el chavismo se apropia de un símbolo

No pasó una semana entre la sentencia y la primera reacción pública de Diosdado Cabello. Entre otras ideas, dice que usaría el edificio sede de El Nacional para crear la “Universidad Miguel Otero Silva”. Además del beneficio monetario que le puede reportar la decisión del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia, en el fondo estamos ante una apropiación simbólica.

Andrés Cañizález April 30, 2021

New revelations about the El Mozote massacre

This week, new developments came to light in the decades-long saga of the El Mozote massacre, one of the most high-profile incidents of human rights abuses in modern Central American history.

admin April 30, 2021

Tragedies at sea: Venezuelan migrants continue to flock to Trinidad and Tobago despite border closure

There are over five million Venezuelan refugees and migrants around the world, of whom 200,000 are estimated to be in the Caribbean. Despite border closures and often dangerous travel conditions, Venezuelan migrants continue to try and make the journey to Trinidad and Tobago.

admin April 30, 2021

Strengthening U.S.-Caribbean relations through the Caribbean diaspora

The U.S.-based Caribbean diaspora, as diverse as the region itself, constitutes a mosaic of communities. Coordinating, listening, and working with the Caribbean diaspora will provide U.S. policymakers with pathways to internalize the complexities of the region at large as well as the dynamics within specific Caribbean nations.

Georges Fauriol April 30, 2021

Mission impossible? A look at Colombia’s proposed tax reform

After several months of waiting, the Colombian government unveiled a tax bill intended to address the fiscal and social crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the proposed bill has not been well-received, and the following verdict has been almost unanimous: the proposal punishes the Colombian middle-class and jeopardizes economic recovery. Unless an agreement is reached in Congress in the coming months, Colombia could risk its post-pandemic socioeconomic recovery.

admin April 29, 2021

Biden’s climate opportunity in Latin America

As Latin America inches toward recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is vital that the region’s governments align their rebuilding strategies with their commitments under the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The U.S. could help make that happen.

Guy Edwards April 27, 2021

Biden’s Climate Opportunity in Latin America

Relations between the United States and much of Latin America are recovering after hitting rock bottom under former US President Donald Trump. But while President Joe Biden’s administration is focusing on the Central American migration crisis, it must not miss the opportunity to drive urgently needed climate action to help the region rebuild after the pandemic.

Guy Edwards April 23, 2021