Venezuelan Government to Sell Shares of its State Companies
Last week, the Venezuelan government announced that they will begin offering 5 to 10 percent stakes in their domestic companies to foreign investors.
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May 20, 2022
Venezuelan Women Are Leading the Charge to Construct a Prosperous and Democratic Venezuela
If and when negotiations resume, it will be critical that women are not only present at the negotiating table, but are also taking the lead in charting Venezuela’s democratic transition.
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May 18, 2022
U.S. Policy in Latin America—Time for a New American Realism
By helping [the hemisphere’s] democracies to deliver, the United States can prevent populist regimes from emerging, and thereby close down space for malign external actors to meddle and reinforce authoritarian tendencies.
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May 17, 2022
Colombia’s Northern Region Paralyzed by Clan del Golfo
Last week, Colombian kingpin Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was extradited to the United States, where he will face drug- and arms-trafficking charges in the Southern District Court of Florida. The 50-year-old Otoniel has been involved in crime since he was an adolescent, as a member of both the left-wing Ejército Popular del Pueblo (EPL) and the right-wing Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC).
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May 13, 2022
Uruguay’s Next Big Challenge: Social Security Reform
President Lacalle Pou hoped that his referendum victory would offer him more time, as well as a stronger mandate, to pursue a series of reforms, including on social security, that are key to reducing Uruguay’s high public spending.
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May 12, 2022
Oil, Water, and Climate Change in the Guyana-Suriname Basin
Yes, the rising sea levels might only affect offshore drilling operations minimally. But the rising waters and other manifestations of climate change disrupt habitation and the normal conduct of political, economic, and social business within those societies, such that having the wealth could be of little consequence for the people there.
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May 11, 2022
Cuban Foreign Minister Rodríguez Denounces the United States
Last Monday, during a press conference in Havana, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced the United States for excluding Cuba from the preparations for the XI Summit of the Americas.
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April 29, 2022
Russia’s Struggle for Hearts and Minds in the Western Hemisphere
War is messy, and consequently, the Russo-Ukrainian War has required Russia to devise a new set of propaganda lines for Latin American audiences.
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April 29, 2022
Colombia Was Named a Major Non-NATO Ally: Now, it’s Mexico’s Turn
With the Biden administration enjoying a more productive relationship with the AMLO administration than its predecessor, now is the time for President Biden to sign an MNNA agreement.
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April 26, 2022
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Failed Energy Reform
Last Sunday, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suffered the biggest legislative setback since he was sworn in in 2018.
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April 22, 2022