Belated Half Measures on Cuba
My time as a U.S. diplomat in Cuba during the Obama thaw of 2015-17 showed me what was possible to achieve when diplomacy was given a chance to work.
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May 26, 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
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
Brazil’s Lula da Silva Announces Running Mate
Last Friday, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva—the leading candidate in October’s presidential election—announced Geraldo Alckmin as his running mate during a press conference in São Paulo.
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April 15, 2022
Los medios ya no son lo que una vez fueron en América Latina
Los medios en general deberán apostar por sus reinvenciones, y en el caso de varios países latinoamericanos, esto tendrá que ocurrir con un clima económico deprimido y en algunos casos con un poder político adeverso.
Andrés Cañizález
April 13, 2022
Chile’s Boric: High Expectations in an Uncertain World
Today, a new administration under President Gabriel Boric will take office in Chile. The new government will face a variety of economic and political headwinds and challenges, which in a sense may also offer up their own opportunities.
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March 11, 2022
Gabriel Boric’s Big Challenge
In word and deed, Boric embodies change. But this does not guarantee success. The new president’s legacy will be determined in large measure by how he handles the constitution. Here, he faces at least three difficult scenarios.
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March 10, 2022
América Latina frente a la invasión de Rusia a Ucrania
¿Es posible tener un no-alineamiento activo mientras se desarrollan situaciones que ponen en riesgo la estabilidad global?
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March 8, 2022
Latin America Reacts to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Is it possible to have an active non-alignment strategy while global stability is at risk?
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March 8, 2022