Mexico’s AMLO: A New Chavez or Lula?
Investors are anxious about whether Mexico’s next president will be more like Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez or Brazil’s Lula.
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July 26, 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
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
Lies & Distortions: Reflections after two weeks monitoring Russian and Chinese reporting in the region
Russian-owned outlets have been the chief offenders. The vast majority of misinformation is about Venezuela and U.S.-Latin America relations.
William Naylor
July 12, 2018
Mexico: Dawn of a new era or a return to the past?
The real danger that has arisen from AMLO’s and MORENA’s landslide victories is not expropriation or authoritarianism, but disillusionment with unfulfilled promises and the persistence of corruption, poverty, and violence.
Marta Ochman
July 12, 2018
AMLO’s victory, a new geopolitical landscape, and the future of Mexico’s role in the region and the world
Andrés Manuel López Obrador will be the next president of Mexico, and the party he founded, MORENA, will decide the direction of Mexican domestic politics and foreign policy for the next six years.
Victoria Gaytan & Ximena Mata
July 6, 2018
Three members of Congress introduce bill to reunite separated migrant children with their parents
The act, introduced by three prominent voices for Latin America in Congress, demands State reunify the 2,342 migrant children separated from their parents. It also addresses the root causes of the flow.
William Naylor
June 21, 2018
Angry Mexico
Instead of voting for a candidate with concrete policy proposals to improve a difficult situation, many Mexican voters seem to ready to say “screw the system—and everything else along with it.”
Juan Carlos Hidalgo and Ian Vásquez
June 21, 2018
Duque won the election, but Petro is also a winner
Gustavo Petro has reasons to be optimistic after his defeat. The left has a new presence in Colombian politics and could emerge stronger for the next elections.
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June 21, 2018
Colombia’s ghosts of future past
On the day of the Colombian elections, Pedro Pizano reflects on how too often elections are hailed as a watershed moment. But this presidential election really is. Really.
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June 17, 2018