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.
Looking ahead, more changes are coming [for the Southern Caribbean], both domestically in terms of dealing with a resource curse and externally in terms of navigating a shifting global order.
Ultimately, the bloc’s future depends on the politico-ideological orientation of those presiding over its member countries in the coming years and on the relative value they assign to the region in their respective development strategies.
A critical task is how the Caribbean can integrate cultural and economic development and include the commercial dimensions of culture and creativity, especially their interaction with technology, infrastructure, and markets.
The next government must see the Orange Economy as an opportunity to boost the cultural sector’s productivity, stimulate creative infrastructure, and promote sustainability to empower local creative producers; not as Iván Duque’s legacy project.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) skipped COP-26, mocking the attendees as “neoliberals and technocrats.” For the Paris Agreement to succeed, every country must voluntarily rachet up its commitments and match words with actions. Mexico’s newfound refusal stands out, and AMLO is the impediment.
The autocrat’s worst nightmare is not only a united and unified Europe, but also an American continent that possesses the resources and resolve to push for a common approach to today’s global energy challenges.
The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the danger of non-communicable diseases. Argentina’s drug labeling law offers a tool to combat them.
Guyana can be a prominent player in the Latin America and Caribbean region only if it relies on good governance, not just abundant cash and oil resources, to achieve progress.
President Alberto Fernández’s state visit to Russia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) this month was tragic for Argentina—its national interests, its reputation as a democratic voice in the region, and moderates within Peronism who sincerely believe in the government as a tool for social justice and progress.
