Understandably, countries seek to be first-movers on crypto to streamline financial transactions, make payment ledgers that are transparent and immutable, lower costs of transactions, and enable greater access for unbanked and underbanked populations. But being first in crypto should not come at the expense of getting it right.
Of special relevance in the Latin American context, Brazil, the largest nation and economy of the continent, and a country that historically managed well to sustain a course of largely autonomous but close relations with the hemispheric hegemon, finds itself today in an especially challenging position.
Chileans have never wanted a new country or a drastically different economic model. All along, they have held the same demands.
Haiti is headed toward a catastrophic humanitarian and political crash. With an estimated 90 percent of the Port-au-Prince region under the chaotic control of gangs.
De grandes metrópoles como o Rio de Janeiro, no Brasil, e a Cidade do México, no México, a municípios menores como Peñalolén, no Chile, e Upala, na Costa Rica, as cidades têm a chave para resolver algumas das maiores ameaças que enfrentamos atualmente nas Américas e em todo o mundo.
While gold plays an important role in Suriname’s economy, it has downsides, some of them related to transnational criminal activities, which benefit from relatively porous borders, stretched government resources (related to a lengthy economic crisis) and corruption.
If CABEI as an institution desires accountability, it should reject Mossi’s bid for a second term. A change at the top is the only way to ensure CABEI reverts to its founding mission and reaches its full potential.
From large metropolises like Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Mexico City, Mexico, to smaller municipalities such as Peñalolén, Chile, and Upala, Costa Rica, cities hold the key to solving some of the greatest threats we currently face in the Americas and around the world.
This article explores soft power from both the United States and Latin American perspectives, analyzing the perceptions of effectiveness for both regions and where they can go from here.
In comparison to the hard, adversarial edge that sometimes erupted at recent presidential-level Summits of the Americas, the Denver meeting was at once more relaxed, more substantive, more free-flowing, and more authentic.
