The new Peña government will take office positioned delicately in the middle on three interrelated “strategic tipping point” issues which are vital for the future direction of South America.
The region only can overcome its challenges through a comprehensive approach. It is impossible to sustainably overcome economic problems without solid democratic institutions that guarantee the rights and freedoms of citizens.
The original Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) of the Cold War—which still exists, but is truly irrelevant these days—was born in a very different era, one marked by European decolonization and newly emerging, independent states.
In the pursuit of acceptance and equality, Argentine civil society organizations have taken it upon themselves to reshape the meaning of public health.
As climate change radically shifts how and where we live, migration as an adaptation strategy is becoming an increasingly common phenomenon in a changing world.
El BCIE tiene la obligación… de contribuir proactivamente a la integración y el desarrollo de la región, en un marco democrático, inclusivo y de respeto a los derechos humanos. Pero para ello, son necesarias una serie de acciones:
Failure to push back on anti-democratic currents—as Peruvians well know—can result in only a mirage of the short-term stability that citizens deserve.
Nonetheless, with proper management, the growing presence of this nuisance macroalgae [sargassum] can present an opportunity by transforming it into a raw material for value-added products.
Surprisingly, China’s growing influence has not sprung a debate among Colombia’s academics, press, business leaders, and policymakers. The Colombian public ought to debate the relationship between Colombia and China…
While Panama’s government and security forces are responding constructively to the simultaneous challenges of narcotrafficking, crimes related to Panama’s role as an international logistics and finance hub, gang violence and insecurity, and massive migration flows, matters are arguably not getting better.
