Guyana’s recent oil windfall has been well-documented, but successfully harnessing the opportunity it brings will require a combination of transparency, institutional management, and infrastructure changes.
While the Helms-Burton Act imposes conditions that must be met before the Cuban embargo can be lifted, the president has “the authority to unilaterally terminate the embargo based upon the constitutional primacy of the president’s office in managing U.S. foreign relations.”
Despite the Nicaraguan reality of social and economic distress, the Ortega-Murillo administration’s mix of authoritarian democracy appears to be holding strong against the destabilizing effects of the pandemic.
Hoy recordamos la masacre de Tlatelolco, ocurrida el 2 de octubre de 1968 y reflexionamos sobre lo que ha cambiado y lo que sigue igual 52 años después.
Poor governance, systemic corruption, and mounting injustices have left Haitians with little to show since the massive 2010 post-earthquake response.
Watch part two of our two-day conference on “Indigenous Rights and Extractive Industries in the Amazon,” with author Mark Pieth, former Colombian judge Luz Nagle, Júlia Marisa Sekula from Instituto Igarapé, and Bruce Zagaris, founder of International Enforcement Law Reporter.
National anthems echo a shared history, but these tunes are not immune to change. Throughout the Americas, modifications to national songs demonstrate solidarity across borders.
Four years after ending one of the longest-running armed conflicts in the world, Colombia is experiencing an alarming uptick in mass violence. The United Nations has documented at least 33 massacres this year.
Gross primary productivity (GPP) is a measurement that shows the cumulative output generated by water, light, and air. Natural capital economics highlights opportunities and risks for Brazil.
Watch part one of our two-day conference on “Indigenous Rights and Extractive Industries in the Amazon,” with speakers like Colombia’s former Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Luis Gilberto Murillo, and others.
