November 25th marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. But in a region with femicide on the rise, the day is a reminder of the lack of progress toward the elimination of gender-based violence.
As protests in Bolivia, Chile and Haiti continue, Colombia is now confronting protests of its own and Venezuela and Nicaragua are now facing renewed waves of demonstrations.
Climate change poses an uneven burden on the economy and future development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean. Unfortunately, not enough attention is brought to this “life or death” matter.
As one of President Donald Trump’s longest-tenured and most trusted aides, Senior Policy Advisor Stephen Miller is the singular force behind the administration’s immigration agenda.
Petrocaribe is coming to an end, and the predictable (but often ignored) hens of anti-corruption are coming home to roost.
While some fear that Alberto Fernández’s victory means a return to the populist and fiscally irresponsible policies of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the country’s current political and economic state will likely force the new president to take a moderate course.
Following the runoff election on November 24, Uruguay will face the challenge of remaining one of the strongest democracies in Latin America. This will be a shared responsibility between the winner and the losing party.
It’s no secret that China’s influence has rapidly grown in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Largely absent from the conversation on China’s influence in Latin America has been a dedicated look at the normative impact of relations with Beijing on governance—and whether closer relationships with China’s party-state authorities affect democracy in the region.
Global Americans’ High Level Working Group on Inter-American Relations released three new policy papers on the Caribbean’s vulnerability to climate change, Venezuelan refugee crisis and the role of LAC in addressing global challenges
