The AI Race Latin America Cannot Afford to Lose

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Rather than importing regulatory models from the United States, Europe, or China, Latin America should build a predictable, risk-based, and interoperable framework for AI grounded in the rule of law.

Are We Asking the Right Questions About Haiti?

Considering Haiti’s deteriorating conditions, many in the international community are chiming in with critiques and proposals. Some suggestions have merit, while others are misinformed, too short-termed, or are altogether dangerous. Fewer yet are coordinated. It is arguable that any truly see the Haitian people.

A Global Americans Review of Escaping the Governance Trap

According to Shenai, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala are entangled in a governance trap, which he defines as “a path-dependent equilibrium in which weak states with contested authority fail to penetrate civil society and achieve self-sustaining economic growth

Governance and electoral continuity and change in the Caribbean

The Caribbean has long enjoyed a reputation for being one of the most democratic regions in the world. Despite the Caribbean’s seeming confidence in the ballot, however, countries in the region nevertheless face considerable challenges in keeping their democracies alive. Elections alone do not make a democracy; rather, there are many other factors that must be taken into consideration in order to ensure good governance.

Building a roadmap for Haiti’s governance crisis

The current situation in Haiti raises concern regarding the status of the country’s democracy, leaving the international community to evaluate their possible role in the Caribbean nation’s governance crisis.

Is good governance in Suriname a bridge too far?

Suriname’s governance deficiencies have been well-documented by a multilateral organizations citing it for corruption, nepotism, and drug trafficking, but this does not necessarily mean that the country has not made any progress in fighting corruption and reaching toward a higher quality of governance.

Guyana and the next economic wave

Guyana’s economy is projected to grow by 26 percent in 2020, but the country will need more than just money alone to affect much needed changes in governance frameworks, inhuman capital, and transparency.