The Greatest Challenges the Americas Face
The region faces the ever-growing threat of climate change, persistent inequality, the destructive middle-income trap, growing disillusionment with democracy, the largest refugee crisis outside of a war zone, among numerous other challenges… identifying which challenges are the most pressing and challenging is a difficult task—but a necessary one if governments across the region are to address these threats.
Vaccination and Vaccine Diplomacy in the Caribbean
Few have specifically studied vaccination in the Caribbean. This study aims to help fill this gap, understanding vaccine diplomacy and great powers’ combination of humanitarian and geopolitical motives.
Bolivia: A pivotal moment for Populism and the pandemic response
Several factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have contributed to the possible return of populism in Bolivia. What implications does this have for the Latin America and the country’s relations with the United States?
From pandemics to floods: Inequality as a comorbidity
Similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental disasters hit marginalized communities the hardest. Not just because they are more exposed to risk, but because of social vulnerabilities and inequalities that prevent them from responding to these events.
Uruguay, the exception to Latin America’s COVID-19 surge
As Latin America becomes the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Brazil the country with the highest number of cases, Uruguay has managed to avoid the record breaking surge.
Coronavirus in Latin America: What governments are doing to stop the spread
With the coronavirus posing a tremendous risk to Latin America, here is what some governments are doing to stop the spread of the virus.