While policy clashes between the elected governments of Mexico and the United States in the coming years appear likely, the degree to which those tensions degrade the commercial relationship and security cooperation that is vital to both will depend on the forbearance and statesmanship of leaders on each side.
Global Americans gathered 12 leading regional scholars for their brief perspectives on how a second Trump term will influence Latin America’s governance, economy, and the millions of people who call the region home. Their answers reflect Latin America’s diversity of interest and ideologies, and shed some light on which countries can expect to be the major winners and losers of this election.
This report seeks to analyze the potential impact on Latin America of the economic policies likely to be pursued by Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
The economic platforms of both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris present challenges for Latin America, with differing implications depending on the country and the sector.
While many Americans ponder what the November 2024 election will bring, they are hardly alone; Latin American and Caribbean countries are keenly interested in how the U.S. political landscape will evolve in the upcoming months.
This explainer delves into the GOP’s 2024 platform, focusing on immigration policies that address border security, visa reforms, and cooperative efforts with Latin American countries, examining their potential impact on U.S.-Latin America relations.
The future of cooperation efforts between the U.S. and Latin American attendees of CPAC rely in part on who wins the 2024 U.S. presidential election, which is concerning.
Despite a proliferation of targeted visa restrictions, the reality is that migration has continued. As the option of flights and other regular travel further north has been taken off the board, this has only pushed migrants to take more dangerous paths to the U.S. border, most infamously through the Darien Gap.
On Monday, the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) voted to terminate President Mauricio Claver-Carone, after the IDB’s 14-member executive board unanimously recommended his firing.
Although Carlos Trujillo’s nomination raised concerns, the full Senate is scheduled to review it after the favorable ruling of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
