Let’s hope Donald Trump is a liar
If President Donald J. Trump delivers on his most important campaign promises, the United States will fall into an economic recession.
Pained reflections on a Trump victory
If rhetoric and precedent are any indication, President-elect Donald Trump is about to do great damage, not just to U.S. national interests in the hemisphere, but globally.
Is Donald Trump a Peronist?
Trump’s ability to shatter the postwar bipartisan consensus, his personalistic style and his resentment of a free press have made Argentines wonder: has the GOP produced a Peronist?
The still-slumbering giant in a Southern swing state: Hispanic voters
Will this be the year that Hispanic voters mobilize and vote Democrat in the all-important swing state of North Carolina?
Why Hillary Clinton is the preferred choice in the Great White North
Trump’s desire to scrap or unilaterally change NAFTA would upset the supply-chain economy as Canadians and Americans know it.
Behind the “No:” a lesson in political participation from Colombia’s plebiscite
The October 2nd plebiscite and its stunningly low voter turnout demonstrated the inherent weaknesses of popular referenda and the need to think creatively about how to restore people’s participation in the electoral process.
Can the same thing happen here? Lessons from Colombia and Brexit
There are a number of parallels between the shocking vote results in Colombia and the UK and the current U.S. presidential election. Could a similar surprise occur November 8th?
The regional agenda for the next U.S. president—and why Trump needs to listen
With new market friendly governments in Argentina, Peru and Brazil and a looming collapse in Venezuela now is not the time for the U.S. to retrench its economic agenda in the region. Unfortunately, no one is standing up for trade.