Tag: Latin America
76 Articles
- Business & Economics
The Battle of Ideas in the Question for Wealth and Prosperity in Brazil: Policy Proposals of a Right-Wing Government
For many, Guedes’s policy proposals to lift Brazil from a decade of mediocre economic performance are nothing more than a laundry-list of neoliberal policies. In the 1980s and…
May 17, 2019
- Society & Culture
The Struggle of the Indigenous Population in Contemporary Brazil
But the decisive step was taken by the Constitution of 1988, in which Article 231 establishes that the Indians’ “original rights” (“direitos originários”) to the lands…
May 8, 2019
- Business & Economics
Brazil’s Persistent Unemployment Challenge
Brazilians still worry about their public healthcare delivery system, corruption, and crime, but are now forced to grapple with the day-to-day threats to their economic welfare…
May 3, 2019
- Dialogues
Amb. Jeffrey DeLaurentis on the U.S.-Cuba Relationship
GJIA: The US and Cuba have historically had a difficult relationship. How did re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba under the Obama administration change that…
April 16, 2019
- Dialogues
H.E. José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez on the Future of Cuba-U.S. Relations
GJIA: You mentioned that the United States and Cuba have found a lot of common ground despite their differences. What do you think are the most important areas or sectors of…
March 16, 2019
- Dialogues
Amb. Sergio Silva do Amaral on Brazil’s Changing Global Role
GJIA: With the election of president Bolsonaro, who has received strong support from President Trump, how do you believe Brazil’s relationship with the United States will?…
February 4, 2019
- Dialogues
Leonel Fernández on the Climate, the Economy, and the Future of DR Foreign Relations
GJIA: The Dominican Republic (DR) is one of many countries experiencing the negative impacts of climate change, including severe flooding. What steps is the DR taking to mitigate…
December 4, 2018
- Dialogues
Denis McDonough on the Future of Migration
GJIA: What do you see as the biggest changes to human migration and refugee patterns in the past couple of decades? DM: I would highlight three changes. One is increased…
November 30, 2018
- Business & Economics
The Social Security Data Governance Challenge in Mexico
Proper federal governance of social security data in Mexico has been challenging given that Mexican states run their social security schemes independently. Additionally, only 31%…
October 25, 2018
- Global Governance
Brazil’s 2018 National Elections and the Politics of Branding: Why Brazilians are voting for Jair Bolsonaro
There is no single explanation for Bolsonaro’s popularity. For both his original supporters and the more centrist voters who will support him in the second round of the…
October 24, 2018