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Una nueva agenda de desarrollo para América Latina
América Latina, una de las regiones más desiguales del mundo, necesita una nueva agenda de desarrollo. José Antonio Ocampo propone un plan para salir de la ...READ MORE
With Ariel Henry installed as Prime Minister, tensions in Haiti continue to simmer
On Tuesday, Ariel Henry—a trained neurosurgeon and former Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of Interior and Territorial Communities, who ...READ MORE
Apostle of the City: Remembering Jaime Lerner
In May, Jaime Lerner—Brazilian architect, politician, and pioneer of urban planning—passed away from a chronic kidney condition at the age of 83. His ...READ MORE
The Chilean Constituent Assembly: The Identity Experiment
The 155 delegates to Chile's constitutional convention share an obvious goal—drafting a constitution—but it is far from clear whether they share a common ...READ MORE
Historic wave of protests washes across Cuba
This past Sunday, the largest popular protests in decades erupted in Cuba, with thousands of demonstrators across the island taking to the streets to decry ...READ MORE
Colombia’s potential as a global breadbasket is stymied by a lack of rural reform
A persistent lack of development in rural areas continues to be a major impediment for Colombia as it seeks to reach its potential for growth in the ...READ MORE
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Guyana’s final hurdle
Honduras’ opposition needs to learn from its mistakes
An interview with Marsia Taha & Bertil Tøttenborg of Gustu
Uruguay, the exception to Latin America’s COVID-19 surge
Monitoring Russian and Chinese Misinformation in Latin America
Global Americans monitors four state news sources that have quickly gained influence in the region—Russia Today and Sputnik from Russia, and Xinhua and People’s Daily from China— to understand how they portray events for readers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Caribbean Corner
A Global Americans Interview with Georges Fauriol
The immediate hurdle to overcome is already playing itself out in the days following Moïse’s assassination—who is the legitimate successor?READ MORE
Adrift in the Caribbean: Haiti and the international community
The international community’s role in Haiti is adrift. None of this is going to end well.READ MORE
A Global Americans interview with Francisco J. Monaldi
The G7 agreement on a global minimum tax will further squeeze the Caribbean
A Global Americans Interview with Richard E. Feinberg
Lessons from Paraguay and Guyana’s brushes with Chinese vaccine diplomacy
Chinese engagement in the Dominican Republic: An update
Widening the Aperture: Nearshoring in Our ‘Near Abroad’ (an Executive Summary)
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Caribbean: 2030 Trends
The Caribbean basin is one the most regionally, culturally and linguistically diverse regions of the world. While the broader Caribbean basin includes island nations and territories as well as countries on the mainland, including Mexico and parts of Central and South America, this study focuses primarily on the sovereign island nations of the Caribbean, as well as the members of the Caribbean Community.
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Central America: 2030 Trends
The countries of Central America—Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama—face many of the same challenges. The most obvious and publicly discussed of these challenges is crime and insecurity, stemming both from the subregion’s unfortunate geographic location between cocaine producing countries to its south and cocaine consuming countries to the north—primarily the United States—and domestic gang violence and corruption.
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About Us
The Global Americans is a modern day take on the traditional think tank. Through its website, Global Americans provides up-to-date research and analysis on key areas and issues affecting Latin America and the Caribbean. Its aim is to provide policymakers, academics and Latin America enthusiasts with the tools they need to promote change towards a more prosperous relationship between Latin America and the United States.
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