Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan, Author at Global Americans

Election week in Latin America, will they bring out chaos or change?

Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan | October 30, 2019

Elections in five countries last week are changing the political landscape of the region. Will these new governments bring about positive change or feed ...
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AMLO’s first State of the Union address

Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan | September 6, 2019

On September 1, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) delivered his first summary of the country address. But AMLO’s Fourth ...
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America First? Trump tariffs on Mexican imports will hit the U.S. economy…and badly

Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan | June 6, 2019

On May 30, 2019 President Donald Trump announced a progressive five percent tariff on all Mexican imports to the United States. What does this mean for ...
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Candidates for the 2021-2024 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan | May 22, 2019

On May 21st, five candidates presented their credentials for membership of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for the 2021-2024 term. Four ...
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Pasito a pasito: Countries in the Hemisphere react to Venezuela at the 48th OAS General Assembly

Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan | June 6, 2018

The power players of the Americas were unified in their criticism of Venezuela, but they were challenged by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Arreaza at every turn.
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A conversation with David Smolansky, exiled former mayor of El Hatillo

Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan | May 18, 2018

We spoke to David Smolansky, one of the Global Americans 2018 New Generation of Public Intellectuals, about life in exile and his proposals for restoring ...
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A conversation with Felipe Dib, CEO and founder of Você Aprende Agora

Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan | May 11, 2018

Felipe Dib turned lifetime challenges into opportunities, founding the social enterprise Você Aprende Agora on the way. He's one of the Global Americans ...
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Investigative journalism: Latin America’s riskiest business

Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan | August 11, 2017

In the past decade, journalism has become a deadly profession in Latin America. Attacks on freedom of expression aren’t restricted to journalists; human ...
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