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Apostle of the City: Remembering Jaime Lerner

Grant Burrier | July 22, 2021

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 ...
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The Chilean Constituent Assembly: The Identity Experiment

Robert Funk | July 21, 2021

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 ...
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Colombia’s potential as a global breadbasket is stymied by a lack of rural reform

Sergio Guzmán and Nathaly Vergara | July 14, 2021

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 ...
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If sanctions failed to solve Nicaragua’s crisis, will more sanctions succeed?

Tiziano Breda | July 13, 2021

Hopes for a peaceful, diplomatic outcome may seem slender. But confidence that tougher sanctions will do the job on their own may be even more misplaced.
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A Global Americans Interview with Georges Fauriol

Guy Mentel and Georges Fauriol | July 12, 2021

The immediate hurdle to overcome is already playing itself out in the days following Moïse’s assassination—who is the legitimate successor?
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La elección de Pedro Castillo en Perú: de la fragmentación a la polarización, ¿o quizás una reforma centrista?

Jane S. Jaquette y Abraham F. Lowenthal | July 9, 2021

¿Cómo surgió esta angustiosa elección? ¿Y qué significa la aparente, y extremadamente ajustada, victoria de Castillo para Perú?
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How should the U.S. support change in Cuba? Lift the embargo.

Mary Speck | July 6, 2021

It’s time to call the Cuban government’s bluff. Ending the embargo would help the country’s embattled private sector, giving its people hope for a ...
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Adrift in the Caribbean: Haiti and the international community

Georges Fauriol | July 2, 2021

The international community’s role in Haiti is adrift. None of this is going to end well.
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Peru’s election of Pedro Castillo: from fragmentation to polarization—or perhaps centrist reform?

Jane S. Jaquette and Abraham F. Lowenthal | July 1, 2021

How did Peru's agonizing choice between Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori come about? And what is Castillo’s extremely narrow apparent victory—by a mere ...
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