The World Bank annual meeting in Lima, Peru this weeks offers a unique opportunity. While China’s massive investments in infrastructure are much-needed, ...
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The World Bank’s second chance in South America
Kevin Gallagher |
How does Latin America rank in the newly released Global Competitiveness Index?
This week’s snapshot looks at Latin America’s rankings in the recently released Global Competitiveness Index, produced by the World Economic Forum. While ...
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Preview of UNHRC 30 and predictions on how Latin American countries will vote
Amy Williams |
The United Nations Human Rights Council opened this week, and on its agenda are the heated topics of Sri Lanka, Ukraine and Syria. The region has ...
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Tolerance of LGBT Rights-A Mixed Bag in the Americas
How tolerant are citizens across the Americas of LGBT political rights and marriage equality? While support for political rights is higher than support ...
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The BackYardistas
Christopher Sabatini |
Those who stoke fear every time an extra-hemispheric rival to the U.S. gains influence in the Western Hemisphere are missing the real challenges. While ...
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Militarizing the Police Undermines Democratic Governance
Orlando J. Pérez |
Across the hemisphere a majority of citizens support a greater role for the armed forces in domestic security—with over 80 percent of citizens in El ...
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Corrupto-landia
Juan Nagel |
Donald Trump was right on one thing: corruption in Mexico and Latin America is unbelievable. As the series of scandals from Chile to Brazil to Mexico have ...
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Can the Pacific Alliance and MERCOSUR bridge the hemispheric divide?
Barbara Kotschwar & Nicolas Albertoni |
In a series of posts—this our first—we will assess whether it is not only desirable but also possible that the two divergent trade blocs of Pacific ...
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UNASUR action on medicines and the right to health
Pía Riggirozzi |
Can southern regional organizations strengthen the bargaining position of less-developed countries and their societies’ needs in health care? By bringing ...
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