Many Latin American states recognize the appeal of national space programs, even if they lack the capital and material capacity to develop them. For many, space represents yet another tool for development.
China Finds Partners (and Power) in Latin American Space Development
By Rachel Mural /
China
What Pakistan can teach Latin America about Chinese finance
By Max Nathanson / TheMaxNathanson /
While Pakistan might not seem like a natural comparison for Latin America, one notable similarity exists: massive Chinese lending.
Economics, Trade & Development
A conversation with Felipe Dib, CEO and founder of Você Aprende Agora
By Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan /
Felipe Dib turned lifetime challenges into opportunities, founding the social enterprise Você Aprende Agora on the way. He’s one of the Global Americans 2018 New Generation of Public Intellectuals.
Democracy & Elections
Brazil: Challenges and unknowns in the build-up to the October presidential election
By Heriberto Araújo /
The candidate Brazilians choose as their new president will face challenges on multiple fronts: inequality, corruption, violence and economic stagnation. The field is wide open, but the risk that Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing populist in the mold of Donald Trump, will win remains high.
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
A Requiem for UNASUR
By Bruno Binetti and Ben Raderstorf /
UNASUR’s failure goes beyond political fortunes. The rhetoric of integration fell flat in the face of reticent national bureaucracies unwilling or unable to give up sovereignty and protectionist policies.
Democracy & Elections
The Death of the PT or life after Lula?
By Grant Burrier /
To remain relevant in a rapidly shifting environment, the PT must return to its base and find new leaders capable of voicing the needs that captivate Brazil’s next generation.
Book Reviews
Of Beans and Power: A review of Mariano Turzi’s The Political Economy of Agricultural Booms
By Juan Nagel / juannagel /
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Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay account for 76% of world exports of soybean meal and 68% of exports of soybean oil. But as with other natural resources, the source of these riches—the technological advances contained in the seeds—remains out of reach.
Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations
Brazil: Between cooperation and deterrence
By Evan Ellis / REvanEllis /
Brazil faces more challenges protecting its borders than almost any other country in the world. As the country seeks to assert itself as a regional power, measured military collaboration with the U.S. is important for domestic and regional stability.
News
Brazil: A banana republic in the making?
By Dawisson Belém Lopes /
The growing depreciation of federally-funded research and education has reached Brazil, with implications for the region as a whole.
Climate Change
Regional and domestic politics could sabotage Brazil’s bid to host UN climate change talks in 2019
By Guy Edwards / GuyEdwards /
The confusion over Brazilian efforts to host COP25 points to a larger dysfunction, in Brazil and in the region at large.
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