Interim President Jeanine Áñez’s proposal to delay the presidential election further than the agreed September 6 date adds further uncertainty to what promises to be the most polarized election Bolivia has experienced in over a decade.
Global Americans and the Canadian Council for the Americas presents a webinar to reflect on the recent events happening in the United States.
Increased dependence on China by both Latin America and the European Union not only generates vulnerabilities for both regions, but also creates strategic risks for the United States.
After 15 months of a troubled relationship with Bolsonaro, Moro jumped off a sinking ship in the midst of institutional pandemonium.
The COVID-19 pandemic provides needed context for the growing environmental movement—mainly that the climate crisis could have outcomes conceivably more dire than the current pandemic.
Governments across Latin America have taken exceptional measures to stop the uncontrollable spread of COVID-19. Faced with this, there is a valid fear that these measures could exacerbate abuses of power or increase human rights violations.
The COVID-19 pandemic hit Latin America at an extremely difficult time for its economies. Facing the virus will be an unprecedented economic and political challenge for the region.
Although the China-Guyana relationship has deep roots, Guyana’s government must safeguard its own interests against a potentially overwhelming Chinese presence.
After almost a quarter of a century of negotiations, a trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU could be signed soon. But the electoral uncertainty in South America as well as the protectionist tensions that emerged after Brexit could present risks for the agreement’s ratification.
In his first few weeks at the helm of Brazil, Bolsonaro has confirmed his intentions to drastically reduce preservation of the Amazon to boost economic activities, especially industrial agriculture.
