After more than a decade in power, profound divisions within the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) point to a change in government.
Will elections in the Dominican Republic end over a decade of Dominican Liberation Party rule?
By Lucas Perelló /
Energy & Environment
From pandemics to floods: Inequality as a comorbidity
By Teresa Kramarz /
Similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental disasters hit marginalized communities the hardest. Not just because they are more exposed to risk, but because of social vulnerabilities and inequalities that prevent them from responding to these events.
Asia & Latin America
Latin America, Europe and the U.S. must stick together in weathering the COVID-19 storm
By Evan Ellis /
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.
Brazil and the Southern Cone
What can Latin America and the Caribbean gain from cluster formation and development?
By Javier Gutiérrez /
With responsible policy management, Latin American governments can use industrial clusters to shift from over-reliance on commodity production to more value-added sectors.
Economics, Trade & Development
Can Latin America harness its cities for growth?
By Javier Gutiérrez /
In the most urbanized region in the world, Latin American policymakers need to ensure urbanization goes hand in hand with development.
Asia & Latin America
What happened to Chinese development projects in Latin America?
By William Naylor /
For years, concern has mounted over the growing economic influence of China in the region, but investment is comparatively small and not a single major infrastructure project has come to fruition.
Central America
Universal Basic Income: An alternative path to development?
By Javier Gutiérrez /
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Providing a fixed, unconditional income to the poor seems a radical idea. But it’s gaining traction. Could it work in Central America?
Economics, Trade & Development
Central American integration: it’s about the practical issues
By Javier A. Gutiérrez /
Climbing out of the commodities trap and building inclusive economies will require establishing a substantive, coordinated regional policy on integration, investment, immigration, and policy reform.
Economics, Trade & Development
Civil society is confronting difficult times… and silence
By Christopher Sabatini /
Latin America has gone global, but not just in its trade and diplomacy. A growing number of governments are copying from autocrats around the world how to restrict democratic civil society. Sadly, democrats in the region have been slow to react.
In the Media
China goes global with development banks
By Kevin Gallagher /
In just over a decade, China has become a global leader in development finance. China has established a number of bilateral and multilateral funds across the world, in addition to two policy banks. China has also led efforts to establish new multilateral development banks that promise to provide significant financing capabilities into the regime as well.