According to Shenai, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala are entangled in a governance trap, which he defines as “a path-dependent equilibrium in which ...
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A Global Americans Review of Escaping the Governance Trap
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Guatemala Cracks Down on the Press
Last Friday, Guatemalan authorities arrested journalist José Rubén Zamora at his home in Guatemala City for alleged money laundering, blackmail, and ...
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Xiomara Castro: An Unlikely U.S. Partner
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U.S. leaders have taken exactly the right approach with the new leader of Honduras, welcoming Castro as a partner to resolve the root causes of migration.
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USAID in Central America: Less Is Better
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Policymakers argue that more aid money will reduce the incentive to emigrate, while remaining stubbornly oblivious to the fact that past money did not ...
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Why Might Taiwan’s Allies in Latin America and the Caribbean Soon Look to China?
Wazim Mowla and Isabel Bernhard | 
Supportive rhetoric carries little weight in the face of economic challenges and countries’ objectives. Four key factors can incentivize a country to ...
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The Top Ten LGBTQ Stories of 2021 from Latin America and the Caribbean
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Brazilians learned they have a gay governor; LGBTQ acceptance is expanding in some countries; and Chile adopted full marriage equality.
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The Summit for Democracy: What the Media Missed
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Media coverage of the December 8-10 Summit for Democracy has largely focused on President Joe Biden’s remarks, coupled with critical reactions from China, ...
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It’s Only Bananas? A Global Americans Review of Richard L. Bernal’s “Corporate versus National Interest in U.S. Trade Policy: Chiquita and Caribbean Bananas”
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One does not usually think of bananas as big business, let alone as a factor in the fate of nations.
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In blow to anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala, prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval removed by Attorney General
Last Friday, Guatemalan Attorney General María Consuelo Porras removed Juan Francisco Sandoval from his position at the head of the Special Prosecutor’s ...
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