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.
Latin America, Europe and the U.S. must stick together in weathering the COVID-19 storm
By Evan Ellis / REvanEllis /
Climate Change
Latin America’s wake up call: From pandemic to climate emergency
By Maximiliano Bello & Anders Beal /
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.
Climate Change
The missed opportunity of COP25
By Rebecca Ray /
The relocation of COP25 from Chile to Spain was a missed opportunity to focus on Latin America’s environmental issues, especially the ambiguous governance of DFI-financed projects in the region.
Economics, Trade & Development
How the U.S. can better balance Chinese investment in infrastructure
By Max Nathanson / TheMaxNathanson /
The U.S. can both balance Chinese influence and help Latin American governments address environmental and social concerns by investing in the “soft” side of the infrastructure boom.
China
Chinese development finance “down but not out” in Latin America
By Margaret Myers & Kevin P. Gallagher /
Chinese investment and lending in the region declined last year, in part reflecting skittishness over the deteriorating situation in Venezuela. Despite the drop, Chinese state-to-state finance continues to outstrip the World Bank, IDB and CAF.
Economics, Trade & Development
Latin America’s local lifeline in times of financial uncertainty
By William Kring and Kevin P. Gallagher / KevinPGallagher /
Latin American financial ministers and central bankers will have a lot at stake and a lot to worry about at the upcoming spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington.
Just the Facts
No, NATO is not claiming a beachhead in South America
By Mishella Romo / MENU
Let’s be clear: NATO isn’t encroaching in the hemisphere, nor does China represent a stable path out of dependency for Latin America. The former is a convenient, traditional boogey man and the latter an ahistorical pipe dream.
Social Inclusion, Minority Groups & Discrimination
Social inclusion and indigenous Latin America: The World Bank weighs in
By Mishella Romo and Amy Williams /
The “golden decade” of Latin American economic growth and social mobility was not shared equally by indigenous groups. Unfortunately, all the World Bank can offer as an answer is the notion of “development with identity.” What?
Economics, Trade & Development
The World Bank’s second chance in South America
By Kevin Gallagher / KevinPGallagher /
The World Bank annual meeting in Lima, Peru this weeks offers a unique opportunity. While China’s massive investments in infrastructure are much-needed, they come with huge risks. The World Bank can reduce those by working with these new efforts—with all their capital—to apply the Bank’s experience in protecting the environment and local communities.
Economics, Trade & Development
World Bank’s financial inclusion numbers for Latin America and the Caribbean
A snapshot of the World Bank’s data on financial inclusion in Latin America.