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Why Latin America Was Primed to Explode

Economic Malaise, More Than Foreign Meddling, Explains the Outpouring of Rage

Moisés Naím and Brian Winter

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Latin America Oct 29, 2019 Snapshot

Why Latin America Was Primed to Explode

Economic Malaise, More Than Foreign Meddling, Explains the Outpouring of Rage

Moisés Naím and Brian Winter

Political Development Sep 20, 2018 Snapshot

Cuba’s Stalled Revolution

So far, Cuba's new president has failed to deliver true change.

Richard E. Feinberg and Ted Piccone

Domestic Politics Apr 13, 2018 Snapshot

Why Antiestablishment Fervor Is Growing in Latin America

As the Summit of the Americas begins, there is palpable apprehension about what comes next for Latin America's discredited democracies.

Michael J. Camilleri

People demonstrate prior to the Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, April 2018.

Politics & Society Oct 3, 2017 Snapshot

How Hurricanes Helped Shape Modern Cuba

Hurricanes have been catalysts for change in Cuba's economy and politics, including its complicated relationship with the United States.

Eric Gettig

A man works at the terrace of a building in which the facade collapsed during the passage of Hurricane Irma in downtown Havana, September 2017.

Criminal Law Mar 22, 2017 Snapshot

Latin America's Murder Epidemic

Latin America’s homicide rate is exceedingly high at a time when murder is declining virtually everywhere else. The region is home to just eight percent of the global...

Robert Muggah and Ilona Szabo de Carvalho

Bullet holes scar the walls of the town hall of San Cristobal de las Barrancas, near Guadalajara, Mexico, May 2012.

Trade Feb 24, 2017 Snapshot

Trump and Latin American Energy

When it comes to weakening energy integration in the Americas, there are few winners.

Lisa Viscidi and Rebecca O’Connor

Solar panels in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, September 2015.

Politics & Society November/December 2016 Comment

Latin America’s Populist Hangover

Latin America’s once-dominant populism has receded over time—not because the region has solved its underlying problems, but because voters have tired of economic pain...

Shannon K. O'Neil

Don’t cry for me: supporters of Argentine President Mauricio Macri celebrating, November 2015.

Corruption January/February 2016 Essay

Latin Americans Stand Up To Corruption

Today, Latin America is in trouble. Its economies are grinding to a halt and satisfaction with democracy is plummeting. Yet on one count at least, the lands south of...

Jorge G. Castañeda

A protest against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo, March 2015. Of all of Latin America's recent uprisings against corruption, the most dramatic have been in Brazil.

Politics & Society May 14, 2014 Snapshot

Pope Francis' Latin Lessons

It was hoped that Pope Francis would revive the Catholic Church in Latin America, but it is increasingly clear that his relationship with the region runs both ways....

Omar G. Encarnación

Pope Francis, then bishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio, visiting the Villa 21-24 slum in Buenos Aires, 1998.

Security Mar 11, 2014 Snapshot

Frontier Justice

In order to maximize the benefits and avoid the pitfalls associated with bringing vigilantes into the fold, the Mexican government should consider a few lessons from...

Patricio Asfura-Heim and Ralph H. Espach

Americas Oct 16, 2012 Snapshot

Honduras Gone Wrong

Since the June 2009 military coup, violence and human rights abuses have spiked in Honduras. In some ways Washington is responsible for this dismal turn by backing the...

Dana Frank

Domestic Politics September/October 2012 Review Essay

Latin Lessons

Discussions of Hispanic Americans in the media and on the campaign trail are warped by ignorance about who they really are and what they really want. A new book seeks...

Reviewed by Ray Suarez

Americas Apr 17, 2012 Letter From

The Fallout From Washington's Time Warp on Cuba

The Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena had an ambitious agenda, but Washington's inability to agree with the rest of Latin America on how to include Cuba left...

Richard E. Feinberg

Economic Development March/April 2012 Comment

Rethinking Latin America

U.S. regionalists need a reminder that development doesn’t end politics and that contemporary Latin America has its own power dynamics. As the region enters a new era...

Christopher Sabatini

Central America & Caribbean July 1961 Essay

Joint Responsibilities for Latin American Progress

Raul Prebisch

Central America Caribbean - Foreign Affairs

Central America & Caribbean July 1960 Essay

Crisis in the British West Indies

S. Walter Washington

Central America Caribbean - Foreign Affairs

Democratization April 1960 Essay

The Political Dilemma in Latin America

Frank Tannenbaum

Central America Caribbean - Foreign Affairs

Trade July 1959 Essay

For a Regional Market in Latin America

Galo Plaza

Central America Caribbean - Foreign Affairs

Civil Society April 1959 Essay

Student Politics in Latin America

The Venezuelan Example

S. Walter Washington

Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of the Watergate tapes, April 29, 1974.

Central America & Caribbean January 1956 Essay

Foreign Loans and Politics in Latin America

Pedro G. Beltrán

Central America Caribbean - Foreign Affairs

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