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Tom Williams - Former U.S. Under Secretary of State Thomas R. Pickering (l) and Former President of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo at the first Partnership for the Americas Commission meeting

Save to My Portfolio Brookings Launches Latin America Initiative and Partnership for the Americas Commission

The Brookings Latin America Initiative and its flagship project, the Partnership for the Americas Commission, will examine the current state of U.S. -Latin American relations and will work to build stronger ties across the hemisphere on a wide range of critical issues, including trade and investment, poverty and development, immigration, among others. Read More

Latin America Growth and Development


Reuters/Jennifer Szymaszek - Isabel Garces works at a market in one of Mexico City's suburbs.

Save to My Portfolio Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes

Santiago Levy, June 01, 2008

This book argues that incoherent social programs significantly contribute to Mexico's state of affairs and it suggests reforms to improve the situation. Read More

Mexico, Latin America, Economic Development

spotlight: cuba


Reuters - Students carry a Cuban flag during the 155th birth anniversary of Cuba's independence hero Jose Marti at Havana's Revolution Square

Save to My Portfolio Cuba 2008: Opportunities and Challenges

Wednesday, February 06, 2008
8:30 AM to 5:15 PM
Washington, DC

Brookings hosted a conference on the challenges and opportunities as a new Cuba emerges. A distinguished panel of experts on Cuba and Latin American discussed whether Cuba’s leaders will be up to the challenge of managing the succession of Fidel Castro and beyond. Read More

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spotlight: latin america


Reuters/Eliseo Fernandez - Cars from China arrive at Valparaiso port in Chile

Save to My Portfolio China’s Expansion into the Western Hemisphere

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

On April 30, the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion with Riordan Roett, director of Latin American Studies at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Roett discussed his new book China’s Expansion into the Western Hemisphere: Implications for Latin America and the United States (Brookings Institution Press, 2008). Read More

China, Trade, Latin America, International Relations

spotlight: brazil


Reuters/Jason Reed - Brazilian President Liuz Inacio Lula da Silva tours the Petrobras alternative fuel facility in Sao Paulo

Save to My Portfolio A New Direction in Brazilian Foreign Relations

Friday, September 28, 2007
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC

On September 28, the Brookings Institution and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars hosted a conference with prominent Brazilian and American policymakers. Discussion included the country's distinct approaches to modernization, socio-economic issues, agricultural production and trade. Read More

Brazil, BRICs, South America, Foreign Policy

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Save to My Portfolio U.S. Policy Toward a Cuba in Transition

At this crucial moment in Cuba’s political and economic evolution, the Initiative undertakes simulations to identify the most effective policies to help Cubans advance toward a democratic Cuba. More Topics

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Save to My Portfolio Understanding Brazil’s Changing Role In The Global Economy

Monday, April 28, 2008
12:00 PM to 12:00
Washington, DC

On April 28, the Global Economy and Development Program hosted a conference to explore four of Brazil’s key economic-policy challenges. Whatever the role Brazil chooses to play in the global economy will matter for the United States and other countries in the region. Read More

Past Event

Save to My Portfolio Social Policy, Informality and Economic Growth in Mexico

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Washington, DC

The Wolfensohn Center for Development hosted a discussion with Santiago Levy, nonresident senior fellow and former deputy minister of finance of Mexico. Along with a panel of leading experts, Levy will discuss his new book, which recommends that in order to help bring Mexico’s poor out of poverty the country’s social programs should be improved to increase productivity, workers’ wages, and overall economic growth. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio A Dialogue: Engaging the Latin American World

Michael E. O'Hanlon, Diana Villiers Negroponte, Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, November 2007

In October and November of 2007, Brookings Scholars Michael O'Hanlon, Diana Negroponte and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz had an e-mail exchange with prominent Latin American scholars with a variety of perspectives to discuss the issues facing Latin America.  Read More

In Brief

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers. Read More

Recent Research and Commentary

Cuba Cuba Embargo's Usefulness Has Run Its Course

Vicki Huddleston, March 10, 2008

Trade Showdown on U.S.-Colombia FTA

Paul Blustein, April 09, 2008

Mexico The Merida Initiative: Time for a Healthy Public Debate

Diana Villiers Negroponte, November 06, 2007

BRICs Mexico's Economic Challenges

Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, September 05, 2007

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