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In Focus: Climate Change


Reuters/Paulo Whitaker - An aerial view of a flooded farm in the northeastern state of Maranhao, Brazil.

Save to My Portfolio Climate Change and Latin America: the Long Way to Copenhagen

Mauricio Cárdenas, October 23, 2009

Only a few regions in the world are more affected by climate change than Latin America. However the region lacks a common perspective and will not be heard in the U.S. Congress or in international deliberations in Copenhagen unless it unifies as a strong voice. Mauricio Cárdenas proposes a formal subgroup of several Latin American countries for cooperation on climate change and points to specific commitments they should consider. Read More

Climate Change, Latin America, Global Environment, Global Economics, Trade

Economic Growth


Reuters/Eliseo Fernandez - A construction worker tightens steel bars at a residential apartment building construction site in Valparaiso, Chile.

Save to My Portfolio Latin America: Time for Reform, Not for Complacency

Mauricio Cárdenas, October 19, 2009

Latin America, a region that has faced both challenges and opportunities during the financial crisis, has had more economic growth than other areas of the world. Mauricio Cárdenas discusses the forces behind this economic success and the need for the region to seize this crisis as an opportunity to make important reforms to solve longstanding problems. Read More

Global Financial Crisis, Latin America, Global Finance, Global Economics, Economic Development

SPOTLIGHT: Colombia


Reuters/Albeiro Lopera - Soldiers stand guard near mortar shells they said were confiscated from suspected FARC members during a raid in Itagui near Medellin.

Save to My Portfolio Between Hypocrisy and Narcoterrorism in Latin America

Mauricio Cárdenas and Kevin Casas-Zamora, September 15, 2009

A new agreement between the United States and Colombia will give the U.S. military access to seven existing facilities in order to carry out counternarcotics and counterinsurgency operations. Mauricio Cardenas and Kevin Casas-Zamora examine concerns among countries in Latin America regarding this move and argue that it is time to have meaningful conversation on a problem that affects the whole hemisphere. Read More

Colombia, Latin America, U.S. Military, Diplomacy, South America

Past Event


Reuters/Paulo Whitaker - Chile's President Bachelet attends the opening session of a summit of leaders from Latin American and Caribbean nations.

Save to My Portfolio Latin America and the Economic Crisis: An Address by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:50 AM
Washington, DC

On June 23, the Brookings Institution hosted Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet, president of the Republic of Chile, for a discussion of the Latin American countries and the economic measures they are taking to cope with the global financial crisis. Read More

Latin America, Global Financial Crisis, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Global Finance

SPOTLIGHT: Cuba


Reuters - People march on Havana's Revolution Square.

Save to My Portfolio Crossroads on Cuba: Will Democracy or Sovereignty Prevail?

Ted Piccone, June 02, 2009

Ted Piccone writes that the future of the Organization of American States (OAS) depends on how it manages the readmission of Cuba to the regional organization. Piccone urges member states not to depart from the organization’s core democratic and human rights principles. Read More

Cuba, Latin America, Democracy Promotion, International Organizations, Human Rights

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

Latin America Political Polarization in Latin America

Mauricio Cárdenas, November 06, 2009

Cuba The United Nations Denounces the U.S. Embargo on Cuba … Again

Ted Piccone, October 27, 2009

Climate Change Climate Change and Latin America: the Long Way to Copenhagen

Mauricio Cárdenas, October 23, 2009

Global Financial Crisis Latin America: Time for Reform, Not for Complacency

Mauricio Cárdenas, October 19, 2009

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Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

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.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

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The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

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Richard Joseph is John Evans Professor of International History and Politics at Northwestern University. Former fellow of The Carter Center, Atlanta, he focuses on African governance, political economy, and democratization.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.