VIDEO
The Honorable Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and The Honorable Kit Bond (R-Mo.), May 13, 2008
Last month, President Bush submitted the Colombia free-trade agreement to Congress, but leaders in the House of Representatives have delayed a vote on ratification. Brookings hosted Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Kit Bond (R-Mo.) for a discussion of the economic and national security implications of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
PAST EVENT
Monday, May 12, 2008
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC
Last month, President Bush submitted the Colombia free-trade agreement to Congress, but leaders in the House of Representatives have delayed a vote on ratification. Brookings hosted Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Kit Bond (R-Mo.) for a discussion of the economic and national security implications of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
10:00 AM to 12:45 PM
Washington, DC
Many health systems in the developing world are plagued by unequal access to health care, low utilization of services and high user fees. On April 15, Global Economy and Development at Brookings hosted presentations from leading authorities on the impact of health insurance in developing countries. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vanda Felbab-Brown, Spring 2008, National Strategy Forum Review
Vanda Felbab-Brown notes that the absence of traditional security threats eminating from Latin America have elevated crime to the top of the national security agenda in the Southern Hemisphere. She argues that crime threats on the local level should get as much attention as transnational activity because it addresses the root of the issue. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Paul Blustein, April 09, 2008, The Brookings Institution
A blend of policy, process and politics may doom the free trade agreement between the United States and Colombia. Paul Blustein argues that President Bush's difficulty persuading Congress to ratify the pact may finally teach trade negotiators that bilateral trade agreements can be a lot more trouble than they’re worth. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, March 10, 2008
2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC
On March 10, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, in collaboration with the Washington Office on Latin America and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre of the Norwegian Refugee Council, hosted a panel discussion on how to solve the challenges of the displacement crisis in Colombia. A distinguished panel of experts discussed the impact of the Constitutional Court's decisions on Internally Displaced Persons and the relationship between commercial activity and the internal displacement crisis, with a particular focus on the African palm oil industry. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon, Diana Villiers Negroponte and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, November 2007, The Brookings Institution
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vanda Felbab-Brown, March 09, 2007, The Brookings Institution
Opinion by Vanda Felbab-Brown, The Brookings Institution (3/9/07) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli, 3-Jun-03, Refugees International
Article by Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli, Refugees International (6/3/03) Read More