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Latin America: Moving forward – but not fast enough

Opposition supporters take part in a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins - RC152D5EE530

In an interview for the Bosch Megatrendreport M8, Brookings Senior Fellow Ted Piccone discusses the most important questions for the future of Latin America, Chinese influence in the region, challenges to democracy there, the specific case of Venezuela, and more. On Europe’s potential role, Piccone argues: “The geopolitical chessboard has clearly shifted in a way that demands Europe and Germany play a much more active role and break out of their inward-looking complacency.” Click the download link on the left to read the entire interview.

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