Latin America & the Caribbean

If and when the Trump administration increases pressure on China ... China may decide to double down on its expanding footprint in the United States’ neighborhood.

Ted Piccone Reuters Tuesday, February 14, 2017

2017

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Past Event

Challenges and opportunities in the U.S.-Colombia relationship

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Washington, DC

A general view shows a newly built section of the U.S.-Mexico border fence at Sunland Park, U.S. opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez - RTSXKEX

The U.S.-Mexico relationship is dangerously on the edge

Arturo Sarukhan

Friday, February 3, 2017

People look at an electronic board showing the graph of the recent fluctuations of market indices at the floor of Brazil's BM&F Bovespa Stock Market in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 9, 2016. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker - RTX2DJ6K

Latin America in a new global political and economic scenario: What does it mean for the region?

Guillermo Calvo, Alberto Carrasquilla, Jose de Gregorio, Roque Fernandez, Pablo Guidotti, André Lara Resende, Guillermo Perry, Carmen Reinhart, Liliana Rojas-Suarez, and Ernesto Talvi

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Members of the Committee of retired Teachers of Puerto Rico's Teachers Federation protest against the underfunding of their pension system in San Juan, March 18, 2016. The signs read, "You don't play with my retirement." Picture taken March 18, 2016. To match Special Report PUERTORICO-PENSIONS/ REUTERS/Alvin Baez - RTSE0ZU

The great failure: Retirement pensions in Latin America

Santiago Levy

Friday, January 27, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the swearing in ceremony of Judge Neil Gorsuch as an Associate Supreme Court Justice in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RTX34YYC

Is Donald Trump trying to restore US competitiveness using outdated concepts?

Stephan Richter and Rogerio Studart

The Times of India Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Visitors stroll through China's pavilion at Havana's annual International Trade Fair, November 1, 2004. China exhibited household electrical appliances, scooter, clothes and toys in its largest turnout at the fair. Trade between the two communist-run countries grew 28 per cent in the first six months of this year, and Chinese companies are looking to invest in Cuba, particularly in nickel production. REUTERS/Claudia Daut CD - RTREQRE

China’s investment in Latin America

David Dollar

January 2017

People line up to try to buy food outside a supermarket in Caracas, Venezuela, June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado - RTSH0EU

Venezuelans’ wishes for 2017: food, medicines, and cash

Dany Bahar

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Women holding Venezuelan bolivar notes talk in front of a store that sells food and staple items in Puerto Santander, Colombia, June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins SEARCH "SMUGGLING VENEZUELA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES - RTSGLBK

The power of impact evaluation for policy learning

Daniel E. Ortega

Thursday, December 15, 2016

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to address a Tea Party rally against the Iran nuclear deal at the U.S. Capitol in Washington September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTSDQ0

Here’s a blueprint for a Trump-Castro deal on Cuba

Richard E. Feinberg and Ted Piccone

Friday, December 9, 2016