Latin America & the Caribbean

Gas flares from an oil production platform at the Soroush oil fields in the Persian Gulf, south of the capital Tehran, July 25, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo - RTSNZPC

The path to growth and development: diversification or specialization?

Friday, November 4, 2016

A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds an image of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a rally outside the National Assembly building in Caracas, Venezuela November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Marco Bello - RTX2RFDA

The future of Venezuela: are reforms enough to guarantee solvency?

Dany Bahar and Sebastian Strauss

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

A demonstrator wears a Guy Fawkes mask and a Brazilian flag during a protest on the streets near the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro June 30, 2013. Tens of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets this month in the biggest protests in 20 years, fuelled by an array of grievances ranging from poor public services to the high cost of World Cup soccer stadiums and corruption. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX117C1

“Parliamentarism” in disguise

Ernesto Talvi and Sebastian Strauss

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Opposition supporters take part in a rally against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Veron - RTX2QL2F

In Venezuela, real dialogue remains unlikely. What can be done to change this?

Harold Trinkunas

Friday, October 28, 2016

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton speak at the same time as they discuss an issue. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Global perspectives on the 2016 election

Constanze Stelzenmüller, Soner Cagaptay, and Cristobal Vasquez

Friday, October 21, 2016

Colombian national flags are hung on the statue of Simon Bolivar the Liberator during a march at the central square in Bogota September 5, 2012. Thousands of students and teachers marched in a nation-wide protest against the government's education reforms for public universities, student organizations reported. REUTERS/John Vizcaino (COLOMBIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS EDUCATION) - RTR37JB2

Digital Colombia: Maximizing the global internet and data for sustainable and inclusive growth

Joshua P. Meltzer and Camila Pérez Marulanda

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Post-Chávez Venezuela: A roadmap for reconstruction

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a speech to the Cuban people in the Gran Teatro de la Habana Alicia Alonso, in Havana March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTSBOZ4

On Cuba, Obama looks beyond 2016

Friday, October 14, 2016

Cubans use the internet via public Wi-Fi in Havana, Cuba, September 5, 2016. REUTERS/Enrique de la Osa - RTX2O94O

The Cuban economy could sing—with a stronger score

Richard E. Feinberg

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Where are Latin American economies headed?

Wednesday, October 5, 2016