South And Central America
Like North America and Africa, the region is blessed with ample natural resources, water and farmland. It features climatic variety and easy access to the oceans. Its countries have avoided participation in major wars. The region is plagued, however, by inefficient governance and a lack of fiscal discipline, which has led to political instability, corruption and abrupt regime changes.
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El Salvador: Bukele consolidates power
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has trampled over democratic norms, but he has also drastically reduced violence and brought stability to the troubled Central American country. Now that recent elections have solidified his power, the Biden administration will have to decide how to deal with him.
Oil, race and sovereignty in the Greater Caribbean
The geopolitics of the Caribbean region is dominated by natural resources, disputes over sovereignty and the growing salience of national identities. Oil-dependent Venezuela is in steep decline but sustained by allies, while an underdeveloped Guyana is expecting a major energy windfall. In the long term, China will use both carrot ...
Covid-19’s impact on slum upgrading in Latin America
The Covid-19 pandemic has provided an incentive for Latin American cities with high-density slums to rethink their approach to slum upgrading efforts. Rebuilding the informal settlements to ease population density and other structural issues is not likely in crisis-stricken economies. However, new technologies are making a dent in the problem.
Crises put Chile’s free-market consensus in danger
The Covid-19 crisis offered embattled Chilean President Sebastian Pinera a lifeline after months of protests had rocked his administration. Instead, his mismanagement of the response to the pandemic has nearly led to the collapse of his governing coalition. Now, as the country gears up for a referendum on a new ...
Colombia’s outlook darkens
Colombia can no longer fall back on economic expansion after its generations-long internal conflict and a controversial peace agreement with a narco-terrorist group. Enter the pandemic-related economic and social crises, and the daunting challenges faced by President Ivan Duque become clear.
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