April 28, 2021 Charles Shapiro, US Ambassador (rtd) and President of the World Affairs Council Atlanta Since the end of the Second World War, US focus on Latin America has been intermittent and inconsistent. It has been intense when we perceived Latin America as part of the Cold War rivalry or when the US private sector saw opportunity. We
April 21, 2021 Joëlle Uzarski & Francisco“Paco” Perez Brazil is one of the world's most vibrant, multicultural, and ethnically diverse nations. It is the fifth largest by area and seventh most populous, and the planet's lungs lie mostly within its frontiers. Brazilians joke that theirs is the country of the future, and always will be. Is
April 14, 2021 Eric Farnsworth China’s entry in the Americas represents the single biggest shift in hemispheric affairs this century. Much of Latin America now counts China as its first or second trade partner, and investment has increased dramatically. The covid pandemic has accelerated China’s efforts across the region further. Meanwhile, the United States has increasingly
April 07, 2021 Dr. Eduardo Gamarra Academics, policymakers, and pundits alike have warned that democracy in the region is backsliding. Concern is voiced not just about left leaning regimes such as Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Venezuela but also about right leaning ones such as Brazil, Colombia, and El Salvador. This trend poses a significant challenge to the
March 03, 2021 Susanne E. Jalbert, Ph.D The discussion is a rapid recap of Dr. Jalbert’s last two years in Afghanistan from April 2018 to April 2020. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Promote: Women in Government project shook up gender norms and engendered tremendous strides toward equity in the civil service. The project
January 21, 2021 Ambassador John E Lange(Ret.) The world has gone through turmoil and socio-economic disruption due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, the U.S. Government is in the midst of change and President-elect Biden has promised on his first day in office to reverse President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the
