Latin America’s proportion of people over 65 is growing. Added to declining fertility rates and increasing life spans the pattern will place pressures on the economies. See the 7 most…
One of this nation’s most distinguished senior scholars of Latin American affairs, Abraham Lowenthal, comments on Cuba and the US. He recommends caution, patience, and flexibility for the United States.
A remarkably preserved mining town that boomed in the nineteenth century is to be found in the Chilean desert. Humberstone remains practically intact because of the dry desert conditions. A…
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador is very popular and controversial. He has brought social and economic progress to the people, yet some argue that he is autocratic. This article describes…
A special prosecutor was going to present a report that accuses senior officials in the Argentine government (including president and vice president) of covering up the facts about Iranian involvement…
This article explores the pros and cons of falling oil prices on the countries of the Hemisphere. There is good news and bad news, for the environment, investors, oil producers…
Chris Sabatini writes about the regulatory impediments that lie ahead in the normalization of relations with Cuba. The devil may be in the details, he argues.
A former senior American diplomat, Vickie Huddleston, analyzes how the United States and Cuba should move forward on normalizing relations. She specifies the issues that should be included in negotiations…
Foreign policy initiatives are seldom risk free. Opening up to Cuba is not the end, but the beginning of a long process of democratizing one the last communist dictatorships in…
