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In Memory of His Holiness Pope Francis
Monday April 21, 2025
The Pan American Association of Philadelphia joins the world in mourning the passing of His Holiness...
Elections for President in Ecuador
Thursday February 13, 2025
Daniel Noboa, the 37 year old current president of Ecuador, failed to get a plurality of the votes i...
Save the Date: Judge Nelson A. Díaz Professorship Series at Temple Law – Featuring Anthony Romero
Tuesday February 4, 2025
On March 19, 2025, at 4:00 PM, Temple University Beasley School of Law will host the Annual Judge Ne...
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Pope Francis's Argentine Roots
Article discusses the influence of Argentine history, particularly Peronism’s third way with respect to social justice. His “moral and political convictions” were formed during a troubled time.
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New OAS Secretary General
The new Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro Lemes, faces many challenges. These include modernizing the organization, overcoming hemispheric tensions, and promoting democratic change.
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Urban Innovation in Medellin
Mayor Aníbal Gaviria explains how Medellín, Colombia, undertook urban renewal in the midst of violence and poverty. Violence is down to the lowest in 35 year, so is social inequality, and the city is far more livable.
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Migration Policy for Cuba
Richard Gioioso writes on changing American policy on Cuban migration:
‘’American foreign and migration policy should reflect Cuba in 2015, not in 1960. Changing migration policy to Cubans recognizes those who are truly politically persecuted or fear persecution to become refugees or seek asylum. It will expand the currently small class of Cuban travelers to the U.S. who, as members of and stakeholders in the Cuban polity, will return the island with greater motivation, know-how, and support for more political and economic change. A new official U.S. migration policy for Cubans will be a fresh approach to stimulating the political and economic reforms through openness and exchange that five and a half decades of isolation have failed to achieve.”
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Protests Challenge Correa
A combination of factors, including higher taxes and his authoritarian methods of governing, and fears of “venezuelization,” have led to massive protests against Ecuador’s President, Rafael Correa. Biggest protests have been in Guayaquil, home of fierce opponent and former mayor Jaime Nebot.
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Brazil Reforestation
Barack Obama and Dilma Rousseff put climate change at the top of their agenda at their bilateral meeting on Tuesday, with the US and Brazil agreeing to obtain up to 20% of their electricity from renewable power by 2030. Brazil committed to restoring up to 12m hectares of forest – an area about the size of England or Pennsylvania – in another attempt to reduce the carbon pollution that causes climate change.
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Costa Rica Life Sciences
Costa Rica is home to one of Latin America’s leading science sectors. In 2014, the country’s life sciences sector—comprising medical devices, biotech, and pharmaceuticals—drew 27 percent of total foreign direct investment along with nine new investment projects. Exports tripled to $1. 6 billion between 2003 and 2013.
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North American Emerging Market?
Authors David Petraeus and Paras Bhanayani contend that the United States, Canada, and Mexico are positioned to be “the global economic drivers of the 21st century.
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US Must Take Brazil Seriously
Eric Farnsworth, writing in the prestigious journal National Interest, argues that Brazil’s growing strength merits serious attention from the United States. The visit to Washington by President Dilma Rousseff provides an opportunity to “reevaluate and strengthen its approach.”
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Top 10 Universities in Latin America
The ranking of the top 10 universities in Latin America. Brazil has 5, Chile 2, Mexico 2, Colombia 1. Among the top 50, Argentina has 8, Mexico 7, Colombia 5.
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