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Diego Castellanos, long-time friend of the Pan American Association, dies at 88
Friday May 6, 2022
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Russia in the Americas: What Now?
Wednesday March 2, 2022
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Crypto in the Americas: Policy Considerations
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What Can Latin America Teach the US?
Rather than relying on wealthy individual donors, many countries across the Western Hemisphere fund their elections with public money — over half of all Latin American democracies, in fact. Rather than relying on wealthy individual donors, many countries across the Western Hemisphere fund their elections with public money — over half of all Latin American democracies, in fact. And while most allow some corporate financing of campaigns, they impose more stringent limits than in the United States. Colombia forbids corporate money in presidential races. Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Paraguay have banned all corporate donations to political campaigns, due in part to worries about their power to skew the political process.
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Hispanic Vote
Various factors indicate that the Hispanic vote in the United States will double by 2030: aging, naturalization, and immigration.
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Impact of Macri
The election of Mauricio Macri as President of Argentina promises to have hemispheric and global implications, according to Andrés Oppenheimer of the Miami Herald. See this interview:
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2015/1123/Argentina-s-president-elect-Macri-promises-an-end-to-divisive-politics-video
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End of the Left?
The triumph of Mauricio Macri as next president of Argentina is a signal event in Latin American and Argentine politics. Will this be the end of the left? Article argues that more pragmatic and less ideological candidates are emerging. Moreover, the decline in commodity prices is reducing the amount of money that populists can give out to their political bases.
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What Does Argentina's Election Mean for South America?
Argentina’s presidential election on Sunday, November 22 may bring significant change to that country. The results will have important implications for the rest of the continent.
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Not a Good Year for the Left
The Latin American left is considerably weaker these days. The most striking examples: Argentina and Venezuela. This article asserts that governments of the left are becoming less popular, but the old right is not making a comeback.
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Argentina Moves Right?
The runoff election for president in Argentina (November 22) is likely to move the country to the right. In any case it’s good bye to Kirchnerism. So says Foreign Affairs magazine.
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Why So Much Crime?
According to this report, the reasons for so much crime in Latin America are: 1. The disorganized growth of cities; 2. police and justice systems did not adjust; 3. 32 million youth do not study or work. Add drug trafficking and organized crime.
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Outrage of Venezuela on UN Human Rights Council
One of the worst human rights violators, Venezuela, was just reelected to the UN Human Rights Council. This is outrageous. The government is one of the violators of human rights in the world.
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Poverty Down/Violence Up
Crime, Poverty has been significantly reduced in Latin America since 2000. But violence persists, due to persistent inequality, youth unemployment, “aspirational crime,” drug trafficking, and continued weak security and justice Institutions.
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