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Latin America Is Paying the Cost of Its Zombie Regionalism
Latin America Is Paying the Cost of Its Zombie Regionalism
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Biden Is Setting Himself Up for Embarrassment in Los Angeles
Biden Is Setting Himself Up for Embarrassment in Los Angeles
The upcoming Summit of the Americas could be the gravestone on U.S. influence in the region.
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Venezuelan oily chess
Venezuelan oily chess
There is an opportunity to revise a dead-end sanctions policy on Venezuela that would serve both US geostrategic interests and the goal of democratic transition.
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Boxing Cuba In Benefits No One
Boxing Cuba In Benefits No One
It’s on the United States to break the detente because Cuba’s continued isolation may have serious geopolitical consequences.
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The Corruption Obsession Is a Convenient Distraction
The Corruption Obsession Is a Convenient Distraction
Opposing corruption in international forums is easy. Nobody is openly for it, and popular sentiment is strongly against it. Global public opinion surveys show that corruption is a primary concern of citizens all around the world, and a host of public ills can be attributed to it, from economic stagnation, to the global decline of trust in democracy and a range of other societal challenge
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Reforming Venezuela’s electricity sector: Options and priorities for rebuilding a collapsed system
Reforming Venezuela’s electricity sector: Options and priorities for rebuilding a collapsed system
This paper examines the root causes of the power crisis in Venezuela in the context of the steady collapse of the state in the country, to provide a series of recommendations concerning rebuilding versus replacing existing infrastructure and priorities in Venezuela’s critical energy transition. It urges the engagement of principal stakeholders in a broad, transparent dialogue to launch the reform of the electricity sector in distinct, coordinated phases.
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Contactless, Crypto, and Cash: Laundering Illicit Profits in the Age of COVID-19
Contactless, Crypto, and Cash: Laundering Illicit Profits in the Age of COVID-19
This paper explores whether COVID-19 may have affected the traditional means illicit groups have used to launder their ill-gotten profits processes through three main channels: increased reliance on cryptocurrencies to move and launder funds tied to illicit activity; the expanded use of the internet through e-commerce sites to continue and expand trade mispricing practices to move illicit funds; and the use of FinTech and peer-to-peer payment services to transfer illicit funds.
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The Democrat’s Playbook
The Democrat’s Playbook
Biden’s Summit for Democracy must go on the offensive.
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Nicaragua chronicle is of a democracy’s death foretold
Nicaragua chronicle is of a democracy’s death foretold
The recent elections were denounced by more than 40 governments but sanctions had no measurable deterrent effect, so can the international community do more?
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To participate or not to participate: The Venezuelan opposition’s Hamlet moment
To participate or not to participate: The Venezuelan opposition’s Hamlet moment
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Migration in Latin America
Migration in Latin America
Explaining Latin America’s history of welcoming migrants, the push and pull factor at work in migration to the US, and the internal South American migration caused by the crisis in Venezuela.
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US embargo blocks constructive policy approach to Cuba
US embargo blocks constructive policy approach to Cuba
Protests in Cuba have brought the US embargo back into the public debate but really are more about a failed regime and unaccountable political system.
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Biden’s Dangerous Corruption Obsession
Biden’s Dangerous Corruption Obsession
Rooting out graft may be good politics at home, but it won’t fix Latin America’s socioeconomic woes.
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Colombia upheaval risks populist contagion from outside
Colombia upheaval risks populist contagion from outside
Social protest is a new, and potentially positive, phenomenon for a still-repressive country, but stokes fear in its conservative political establishment.
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The economics of populism is failing in Latin America
The economics of populism is failing in Latin America
Anger at the perceived failure of the political class has driven a wave of populist leaders but their lack of economic success is worrying for the region's future.
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The pandemic has shown that workers in the informal economy need a safety net, too
The pandemic has shown that workers in the informal economy need a safety net, too
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Developing social insurance schemes for informal and ‘gig’ workers
Developing social insurance schemes for informal and ‘gig’ workers
Adapting to post-COVID-19 realities
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Developing Social Insurance Schemes for Informal and ‘Gig’ Worker
Developing Social Insurance Schemes for Informal and ‘Gig’ Worker
This briefing, which is published under the Global Economy and Finance Programme’s ‘Rebuilding International Economic Cooperation’ project, highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating economic and social insecurity for more than 2 billion people employed in the informal sector, and adding to global inequality. A radical rethink of the nature of work and social insurance is needed.
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Autocrats Have a Playbook—Now Democrats Need One Too
Autocrats Have a Playbook—Now Democrats Need One Too
With democracy still in retreat, it is time to get smart about fighting back.
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Can Biden Succeed Where Trump’s Venezuela Policy Failed?
Can Biden Succeed Where Trump’s Venezuela Policy Failed?
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Five Key Learnings for the Biden Administration
Five Key Learnings for the Biden Administration
Examining the post-election landscape of the US and analysing how the president-elect should tackle major policy on immigration, trade, and the Middle East.
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Final US Presidential Debates: Five Key Highlights
Final US Presidential Debates: Five Key Highlights
With less than two weeks left until the elections, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off for the final time on 22 October.
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Trump and Biden in Florida: The Battle for the Cuban and Venezuelan Vote
Trump and Biden in Florida: The Battle for the Cuban and Venezuelan Vote
The Sunshine State is a critical battleground for winning the electoral college, and the presidency.
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First US Presidential Debate – Five Key Questions Answered
First US Presidential Debate – Five Key Questions Answered
On 29 September, US President Donald Trump went head-to-head with Vice President Joe Biden in the first presidential debate of the 2020 US election. Anar Bata spoke with experts across Chatham House to get their views on the key debate moments and the implications for the US election.
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Latin America must reject Trump’s attempt to leave his mark on the region’s crucial development bank
Latin America must reject Trump’s attempt to leave his mark on the region’s crucial development bank
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To Save the Economy From COVID-19, Protect Informal Workers
To Save the Economy From COVID-19, Protect Informal Workers
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Collateral Damage? Latin America and China-US Competition
Collateral Damage? Latin America and China-US Competition
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The Double Standards of American Democracy
The Double Standards of American Democracy
The demonstrations in the US have not been sparked over just one death and not simply in opposition to a specific administration. Protesters are demanding their share of democracy.
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Democracy Delayed: COVID-19’s Effect on Latin America’s Politics
Democracy Delayed: COVID-19’s Effect on Latin America’s Politics
Democracy is often depicted as a means to peacefully resolve political conflict and socioeconomic discontent. But what happens when that essential safety valve of elections has been closed off?
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Latin America’s COVID-19 Moment: Differences and Solidarity
Latin America’s COVID-19 Moment: Differences and Solidarity
There has been no better example of the political diversity in Latin America than the varying responses of governments to the coronavirus crisis.
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The Wisdom of Tying COVID-19 Humanitarian Assistance to Policy Objectives in Venezuela
The Wisdom of Tying COVID-19 Humanitarian Assistance to Policy Objectives in Venezuela
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Why is the US joining Venezuela and Nicaragua in discrediting a system to protect human rights?
Why is the US joining Venezuela and Nicaragua in discrediting a system to protect human rights?
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What’s Behind Trump’s Proposed Tariffs on Argentine and Brazilian Steel and Aluminum?
What’s Behind Trump’s Proposed Tariffs on Argentine and Brazilian Steel and Aluminum?
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Latin America’s Protests Are Likely to Fail
Latin America’s Protests Are Likely to Fail
The popular uprisings in Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Haiti have many different causes and one thing in common: If history is any indicator, the outlook for genuine, lasting change is grim.
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Could Brexit Open Up a New Market for Latin American Agriculture?
Could Brexit Open Up a New Market for Latin American Agriculture?
The demand will be there, but a range of barriers are likely to limit growth in agricultural trade links between the UK and Latin America.
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Trump Doubles Down on Failed Cuba Policy
Trump Doubles Down on Failed Cuba Policy
The Cuban autocracy remains a nagging reminder of United States impotence in rooting out Communism.
