ECONOMY: Most Affordable Latin American Cities for Real Estate
(Guest article by Alex Omelchenko) - When one thinks Latin American, it’s almost necessary to think passion in a deep rooted culture that is synonymous to celebration and innate to…
October 2016
OP-ED: Addressing the Catholic Church’s Complicity with Argentina’s Military Junta
Earlier this week, Pope Francis released a statement which revealed that the Vatican would share its archives with families of the victims of Argentina’s military dictatorship (1976-1983). The Catholic Church…
POWER WATCH PROFILE: German Vargas Lleras
German Vargas Lleras is Vice President of Colombia and prospective candidate in the upcoming presidential elections. Vargas Lleras is a highly visible and fast rising politician with the requisite connections,…
MARTHA DELGADO PERALTA ‘s COLUMN: MEXICO: Errors of Atmospheric Contingency - PART I
(Cross-Posted with Permission of EstePaís) - In the late eighties, I came to live in Mexico City for my university studies. What caught my attention was all the differences between the big…
CUBA: Sharing Connectivity in Castro’s Old Plazas
Once it was only the colonial wrought iron street lamps that kept Cuba’s plazas alit, now the blue tint of mobile phone and laptop screens illuminate city centres around the…
MEXICO: The Importance of Extraditing El Chapo
Mexico’s National Security Commissioner reported late last week that Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s extradition to the U.S would likely take place in early 2017. This decision is long overdue. Although…
ARGENTINA: Modern Peronism - Loyalty vs. Survival
Peronist Loyalty Day regards the mass-mobilization to release then imprisoned Colonel Juan Peron. It occurred October 17, 1945 as the rest of the world roared with World War II. Argentina…
ECONOMY: How Commodity Price Shocks Have Impaired Latin America’s Economic Growth
Guest Article by Dr. Byron Ramirez; International Policy Digest - Commodities are used as inputs in the production of other goods and services. Trade flows, demographic changes, production quotas, export…
PANAMA: Plata, Plomo y la Politica: Fighting the War on Firearms and Corruption
Economic crisis brings history changing implications. Each country handles insecurity, political tensions, and corruption distinctly. Survival is of mutual interest. When it comes to survivalist crisis management, Panama is a…
CUBA: Matthew Expelled from the School of the Carribean
Baracoa’s main beach was already chaotic. A jumble of sandcastle makers, futbolistas and free divers who would run from afar and plunge into the Caribbean Sea. On Tuesday night that…
CHILE: Symbolic Change and Real Change - What Colombia Can Learn from Chile’s 1988 Plebiscite
The shock result of Colombia’s plebiscite on Sunday has understandably overshadowed other events in Latin America this week. However, the context of Colombia’s vote provides an opportunity to examine another…
EDITOR’S NOTES: The Economic and Political Power of Telenovelas
How do telenovelas - idols of entertainment and popular culture - exist in the name of agendas they attempt to escape? As the popularity of Latin American telenovelas expand into…
ECONOMY: Local Latin American Agriculture in Global Value Chains
Guest article by SAFE - Did you know that more than half the food in Latin America comes from 14 million smallholder farmers across the region? Despite their key role in…