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February 2013
Colombia: Another 100 Years of Solitude?
by James A. Robinson
“[D]espite all of the gains under the past two presidents, neither administration has broken with the fundamental system of governance that created the country’s problems.”
February 2013
Shifting Fortunes: Brazil and Mexico in a Transformed Region
by Michael Shifter and Cameron Combs
“Just as Mexico has shown signs of an upswing, Brazil seems to be facing mounting difficulties.”
February 2013
Venezuela’s Succession Crisis
by Javier Corrales
“For the opposition to win, the regime must become fairer and more democratic, the ruling party must split, and the opposition must remain united.”
February 2013
Latin America’s Inequality Success Story
by Nora Lustig
“The results of in-depth analyses for Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico reveal two main factors that explain this phenomenon: a fall in the premium that favors skilled over unskilled labor, and more progressive government transfers targeting the poor.”
February 2013
Argentina’s Democratic Decay
by Hector E. Schamis
“[D]emocracy is at risk of losing its meaning and purpose in the hands of presidents who, while freely elected, crush freedom once in office.”
February 2013
Perspective: Reinvent the Summit of the Americas
by Eric Farnsworth
Spoiler nations shouldn’t be allowed to prevent progress on a common regional agenda among democracies willing to work with Washingon.
February 2013
Books: Haiti and the Crisis Caravan
by William W. Finan Jr.
A new book meditates on Haiti before and since the 2010 earthquake, and about the do-gooders who visit, armed with “a kind of condescension filled with pity.”
February 2013
The Month in Review
by the editors of Current History
An international chronology of events in December 2012, country by country, day by day.
February 2013
Map of Latin America
by the editors of Current History
Map
February 2012
Mexico’s Big, Inherited Challenges
by Pamela K. Starr
“The 2011 election…will take place amid popular disappointment with Calderón’s presidency and a widespread perception that it has left the country worse off than it was five years ago.”
February 2012
Grown in the Cone: South America’s Soybean Boom
by Mariano Turzi
“As climate constraints and demographic imperatives make food security an ever more critical issue, agricultural resources may become the new linchpin in international relations.”
February 2012
The Shifting Landscape of Latin American Regionalism
by Michael Shifter
“Brazil’s rise, coupled with the diminished influence of the United States and the increasingly salient global role of China, has reshuffled the kaleidoscope of regional organizations. . . .”
February 2012
Rio Tries Counterinsurgency
by Robert Muggah and Albert Souza Mulli
“There are uncanny similarities between Rio de Janeiro’s pacification strategy and ongoing counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere.”
February 2012
Can Santos’s Colombia Turn the Page?
by Sebastian Chaskel and Michael J. Bustamante
“Haunted by deep disparities and an unspeakable history of violence, the country may discover that ‘democratic prosperity’ remains an elusive horizon.”
February 2012
Perspective: Chile's Middle Class Flexes Its Muscles
by Patricio Navia
Large, diverse, and increasingly confident, the country’s middle class is demanding that social policies be redesigned to fit its needs.
February 2012
Books: Salvation Stories
by William W. Finan Jr.
A new book portrays 12 iconic Latin Americans—politicians, poets, revolutionaries—who sought to set right the wrongs of the past, often with ambiguous results.
February 2012
The Month in Review
by the editors of Current History
An international chronology of events in December 2011, country by country, day by day.
February 2012
Map of Latin America
by the editors of Current History
Map
February 2011
Toodle-oo, Lula: Brazil Looks Forward with Dilma
by Riordan Roett
“All chief executives want their presidencies defined by their own initiatives and policies, not by a predecessor’s legacy.”
February 2011
Central America’s Security Predicament
by Michael Shifter
“The end of political, armed conflict 15 years ago has not been accompanied by higher levels of social peace. On the contrary, fear and lawlessness today are rampant in the region.”