As Bolivia nears the scheduled October 18 vote, here is a look at the key players and the role they played in Evo Morales’ downfall.
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As the U.S. general election nears, Latino voters in six U.S. battleground states have mixed feelings when it comes to mail-in voting.
"Solving debt crises is not a zero-sum game. All sides must give ground to succeed," writes AS/COA’s Chairman Emeritus William R. Rhodes in FPA's Great Decisions.
The problem of Nicolás Maduro is one that doesn’t fall neatly along party lines.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden played a leading role in regional policy during his time as vice president and it’s possible, if the ticket wins, that Harris will do the same.
It’s hard to think of more complications facing a presidential vote.
Some countries are closed to international air travel. Some countries never closed down air travel at all.
"In the broad sweep of history, Bolsonaro is arguably not an aberration but a return to normalcy," writes AS/COA's Brian Winter in Foreign Affairs.
Their responses to 2019 Amazon wildfires is one example of the markedly different paths each candidate has staked out on environmental policy.
AS/COA's Healthcare Series offers recommendations for governments, providers, and stakeholders to address inefficiencies and inequities in the region's health systems.
The two candidates disagree on nearly every aspect of immigration policy.
"The pandemic has decimated the regional and global economy at the very moment that USMCA is promising to spur economic growth," writes AS Board Member Antonio Garza for BRINK.
"President-elect Luis Abinader now faces the Hydra-headed challenge of addressing corruption, impunity, and COVID-19 right off the bat," writes COA's Maria de Lourdes Despradel for Univision.
Opposition candidate Luis Abinader won the presidency in the country’s July 5 elections, Latin America’s first general elections since the arrival of COVID-19.
Never mind the pandemic: Andrés Manuel López Obrador is making his first international trip since taking office. There will be layovers.
"This shift towards greater online commerce and digital trade is expected to continue," writes Google's Karan Bhatia in The Business Times.
“The USMCA didn’t contemplate the pandemic,” says the AS/COA senior director. The North American trade pact was implemented on July 1.
Each country is fighting the same virus, but the battles waged are playing out differently across the board.
The pandemic’s economic toll is more clearly emerging. We chart World Bank and OECD figures from April and June.
The president hit the 100-day mark on June 9 with a solid approval rating after receiving praise for his government’s quick response to COVID-19.