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Jun 20, 2014

Colombia Bets in Favor of Peace

By Carlos Guzman

Colombians cast their vote for the presidential elections this last Sunday, leading to the re-election of incumbent president Juan Manuel Santos. The question of what the bitterly contested election’s final result means for the near future of the Andean country reigns as the dust settles from Sunday’s vote. Amid good economic conditions, an improving quality […]

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Jun 17, 2014

World Cup Q&A with Adrienne Arsht Center Directors

Five days into the World cup, we sat down with the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Center Director Peter Schechter and Deputy Director Jason Marczak to get their predicitons on the 2014 World Cup and what it will mean looking ahead.  Here is what they had to say. 

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Jun 17, 2014

Are Governments Ready for the Fourth Revolution?

By Gabriel Sanchez Zinny

Whether or not you believe in more or less government, in a more interventionist approach to economic management or in pure free markets, The Fourth Revolution is a book you shouldn’t miss. Subtitled “The Global Race to Reinvent the State,” authors John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge – editor in chief and managing editor, respectively, of […]

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May 28, 2014

Scaling Up Education: Finding New Financing Methods

By Gabriel Sanchez Zinny

Despite the economic troubles that have upended many of the world’s developing countries in the past decade, foreign development aid is on the rise. The OECD estimates that in 2013, aid from Development Assistance Countries rose 6.1 percent to reach an all time high. However, one aspect that continues to get short shrift is education. As […]

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May 27, 2014

What is going on in Brazil?

Less than a month before the World Cup begins two pillars of society critical to hosting a successful World Cup have initiated a strike: police and public transit officials. The bus strike in Brazil’s largest city began on Tuesday and at least 300,000 commuters have been affected. Traffic was reported to stretch 162 miles on […]

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May 12, 2014

Chile’s education system is the best in Latin America – so why is it being overhauled?

By Gabriel Sanchez Zinny

For decades, Chile has been at the forefront of education reform in Latin America. The major international rankings conducted over the past decade have shown that, while Chile has some work to do to catch up with the developed world, it is the undisputed leader in Latin America.

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May 7, 2014

Today: Mexican Energy Reform, Secondary Legislation Conference Call 10:00-10:30 am

Mexican Energy Reform:Secondary Legislation HighlightsDial In: 1-800-311-9404 Passcode: 45889On April 30, President Enrique Peña Nieto presented to Congress the proposed secondary laws and reforms to implement the constitutional energy reforms passed in December 2013. The package of twenty-one laws, including eight new and thirteen modified laws, aim to support the reform’s goals of transparency, competition, and […]

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May 6, 2014

“Don’t Look Away”: How Brazil is Combating Sex Trafficking in Advance of the World Cup

By Jair Meneguelli

The number of sexual violence cases on children around the world is alarming. According to UNICEF, they estimate that there are 2 million young victims of sexual exploitation every year. The numbers can be even higher if we consider those who do not report these crimes due to the fear and taboo about the topic in some […]

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Apr 25, 2014

To Fight Inequality, Let’s Focus on Education

By Gabriel Sanchez Zinny

By many indications, the world has finally left the worst of the 2008 economic crisis behind. Growth is looking to pick up in the U.S. and Japan, spurring what the OECD labels as a moderately positive global economic environment. Unemployment is slowly but surely retreating, and investors are regaining their confidence in the markets.

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Apr 15, 2014

Brazil’s Digital Laboratory

By Nizan Guanaes

It’s a whole new world this election year in Brazil. Campaigning means communication, and Brazilians today are communicating much more and very differently than during the 2010 presidential election.

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