Latin America Commentary & Analysis

Mexico’s Telecoms Reform: Its Impact Has Been Underestimated, Experts Say

By The Atlantic Council

Government, Business, Academic Leaders Speak at Atlantic Council Forum in Mexico City Six weeks after President Enrique Pena Nieto signed Mexico’s telecommunications reform law, hundreds of government, business, and academic leaders met in Mexico City to discuss its likely impact at the International Forum on Telecommunications Reform, organized by the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin […]

The Colombian Conundrum: Predictions for the Presidential Runoff

On June 13, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center held an event to discuss the Colombian presidential elections in partnership with the Inter-American Dialogue. The event featured expert analysis from Miguel Silva, international political consultant and former chief of staff to President César Gaviria, and Peter Schechter, director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center […]

How Social Entrepreneurship is Transforming Colombian Education

Social entrepreneurship, by essence, is local. Many of the world’s biggest challenges require specific, local antidotes to maladies that affect communities across the globe. In Latin America, a new class of social entrepreneurs are matching their skills to common societal needs and creating positive, long-lasting, and concrete results.  

Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Announces New Fellow for Brazil

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT AJ Ross, aross@AtlanticCouncil.org 202.864.2829 The Atlantic Council is pleased to announce Ricardo Sennes, one of the world’s leading experts on Brazil, as a new nonresident senior Brazil fellow at the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center. Sennes offers comprehensive analysis on the new Brazil, as well as the country’s strategic position within global […]

Shaping Political Parties in the Twenty-First Century

A Conversation with the Chairs of Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) & the United States’ Democratic Party Recent electoral reforms in Mexico are a watershed moment in the country’s full transition to a pluralist, participatory democracy. Reforming the electoral process has been a constant pursuit of opposition parties such as the PAN and the PRD after […]

Spotlight Urbanization

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

How can Latin American cities achieve inclusive development? In April, a record 22,000 people attended the seventh World Urban Forum, convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), in Medellín, Colombia. This nearly doubled attendance from four years ago. Growing interest in urban development highlights how cities are increasingly transcending boundaries to shape national […]

Send-Off Reception for Ambassador Whitaker

The new US Ambassador to Colombia, Kevin Whitaker, is taking over one of the most strategic diplomatic positions in the Western Hemisphere. A key political and economic ally to the United States, Colombia is also an important free-trade partner. Strong democratic institutions and a thriving economy point to a prosperous future, one where Colombia increasingly […]

Latin America Center Hosts Argentine Political Leader Sergio Massa

During his international debut in Washington, DC, Argentine opposition leader Sergio Massa joined top policymakers and business leaders for a private discussion at the Atlantic Council on March 27, co-hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce.

Spotlight Chile | March 18

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Will Chile ratify a new constitution during the second Bachelet presidency? This months’ Spotlight explores three scenarios. President Michelle Bachelet of the Socialist Party-led New Majority coalition took office for her second four-year term on March 11. She has proposed a broad agenda of educational, electoral, and other constitutional reforms. Bachelet is also seeking to […]