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New Atlanticist

Dec 7, 2015

In Venezuela, Maduro’s Fate Hangs in the Balance

By Ashish Kumar Sen

As opposition scores big electoral victory, President will face challenges from his own party, says Atlantic Council’s Jason Marczak The opposition’s historic victory in legislative elections on Dec. 6 has created a two-front challenge for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro — one from an opposition that could try to have him recalled, and the other from […]

Venezuela

New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2015

In Mexico, Transition to Gas Reduces Electricity Tariffs

By Megan Reilly Cayten

Mexico’s consumption of fuel oil has declined by 60 percent since 2012, and is on track to achieve a reduction of 90 percent by 2018, according to Guillermo Turrent, Director of Modernization at Mexico’s Federal Commission of Electricity (CFE). Turrent spoke on a conference call convened by the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and David […]

Mexico

New Atlanticist

Dec 3, 2015

Putting Brazil on US Department of Labor Blacklist ‘Unfair’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Brazilian textile association official says action on forced labor may hurt exports The US Department of Labor’s decision to place Brazil on a list of countries where forced and child labor are practiced is “unfair” and could have an adverse impact on the South American nation’s exports, said an official with Brazil’s textile association. Brazil’s […]

Brazil Economy & Business

In the News

Dec 2, 2015

Marczak on Post-Election Tension in Argentina

By Jason Marczak

Fox News Latino quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the tension between outgoing President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and President-elect Mauricio Macri:

Latin America

In the News

Dec 1, 2015

McFate on the Deployment of Columbian Mercenaries in Yemen

By Sean McFate

Business Insider quotes Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Sean McFate on the United Arab Emirates’ recruitment and training of Colombian mercenaries to fight in Yemen:

Colombia Yemen

In the News

Dec 1, 2015

Silva: Sustain Colombia’s Miracle

By Miguel Silva

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Nonresident Senior Colombia Fellow Miguel Silva writes for US News and World Report on the upcoming elections in Colombia:

Colombia

New Atlanticist

Dec 1, 2015

Clinton to Maduro: Respect Vote’s Outcome

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Democratic presidential frontrunner says Venezuelan government doing ‘all it can to rig’ parliamentary elections The Venezuelan government must respect the outcome of parliamentary elections scheduled for Dec. 6, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said at the Atlantic Council on Nov. 30. “As the people of Venezuela go the ballot box this weekend, it […]

Venezuela

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Nov 30, 2015

Politics, Government, and Women in Latin America: Better Than You Think?

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center launched its Women’s Leadership in Latin America Initiative featuring remarks by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The event took place on Monday, November 30, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Latin America Women

In the News

Nov 30, 2015

Marczak on Elections in Venezuela

By Jason Marczak

CNBC quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the divide in votes between Venezuals’s current government and the oppositon:

Venezuela

In the News

Nov 25, 2015

Marczak on Argentina’s Outgoing President

By Jason Marczak

US News and World Report quote Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the next steps for outgoing Argentine president Cristina Fernandez:

Latin America

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