Latin America

Transformations: Medellin, Colombia, Latin America

By Rachel DeLevie-Orey

Last week the World Urban Forum was hosted in Medellín, Colombia. Twenty years ago this city was under the thumb of infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar and deemed the murder capital of the world. In 2013 it was named most innovative city in the world by the Wall Street Journal, beating out Tel Aviv and […]

Alhonte: Social Media in Latin America

By Natalie Alhonte

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Associate Director Natalie Alhonte writes in the Huffington Post on how social media is reshaping politics in Latin America:

Hashtagging Violence Towards Women in Brazil

By Natalie Alhonte

The internet has given new meaning to the notion that Latin Americans love to connect. The region has the fastest growing internet population in the world and 97% of its users are on social media platforms. By comparison, in the U.S. only 67% of internet users are on social media platforms.  South America’s largest country […]

Marczak: Putin’s Latin America Play

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak is quoted in The Hill on Vladimir Putin’s intereference in Latin America:

A Conversation with Maria Corina Machado, Venezeulan Congresswoman and Opposition Leader

The CSIS Americas Program and the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center partner for a timely discussion with Venezuelan congresswoman and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado while she is in Washington, D.C. to address the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States. She will provide her commentary on the country’s ongoing political crisis, […]

Marczak: US Should Reinforce Its Commitment To El Salvador

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Jason Marczak writes for FOX News Latino on how the United States can support El Salvador’s new government:

Schechter on US-Cuban Relations

By Peter Schechter

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter joins WHYY Philadelphia’s RadioTimes with Mary Moss-Coane to discuss the Arsht Center’s poll on US attitudes towards the Cuban embargo: