@TheWilsonCenter
’s Latin America Program provides a nonpartisan forum for experts and scholars to discuss the most critical issues facing the Hemisphere.
“President
@Bukele
is using the tools of democracy to destroy democracy with his increasing authoritarian pattern,” says Claudia Umaña Araujo. Watch the full webcast of our discussion on El Salvador’s upcoming Legislative Assembly election🗳️👇
This week's
#LaSemanita
features a special edition on 🇳🇮. President Ortega detains
@chamorrocris
and 6 other opposition leaders ahead of November's presidential elections, testing the limits of the international community and fracturing the opposition. Click 👇 to find out more
“I ask for hope for those who are in prison. And for those who come here to the United States, what I ask is for temporary protection status,” says
@ArturoMcfields
, former Nicaraguan Ambassador to the
@OAS_official
.
Watch the full webcast of this discussion:
"The symbolism is extraordinarily important,"
@benjamingedan
told
@NPR
regarding Juan Guaidó's SOTU appearance. "Guaidó’s relevance as a figure in the Venezuelan opposition is entirely connected to his ability to stay on the radar of the White House."
Central Americans eat tamales for Christmas, a pre-Hispanic tradition and vary from country to country. In 🇧🇴, Christmas dinner often consists of picana de navidad. What are some other traditional dishes eaten in
#LatAm
for the holidays? Click ⬇️ for this edition of
#LaSemanita
In Jujuy, Argentina, the largest solar plant in Latin America is now generating electricity.
From the sun-soaked north to wind-blown south, we explore Argentina's renewable energy outlook ⤵️
We are proud to announce
@LucioCastro_
as our newest Global Fellow. Lucio is a Research Fellow at Harvard’s Center for International Development and previously served as Vice-Minister in the Ministry of Production of Argentina. Welcome, Dr. Castro!
As Latin America continues to struggle with the pandemic,
@TheWilsonCenter
's
@LATAMProg
remains as committed as ever to helping the region through its challenges, generating fresh policy ideas, & amplifying Latin American voices.
Visit our website to see our research & events:
“Evidence has shown that the expansion of marine protected areas can directly contribute to the protection of migratory species and reduce the impacts of overfishing on critical ecosystems,” writes
@max_bello_m
in this
@LATAMProg
report.
Read the full report:
Today
@JuanOrlandoH
will be sworn in for 2nd term as President of
#Honduras
. Few people beyond his supporters will be celebrating what most Hondurans consider to be highly flawed, perhaps fraudulent election. Read the analysis for
@Univision
by
@Eric_Latam
.
#LaSemanita
brings you the latest this week in Latin America including Nicaragua's alleged misreporting of
#COVID19
cases and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's growing disregard for democratic institutions. For even more, see ⬇️
@TheWilsonCenter
@LATAMProg
“Argentina finds itself in a very, very difficult situation, and that includes the second worst inflation rate in the world in the last year.” Sergio
#Massa
addresses
@TheWilsonCenter
and discusses
#Argentina
‘s current economic struggles.
Congratulations to
@TheWilsonCenter
's Ricardo Zúñiga on his appointment as Special Envoy for the Northern Triangle
@StateDept
, where he will lead U.S. diplomatic efforts and coordinate
@WhiteHouse
aid in Central America.
“After 27 years at
@TheWilsonCenter
and 16 years as director of the
@LATAMProg
, I’ll be stepping down as director in the coming days. I feel enormously privileged to have worked with so many outstanding, committed, and thoughtful colleagues from [the region],” says
@CindyArnson
.
This special edition of
#LaSemanita
provides an overview of COVID-19 immunization in the region using data from
@Reuters
. Most Latin American countries have vaccinated less than 5% of their populations, except for Chile, which has vaccinated 23% of its population 😷🌎
Al igual en la Venezuela de Hugo Chávez, “en El Salvador, una nueva Asamblea electa democráticamente ahora está gobernando de forma antidemocrática,” recalca
@CindyArnson
del
@LATAMProg
.
Vía
@VozdeAmerica
“We have an opportunity to take immediate action now.” International ocean policy expert
@max_bello_m
& oceanographer
@SylviaEarle
of
@MissionBlue
discuss the need to address centuries of exploitation of the Southern Ocean in our latest publication with the
@PolarInstitute
.
Join us on Wednesday, September 27, from 10 am to 11:30 am (ET), for a conversation with
@leopoldolopez
,
@Kasparov63
,
@NadiaOweidat
, and
@KyawZeyarWin
on how the international community can support individuals fighting to restore democracy.
Global Fellow
@LuciaDammert
condemned the comparisons of the riots at the U.S. Capitol with political situations in “banana republics” as pejorative and wrong, pointing that the U.S. and Latin America “share many problems, one of them being inequality and lack of education."
“I think that U.S. collaboration with showing how to do these sorts of international environmental and social impact assessments is important,” says
@lake_resources
’s Stephen Promnitz.
Watch the full webcast of this discussion:
Latin America faces uncertainty: Peru dissolves congress, protests erupt in Ecuador and Chile, election legitimacy concerns in Bolivia and upcoming elections in Argentina and Uruguay. Check out infographics to come
“There have been five major times of extinction in the past by things that we couldn’t control, but we can control the sixth extinction that is happening now because of us,“ said Dr.
@SylviaEarle
. Watch the full webcast on economic growth and environmental protection:
On Oct 25th,
#Chile
will hold a national plebiscite to reform its constitution from the years of the military dictatorship. What could this mean for democracy in Chile and
#LatAm
?
Friday, Oct 16, 9:00am-10:15am, EST, join
@LATAMProg
and
@Int_IDEA
to discuss
#Plebiscito2020
"Fiscal balances today are very different than they were in the last financial crisis where…many countries in Latin America had a strong fiscal position…Today we are in a very different place,” says
@the_IDB
President
@MorenoBID
.
Listen to the full
@TheWilsonCenter
's GTB 👇
The devastation from recent hurricanes has further shown the need to combat inequalities created by climate change in
#LatinAmerica
. Our latest video explainer highlights this.
For more on the subject listen to our new episode of
#Americas360
with guests
@GinaKawas
and
@cefeche
“There is a sense in the region that countries are now asked to choose whether they are more pro-China or more pro-USA,” says
@FranciscoUrdin
. Watch the full webcast of this discussion.
Costa Rica’s Vice Minister for Water and the Ocean, Haydée Rodriguez-Romero, explains the international community’s obligation to create policy that prioritizes the oceans in order to tackle
#ClimateChange
.
Watch the full
@TheWilsonCenter
,
@NRDC
, and
@MissionBlue
event ⬇️
New Episode |
@MyersMargaret
, director of the Asia & Latin America Program at
@The_Dialogue
, shares insights on perceptions of China’s coronavirus assistance to Latin America, and the implications for U.S.-China competition ⬇️🎶
“While MPAs cannot impede climate change from happening, they can certainly help in reducing additional stressors such as fishing in highly sensitive areas, which would greatly contribute to a more resilient ocean,” writes
@AndreaCapurro3
. Read the full publication:
“There is little doubt that Honduras needs a strong and independent anti-corruption body. Corruption is deeply engrained in the country’s laws and institutions and political parties,” writes
@Eric_Latam
, a
@LATAMProg
global fellow, in this edition of our
#WeeklyAsado
newsletter.
Join us for a discussion with former Nicaraguan
@OAS_official
Ambassador
@ArturoMcfields
, in conversation with former U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, on the human rights abuses of the Daniel Ortega government.
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. (ET).
"You must, in this particular crisis, ensure that there are income transfers to workers, particularly in the informal sector," says
@BrookingsInst
's Santiago Levy ⬇️
Our new book, "Venezuela’s Authoritarian Allies: The Ties That Bind?" examines the ways that international allies of Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian government have assisted it in surviving a calamitous period of economic decline. Download here:
In case you missed this,
@TheWilsonCenter
,
@NRDC
, and
@MissionBlue
held a panel discussion with country leaders & partners on ocean resiliency in the face of climate change.
Watch
@LSpeerOceans
’ remarks on the impacts of climate change and the importance of ocean conservation🌊
One year after protests rocked cities throughout
#Chile
, the country will hold a national plebiscite to reform its constitution.
Friday, Oct 16, 9:00am-10:15am, EST, join the
@WilsonCenter
's
@LATAMProg
and
@Int_IDEA
to discuss the upcoming plebiscite and its significance.🇨🇱
Alfredo Romero, president
@ForoPenal
is the first Abraham F. Lowenthal Public Policy Fellow
@TheWilsonCenter
. He met with Abe today, founding director of the program. Contribute to the fellowship today in support of future Latin American scholars:
This week’s special edition of
#LaSemanita
looks at China’s
#BeltandRoad
Initiative in
#LatAm
, a development strategy aiming to improve regional infrastructure and increase trade, while opening the door for Chinese lending. Since 2017, 19 countries have joined the accord🇨🇳🌎.
Latin America, the region hardest hit by COVID-19, is undergoing immunization on account of vaccine diplomacy. This week’s special edition of
#LaSemanita
looks at the status of COVID-19 vaccinations in Latin America 🦠⬇
🔴LIVE IN 15 MINUTES: Join Amb.
@AponteMC
, Francisco de Sola,
@sarahmaslin
, Amb.
@MilenaMayorga
,
@fusades
’s Claudia Umaña Araujo, Amb. Rubén Zamora, and
@CindyArnson
to discuss the future of democracy in El Salvador.
🗓️ Wednesday, February 10
🕚11:30 am-1:00 pm ET
👇 Watch
Today's
#EarthDay
, and this year’s theme is “Invest in Our Planet.” In honor of today we have a special edition of
#LaSemanita
with the top 7 climate-related stories in
#LatAm
: 🇨🇱’s capital announces a water rationing plan and deforestation in 🇧🇷 increases by 64% this year.
Join Amb.
@AponteMC
, Francisco de Sola,
@sarahmaslin
, Amb.
@MilenaMayorga
,
@fusades
’s Claudia Umaña Araujo, Amb. Rubén Zamora, and
@CindyArnson
for a conversation on El Salvador's upcoming Legislative Elections.
🗓️ Wednesday, February 10
🕚 11:30 am-1:00 pm ET
⬇️ RSVP/INFO
Have a cup of coffee and check out what’s happening in
#Latam
in this week’s
#LaSemanita
: President
@XiomaraCastroZ
tests positive for COVID in 🇭🇳. In 🇨🇱, President
@gabrielboric
prioritizes climate change and names
@Maisa_Rojas
as environmental minister. Click ⬇️ to learn more
In today’s
#LaSemanita
,
#Bolivia
’s ex-interim president Jeanine Añez and her ministers face charges for last year’s unrest and Central America remains on high alert after
#HurricaneEta
brings heavy rains in Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua🌎For more:
@ArgentinaProj
@BrazilInst
How will President
@JoeBiden
’s foreign policy impact democracy in El Salvador under Pres.
@nayibbukele
? Vice President of
@FUSADES
Claudia Umaña Araujo analyzes this and other key issues ahead El Salvador’s legislative elections.
Last November,
@FSagasti
was sworn in as interim president of Peru, the country’s third president in less than a week.
Join a discussion with President Sagasti, hosted by
@TheWilsonCenter
& moderated by
@CindyArnson
&
@benjamingedan
and on Thursday, 2/18/21, from 4pm–5pm ET.
.
@TheWilsonCenter
,
@NRDC
, and
@MissionBlue
will host a panel on building ocean resilience in the face of
#ClimateChange
, such as by cutting emissions by ocean-based industries and conserving “blue carbon” ecosystems that sequester emissions.
Join us on 3/29 from 9-10:30pm ET ⬇️
“79% of those killed by police violence in Brazil are Black. […] I think we have not yet understood as a country that national security is supposed to be for all,” says
@IlonaSzaboC
in this
@BrazilInst
podcast episode on the intersection of race & police violence in Brazil.
“At first glance, the decision to jail almost 30 opponents and independent journalists in a single month seemed not only anti-democratic but also tactically questionable,” writes
@TizBreda
about
#DanielOrtega
's intense crackdown on his opponents.
Read our latest
#WeeklyAsado
👇
“It does not matter what I think about Mafalda,” the acclaimed Argentine novelist Julio Cortázar once said, “what matters is what Mafalda thinks of me.”
Learn more about the iconic figure and her creator, Quino, in our video 👇
91% of men & 86% of women show some kind of bias against gender equality in areas such as politics, economics, education and physical integrity, explains
@GeBragaOrillard
during the Wilson Center’s event, “Accessing Justice: Femicide and the Rule of Law.”
#GenderAtWilson
President Daniel Ortega of
#Nicaragua
has all but ensured his own victory by arresting five opposition pre-candidates, as well as civil society and private sector leaders, and even dissident members of his own Sandinista Party.
#LatinAmericaAtWilson
#WilsonSmart
“This is the first time in history that we can know the magnitude of the problems we face and maybe the last time that we have to do something about it,“ says
@MissionBlue
’s
@SylviaEarle
.
Watch the full webcast of this discussion here 🌎🍃👇
Latin America has the highest level of
#GBV
in the world.
@TheWilsonCenter
project, "Accessing Justice: Femicide & the Rule of Law in Latin America" brings you the latest analysis on femicides through a rule of law perspective in the region. Learn more/subscribe 🔽
“Police just last year killed 1,200 people in Rio state alone. The American police, in comparison, killed around 1,000 last year in the whole country. We do not have an appropriate national security plan in Brazil at this moment,” says
@IlonaSzaboC
about the
#Jacar
ézinho raid.