Venezuela’s political situation requires high-level diplomacy from the United States to build regional support for democracy, writes AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth for CNN-GPS.
As the nominated secretary of state, John Kerry may be less interested in Latin America than his predecessor, though possible security and political crises may compel him to become involved, writes Christopher Sabatini for Fox News Latino.
In an article for World Politics Review, AS/COA’s Christopher Sabatini identifies four initiatives to lay the groundwork for the United States to deepen ties with Latin America.
Seja qual for o rumo da transicão política na Venezuela, a sombra do Hugo Chávez continuará sobre o país e a região durante muito tempo, escreve Eric Farnsworth para Estadão.
"Whether its growth is being hailed as a major advance for Latin America or its alleged decline in the developed world is taken as a sign of the global North’s impending fall, the middle class has assumed almost totemic status in popular discussions," writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini for CNN-GPS. "The reality, though, is more complex."
O resultado das eleições regionais foi usado por chavistas para tentar demonstrar que o movimento está institucionalizado. Porém, "uma transformação está ocorrendo na Venezuela", escreve Eric Farnsworth da AS/COA. "Esta é uma área em particular onde Estados Unidos e Brasil têm a oportunidade de trabalhar juntos numa agenda comum".
The private sector can help improve security in Central America through reinsertion programs and initiatives targeting at-risk youth, AS/COA's Jason Marczak writes for The Miami Herald.