Vaccines and Variants a Year into the Pandemic
February marks a year since the first coronavirus cases were confirmed in Latin America. Now the pandemic has entered a new phase, one in which countries are trying to roll out vaccines as quickly as ...
3 Feb 202131min
What’s on the Horizon for U.S.-Mexico Ties in a Biden Administration
From tensions over the U.S. investigation against a Mexican general to reversing the Trump administration's immigration policy, there are plenty of pressing topics on the U.S.-Mexico agenda. COMEXI Pr...
19 Jan 202125min
Three Stories You May Have Missed in 2020
From an absent president to illegal fishing to agro-tech, AS/COA Online dives into under-covered—but important—issues facing Latin America in a year of competing headlines. In this episode: AEI’s Ryan...
21 Dec 202037min
IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva on Preventing another Lost Decade in Latin America
Latin America should use the current crisis to “push for a greener, digital, and more inclusive future for the region,” said International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. In this...
16 Dec 202027min
Latin America’s Potential for a Green Recovery
With growing climate change concerns and the rising cost of oil extraction and production, governments around the world are considering reactivating their economies with more sustainable and less foss...
2 Dec 202037min
How Data Voids Exploit the Latino Vote
If there isn’t quality, factual content on a topic, trolls and bots will be there to fill the gap with disinformation on online platforms. Claudia Flores-Saviaga, a Facebook fellow and PHD candidate a...
18 Nov 202017min
On the Ground during Chile’s Year of Change
Unrest, a pandemic, polarization, and an election. In 2020, we could be referring to a number of countries. But in this episode, we’re talking about Chile’s transformational year, beginning with an Oc...
2 Nov 202023min
The Good and Bad of COVID-19’s Education Disruption
Most Latin American countries have yet to reopen schools as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What does it mean for Latin America’s present and future human capital development? Brookings Institution...
21 Okt 202039min
