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Outside Players in Latin America (I): China (WP) WP 50/2007 (Translated from Spanish) - 4/12/2007 Carlos Malamud In recent years China’s prolonged and sustained economic growth has  fuelled a considerable rise in Latin American exports of raw materials  (hydrocarbons, minerals, food, etc) to the Chinese market and, at the same  time, an increased growth in the region’s economies.
Ecuador: Two Years of Uncertainty (WP) WP 48/2007 - 6/11/2007 Simón Pachano This article examines the most important political events in Ecuador in the past two years – in light of the departure of Gutiérrez and the election of Rafael Correa – and gives some general explanations of them. On this basis the paper seeks to offer longer-term explanations of the causes of the constant instability in Ecuadoran politics.
Latin American Integration and Mercosur in a World of Multiple Options that are Not Mutually Exclusive (WP) WP 44/2007 - 9/10/2007 Félix Peña The three most relevant features of current developments in the strategy of Latin American integration are the multiplicity of the various countries’ fields of action at both the global and regional levels; the crises and attempts at renewal at institutional bodies, especially Mercosur and the Community of Andean Nations (CAN in Spanish); and a heavy accent on the political and at times even ideological dimension.
Relations Between Europe and Latin America: In Search of New Agendas and Formats (WP) WP 43/2007 - 5/10/2007 Günther Maihold The countries of Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, seen traditionally as ‘natural partners’ and linked by a ‘strategic partnership’, have developed a new network of contacts and exchanges in tandem with the EU’s new role as a global player. But these relations between Latin America/Caribbean and the EU seem to have entered into a phase of stagnation.
The Attitude of the European Union and Spain Towards Cuba: An Assessment A Year After Castro’s Illness (WP) WP 38/2007 - 4/9/2007 Joaquín Roy One year after the 31 July announcement regarding Castro’s health, not much has changed in essence, details and spirit in the peculiar relationship between Europe and Cuba. In spite of specific moves implemented by Madrid, the same assessment can be applied to the current chapter of the ‘special relationship’ between Spain and Cuba.
A New Transatlantic Channel Between Latin America and Spain: Remittances and Their Role in Economic and Financial Development (WP) WP 37/2007 - 4/9/2007 Enrique Alberola The purpose of this article is to offer an overview of the remittance phenomenon, mainly from a Latin American and Spanish perspective and with a primarily economic focus.
Latin American Electoral Analysis. November 2005-December 2006 (WP) WP 36/2007 - 3/9/2007 Daniel Zovatto Latin America had never seen an electoral agenda so intense – nor through popular suffrage such a profound and simultaneous political change – as it has in the past 14 months. This agenda comes as Latin America seems to be embarking on an about-face with regard to its record over the past 28 years, since the start of the Third Wave of democracy.
The South American Energy Summit and Regional Integration: A Path Paved with Good (and Not So Good) Intentions (WP) WP 18/2007 (Translated from Spanish) - 4/6/2007 Carlos Malamud The South American Energy Summit held in mid-April 2007 in Isla Margarita, Venezuela, yielded scant results and fell short of the grand expectations raised by the host country.
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