Paraguay: A Shift to the Left under Lugo? (ARI)
President Lugo’s swearing-in as the President of Paraguay marks a major turning-point in the country’s history.
Latin America
Outside Players in Latin America (III): Relations with the European Union (ARI)
The future of relations between the European Union and Latin America is full of question marks given the ambiguity on the part of almost all the players involved.
The Lima Summit: A Meeting of Euro-Latin American Asymmetry (ARI)
The fifth edition of the LAC-EU Summit did not manage to escape the contradictions present at the previous meetings, although this time the Latin American and Caribbean Presidents clearly articulated their desire to receive a European response to the increasing heterogeneity in Latin America within a framework of fundamental asymmetry in the bi-regional relationship.
The Cuban Economy at the Crossroads: Fidel Castro’s Legacy, Debate over Change and Raúl Castro’s Options
This Working Paper evaluates the current status of the Cuban economy (Fidel Castro’s legacy), analyses the debate that emerged after a speech Raúl delivered on 26 July 2007 and explores the course of possible reforms.
Potential Flashpoints in South America (II): Could the Situation in Bolivia Spark a Regional War? (ARI)
The critical political, institutional, ethnic and social situation in Bolivia today, aggravated by the referendum on political autonomy held in several regions, could lead to a worrying level of regional instability.
The Fragile, Back-and-forth Relationship between Venezuela and Colombia (ARI)
Under the governments of Álvaro Uribe and Hugo Chavez, political and diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Colombia have been increasingly fragile and back-and-forth, jeopardising ties and the precarious stability in the Andean region.
The New Dimension of the Colombian Conflict (ARI)
Recent verbal and diplomatic clashes between the governments of Ecuador and Venezuela and that of Colombia, and the final statement at the meeting of the Rio Group, have placed the Colombian conflict in the multilateral realm. This raises new challenges for the region.
Potential Flashpoints in South America (Introduction) (ARI)
South America, like the whole of Latin America, has traditionally been considered to be a region of peace. However, in the last few months two potential flashpoints have emerged in the Andean region: Bolivia and Colombia.
Energy and Geopolitics in Latin America
Since the beginning of this century, Latin America has become an increasingly important region on the world’s geopolitical map. Several economic and political features define Latin America’s current geopolitical situation and set it apart from other episodes of the region’s history.
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