‘Dictabasura’ in Venezuela
Is there a negotiable way out of the crisis in Venezuela? There is a balance of forces and interests created by the regime that seems to hinder it.
Latin America
EU-Mercosur: tapping the Atlantic’s potential
Although the EU-Mercosur agreement is a first generation FTA, mainly focused on tariff reductions, it is necessary to highlight its geo-political significance.
The discreet (and declining) charm of Venezuelan oil diplomacy
The slashing of oil exports to Cuba and the renegotiation of Chinese loans-for-oil illustrate the discreet and declining charm of Venezuelan oil diplomacy.
China: a partner for the development of Latin America?
If a new pattern of China-Latin America economic interaction materialises, it would foster sustainable and long-term economic development in the region.
The Future of Natural Gas in South America
Latin America is one of the most dynamic regions for the development of natural gas markets at the global, regional and national levels.
Is Hugo Chávez still there?
The chaos has reached unimaginable dimensions after Hugo Chávez's “physical departure” and the arrival, orchestrated by the deceased, of Nicolás Maduro.
Spanish investors can capitalize on the low-carbon transition in Latin America
The implementation of the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer significant opportunities for Spanish investors while supporting Latin American countries in the achievement of low-carbon and resilient development. Institutional, knowledge and infrastructure challenges require attention to maximise these opportunities.
The Paris Climate Agreement could positively disrupt Latin America’s development
Even though the Paris Climate Agreement will not enter into force until 2020, Latin America should continue to develop and implement its climate policies.
Venezuela: struggle for power with a backdrop of economic disaster
Venezuela is moving into a period of transition, but the question is how, who with and whence. The answers are anybody’s guess.
A new era of dialogue and consensus in Argentina
The grand tragedy of the Kirchners' era of governance is the failure to have exploited the tail wind of the golden years of booming commodity exports. A fair part of what was then accrued was subsequently dissipated in populist policies that failed to allow an increase in national savings or the accumulation of greater social capital for investment in the future.
Brazil: playing with fire
Rattled by political turmoil and in the midst of severe stagflation, Brazil is really ‘playing with fire’. Urgent measures are needed to reduce the fiscal deficit along with key structural reforms to reduce the size of the government.