Latin America and China: Choosing self-interest
While virtually all ventures come with risks and challenges, engagements with China arguably present Latin America with a set of disadvantages worth considering.
While virtually all ventures come with risks and challenges, engagements with China arguably present Latin America with a set of disadvantages worth considering.
After two weeks of negotiations, the resulting COP25 deal was a weak compromise. Stronger international cooperation and increased pressure is necessary to curb climate change.
Juan Guaidó’s political future will be determined in the next couple of weeks, as his term as president of the National Assembly expires on January 5, 2020. The young leader has already announced his reelection bid, but with a fragmented opposition, it won’t be an easy win.
In a region with diverse ideologies, different policy positions are likely to hinder decision making at international fora were consensus is a must.
Greta Thunberg—the 16-year-old girl who just one year ago started a global climate movement—has spoken loud and clear about demanding action against climate change’s devastating effects. It’s now time for the adults to act and hold our leaders accountable.
Bolton is out, but Nicolas Maduro’s dictatorship is not. The United States must rethink its strategy urgently. This is not your garden variety authoritarian government that responds to the usual incentives.
Brazil and the developing world are not the only culprits on climate change. The developed world too shares the blame for CO2 output. Unfortunately, the international system lacks the capacity to address these gaps. Is it time to reconsider activism and action that doesn’t depend on states?
Following the PASO results, a possible return of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to power could be the oxygen Maduro needs to perpetuate his dictatorship. But unlike the Chávez-Kirchner alliance of the 2000s, today’s context is very different.
Scaling up climate-related policies and investing in sustainable infrastructure could increase GDP by up to 2.8 percent on average across G20 countries by 2050. Aiming for net zero emissions is not only smart policy, but a growth opportunity for Latin American countries.
The recently announced sanctions on Venezuelan assets aren’t an embargo, but you can’t blame people for thinking so given this embargo-loving NSC. Either way unless used as more than a stick, even these marginal changes are unlikely to achieve their goal.