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July 2, 2015

Global
The Case for Talking With Terrorists

Governments’ refusals to entertain the possibility of dialogue with groups such as al-Qaeda and the self-proclaimed Islamic State causes needless deaths, says expert Jonathan Powell.

Interview by Jonathan Powell and Zachary Laub

December 20, 2011

Human Rights
Guest Post: Guatemala’s Ex-President Asks About Genocide Trial

  Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt leaves the public prosecutor’s office in Guatemala City (Jorge Lopez/Courtesy Reuters).   This is a guest post by Natalie Kitroeff, a res…

Guest Post: Guatemala’s Ex-President Asks About Genocide Trial
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

March 31, 2016

Americas
Macri’s Surprising Honeymoon

By all accounts, Mauricio Macri has had a remarkable honeymoon since he was inaugurated December 10, quickly moving to revise Argentina’s economic policies, restructure its relations with the world, …

Macris Surprising Honeymoon - LAM
Blog Post by Matthew M. Taylor Latin America’s Moment

April 18, 2011

Economics
Taking on Mexico’s Monopolies

Mexican businessman Carlos Slim (Andres Stapff/Courtesy Reuters). Last Friday, Mexico’s regulatory agency, the Federal Competition Commission, fined Carlos Slim’s Telcel US$1 billion for monopoly pr…

Taking on Mexico’s Monopolies
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

June 6, 2011

Europe and Eurasia
Why You Need American Dollars to Mint Australian Ones

All countries with central banks exercise monetary sovereignty, right?  Nobel economist Paul Krugman certainly thinks so.  “Wow,” he wrote, after reading Benn Steil and Manuel Hinds say otherwise i…

Why You Need American Dollars to Mint Australian Ones
Blog Post by Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies Geo-Graphics