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The Biden Administration Is Still Flying Blind on Latin America

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"At best, one could say that US policy toward Latin America is a piecemeal and inconsistent amalgam of sporadic attempts at engagement," Paul Poast writes.

President Joe Biden hosts a working lunch with heads of state and government during the Ninth Summit of the Americas
The White House
US Foreign Policy

The Global Gold Rush Imperils the Brazilian Amazon

In the News
NPR
Robert Muggah

Economic instability has increased the price of gold as Brazilian President Lula da Silva attempts to crack down on illegal mining threating the Amazon.

Illegal Brazilian mining in the Amazon.
AP Photos
Climate and the Environment

Will Brazil Destroy the Amazon to Save the Climate?

In the News
Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

Brazil’s mineral wealth could power the global energy transition, but mining is a very dirty business, writes Nonresident Fellow Robert Muggah.

Mining in Brazilian Amazon.
Reuters
Climate and the Environment

Lula in China, Conflict in Sudan, and NATO Reborn

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Steven Erlanger, Prashant Rao, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Brazil’s Lula Meets Xi in China
Reuters
Global Politics

Ecuador's Crime Wave and its Albanian Connection

In the News
Americas Quarterly
Robert Muggah

Criminal groups from the Balkans are helping reverse the drop in Ecuador's homicide rate and turn the country into a hub for illegal exports.

Police search for illegal drugs.
Reuters
Global Politics

The Amazon Gold Rush is a Threat to Law and Order

In the News
Context
Robert Muggah

Criminal activity and money laundering is making efforts to protect indigenous people and nature far harder, writes Nonresident Fellow Rob Muggah.

An illegal gold mine in the Amazon rainforest.
Reuters
Global Politics

Can a New Regional Pact Protect the Amazon from Environmental Crime?

In the News
Mongabay
Robert Muggah

Police, prosecutors, money-laundering experts, and others convened in Brazil to tackle drug and environmental crimes that are growing in scale across the Amazon.

Amazon Rainforest
Crystal Mirallegro
Global Politics

Beating the Odds: The Mothers and Children of the 1,000 Days Movement

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, Roger Thurow revisits the featured mothers and children to see how they are faring.

Shyamkali sits cross legged and holds her young daughter.
Anne Thurow
Food and Agriculture

1,000 Days: Revisiting the Mothers and Children of Guatemala

Video Series
Featured Video

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book, we revisit Dianet and her daughter Keytlin to see how they are faring.

Dianet sits next to her daughter Keytlin.
Anne Thurow
Food and Agriculture

Hemispheric Migration: Transnational Challenges Require Transnational Solutions

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Running Numbers by Cristobal Ramón

The movement of Venezuelans across the Western Hemisphere highlights the need for regional coordination.

Venezuelans migrants carry their belongings as they try to reach Peru
Reuters
Migration