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Toward a Brazil–U.S. Binational Institution
January 21, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde, Arianna Kohan A binational institution for Brazil and the United States would foster stronger ties between the two countries at the micro and macro levels, from local organizations and primary schools to universities and federal governments.

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The Latin America That Will Engage the New Administration
December 14, 2020 | Evan Ellis As U.S. election challenges proceed toward resolution and President-elect Joseph Biden puts his transition team into place, Latin America and the Caribbean will demand his attention.

Commentary
Rebuilding a More Resilient Cultural and Creative Economy after Covid-19
November 20, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Margarita R. Seminario Cultural and creative initiatives are vital to a country’s growth and development, both economically and socially. But the economic fallout from the Covid-19 has hit them particularly hard.

Commentary
Good Governance and Corruption in the Caribbean: The Haitian Challenge
October 6, 2020 | Georges A. Fauriol The past decade has witnessed a decay of established democracies’ commitment to democratic principles, and in turn, a qualitative decline in adherence to the norms and institutions of democracy worldwide. How does this relate to Haiti?

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The Creative Economy in Latin America
September 15, 2020 | Margarita R. Seminario, Arianna Kohan Latin America could achieve greater economic development by prioritizing the creative economy as the global economy shifts toward further digital knowledge and transformation.

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The Rule of Law and Sustainable Development
July 1, 2020 | James Michel Rule of law is widely recognized as essential to governance and sustainable development but is complex to define. This new report examines how trends in development policy has shaped global support for the rule of law and explores how to enhance its impact on development.

Commentary
Turning the Covid-19 Crisis into an Opportunity for the Central American Textile Sector
June 17, 2020 | Juan José Daboub, Daniel F. Runde Over the past several weeks, Latin America has become the epicenter of the global pandemic, and economic projections continue to darken accordingly. Re-centering the textile industry’s supply chain to Central America’s Northern Triangle could strengthen the region’s...

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Anti-Corruption in the Americas: What Works?
February 25, 2020 | Mark L. Schneider In recent weeks and months, two of the most effective entities in countering institutional corruption and criminal networks in two of the weakest states in the region, Guatemala and Honduras, have been forced to end their operations.

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Trade Policy on the 2020 Trail: The Second Debate
August 6, 2019 | William Alan Reinsch, Jack Caporal In the second round of debates for Democratic presidential candidates, trade emerged as a growing fault line in the party, with division over TPP and more populist policies at the core. The Scholl Chair analyzes what it means going forward for trade as an election issue.

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Trade Policy on the 2020 Trail: The First Debate
June 25, 2019 | William Alan Reinsch, Jack Caporal With Democratic candidates facing off for the first major debate of the 2020 cycle, the Scholl Chair breaks down how trade is already playing out in the election debate.

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The Higher Road: Forging a U.S. Strategy for the Global Infrastructure Challenge
April 23, 2019 | Matthew P. Goodman, Daniel F. Runde, Jonathan E. Hillman, Erol Yayboke A global infrastructure buildout is transforming the economies around the world. This report from the CSIS Global Infrastructure Task Force discusses how these trends are too powerful and potentially beneficial for the United States to stop and too consequential to ignore.

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CSIS Brief: The Higher Road: Forging a U.S. Strategy for the Global Infrastructure Challenge
April 23, 2019 | Matthew P. Goodman, Daniel F. Runde This accompanying brief to the CSIS report from the CSIS Global Infrastructure Task Force summarizes how the current trends in global infrastructure buildout are too powerful and potentially beneficial for the United States to stop and too consequential to ignore.

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