The Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) was pleased to host a series of conversations with experts on various themes related to the Western Hemisphere, including economics and politics, equity, security issues, entrepreneurship, international investment, and more.
Fall 2024 Events will be announced in the coming weeks.
In today’s rapidly evolving world, leadership is often misunderstood and idealized. In his new book, Marcos Peña, former chief of cabinet during Mauricio Macri’s presidency in Argentina, invites a…
Taxation and government spending are key policy levers the state has in its power to change the distribution of income determined by the prevailing distribution of wealth, market forces, and…
Latin America and the Caribbean face a unique set of economic, political, and social challenges. Chronic economic stagnation, caused by a stubborn lack of productivity growth, has left citizens in the…
In a recent op-ed, Eduardo Guerrero proposes creating a North American Security Treaty to respond to the region's security challenges, including transnational crime and the trafficking of drugs,…
Mexican drug cartels have long been major players in the global drug trade. In recent years, these cartels have increasingly turned to the production and trafficking of synthetic drugs, including…
Income inequality in Latin America rose significantly from the 1970s to the 1990s and fell in the early twenty-first century. In more recent years patterns have varied from country to country. While…
