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Honduras cutting ties with Taiwan shows China’s growing influence in Central America

March 15, 2023

Kenneth Roberts is a professor of comparative and Latin American politics at Cornell University, he says China has emerged as an increasingly important economic power in Central America.

International Reach
International

What’s next for Brazil: Cornell experts on economics, politics post-election

September 29, 2022

The first round of Brazil’s elections on Oct. 2 will see former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva face off against right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. The following Cornell University professors are available to discuss the implications for Brazil and South America.

International
Foreign Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

Maduro election victory a clear sign of Trump's failure

December 7, 2020

Kenneth Roberts says the Venezuelan election results this week illustrate the Trump administration’s failure to elevate political alternatives, and that the country’s ongoing crises will land on President-elect Biden’s foreign policy plate. 

International
Law and Policy

Presidential ousting atypical even in turbulent, corruption-plagued Peru

November 16, 2020

With the weekend’s resignation of its interim president, Peru plunged into a constitutional crisis that Kenneth Roberts, professor of comparative and Latin American politics at Cornell University, says is much more than just another cycle of political instability for the country. 

International
Law, Government & Public Policy

‘Extraordinary uncertainty’ for Brazil as Senate mulls aid package

May 4, 2020

The COVID-19 virus arrived in Latin America later than Europe and the United States, but it is currently spreading across the region, with peaks expected to come later in May. Brazil, the continent’s most populous country, has the largest numbers of cases so far. This week, the country’s Senate is expected to vote on an economic package for states and cities to compensate for economic losses. Kenneth Roberts, professor of government at Cornell University, studies political parties, populism and social movements in Latin America. 

International
Arts and Sciences

Morales ousting adds new fuel to social conflict in Bolivia, region

November 13, 2019

Political uncertainty accelerated in Bolivia after the ousting of once-hugely popular leader, Evo Morales, over the weekend. Kenneth Roberts says that the institutional vacuum is magnified by broader civil unrest in Bolivia and beyond.

Law and Policy
International

Political roller-coaster set to continue as Argentina imposes currency controls

September 3, 2019

Over the weekend Argentinian President Macri announced the imposition of capital controls in an effort to stabilize the country’s currency and avoid a deepening of the current financial crisis. Cornell University experts weigh in on what to expect as the Latin American country continues to tackle its debt crisis.

International
Arts and Sciences
Law and Policy

Cornell experts on coronavirus - International impact

May 12, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has become a global crisis that impacts countries around the world in different, yet often similarly devastating ways. Cornell experts can discuss how the infection is having an impact on health systems - as well as on politics - of countries in Asia, Africa and South America.


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