Category Archives: Regions

Stepping Out of the Cavern

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Felipe Buitrago argues that while the 1980s were years of crisis for Latin America, the growing pains paved the way for future success

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Surviving a Debt Crisis: Five Lessons for Europe from Latin America

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Samuel George
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Yoani Sánchez in DC

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

With Cuban dissident and blogger Yoani Sánchez in Washington DC, we share this conversation she recorded for the Bertelsmann BTI team in 2010

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What Greece Can Learn from Argentina

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Samuel George

Excerpt based on a new Bertelsmann Foundation Paper “Surviving a Debt Crisis: Five Lessons for Europe from Latin America” Release Date 3.21.1013

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Song of the Week

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

3.16 – 3.23 The rawest reggae in Central America

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Film Review: Pablo Larrain’s No grapples with the nature of democracy

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

A review from James McBride, an Associate at Blue Star Strategies

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Three Kings

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Samuel George
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Habemus Paco

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker

A Latin American Pope – The beginning of change in the Catholic Church? Or more of the same dressed up in a poncho? It happened. Latin America’s Catholics, half of the church’s 1.2 billion followers, finally have a pope of … Continue reading →

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A Bitter Cup of Coffee

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

An Editorial from Natalia Lozano, a Colombian International Relations Specialist 

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The Venezuelan Economy: Three Myths and Three Truths

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

An Editorial from James Stranko, Director of Communications at Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association and Editor-in-Chief of Avenida America

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