Commentary
Carnegie China scholars share their assessment of the Biden-Xi meeting and its implications for U.S.-China relations going forward.
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Paul Haenle, Xue Gong, Ngeow Chow Bing, …
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In The Media
Why Latin America Was Primed to Explode
The protests now raging across much of Latin America originated from different sparks but are connected by a single common denominator: economic malaise.
Published on Oct 29, 2019
Source: Foreign Affairs
In a world aflame with protest, Latin America stands out as a raging ten-alarm fire. From Bolivia to Ecuador, Haiti to Honduras, the closing months of 2019 have seen enormous, sometimes violent demonstrations prompted by a truly dizzying array of grievances, including electoral fraud, corruption, and rising fuel and public transportation prices. Even Chile, the region’s ostensible oasis of calm and prosperity, erupted in protests and riots that left 20 dead and forced President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency. It is now an open question whether any country in the region can be considered truly stable....
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