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Video of Omar Manky discussing DiDi Chuxing's strategies for success in the Latin American ride-hailing market.
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How DiDi Chuxing Won Over Latin America: Strategic Moves and Policy Lessons

What's the secret behind DiDi Chuxing's success in the Latin American ride-hailing market? Omar Manky explores DiDi's strategies for success, which includes an emphasis on local partnerships, addressing security issues, and promoting social initiatives.

  • Omar Manky
· August 20, 2024
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The Military and Private Business Actors in the Global South: The Politics of Market Access

The interaction of national armed forces and private business sectors offers a useful lens for viewing the politics of numerous countries of the so-called Global South. A rising trend of military political activism—often accompanied by military commercial activity—underlines the importance of drivers and outcomes in these relationships.

· August 19, 2024
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The Resurgence of Industrial Policies and Their Commercial Adequacy: A Perspective from the South

The international community faces a new economic paradigm. The multilateral system must become more flexible in its attitude toward and treatment of industrial policies.

  • Julen Berasaluce Iza
· July 31, 2024
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How DiDi Chuxing Adapts to Latin America’s Era of Digital Platforms

The Chinese ride-hailing app has acclimated remarkably well to local conditions, challenging simplistic narratives about the entry of Chinese companies into the region.

  • Omar Manky
  • Natalia Mogollón
· July 1, 2024
 Migrants wait in line hoping for processing from Customs and Border Patrol agents after groups arrived at Jacumba Hot Springs, California, after walking under intense heat from Mexico into the US on June 5, 2024.
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The Role of Migration in a Year of Crucial Elections

Roughly half of the world lives in countries holding elections in 2024. Carnegie asked a global group scholars to reflect on the role of migration in electoral campaigns. 

· June 17, 2024
Agents work at the Criminal Investigation Agency in Mexico City on March 7, 2023
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Mexico’s National Cybersecurity Policy: Progress Has Stalled Under AMLO

Mexico’s cyber policy has suffered from a lack of political prioritization during the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Without greater interest from his successor, there are few prospects for reform and progress in Mexico’s response to cyber threats.

  • Joe Devanny
  • Russell Buchan
· May 28, 2024