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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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June 13, 2014
Immigration and Migration
Immigration Reform Is Dead, Precisely When We Need It Most
With Eric Cantor’s loss earlier this week, most believe immigration reform is dead. Yet with tens of thousands of Mexican and Central American children flooding across the U.S. southern border, a leg…
January 9, 2008
Americas
Fixing Social Security in Latin America (Again)
I recently published this article in the Americas Quarterly policy journal, which was republished in Business Chile. While some in the United States still talk about the introduction of private indi…
April 3, 2014
Economics
S&P’s Brazil Downgrade: Why it Matters
In a widely expected move, the ratings agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) downgraded Brazil’s long term debt from a credit ranking of BBB to BBB- on March 24, bringing the country’s sovereign bonds a s…
February 27, 2017
Mexico
Why Mexico Needs a Second Round
View article in Spanish, originally published in El Financiero. Mexico’s presidential elections for decades have been a one shot deal. Whomever wins the most votes—paltry as that count may be—goes o…
February 15, 2018
Venezuela
A Venezuelan Refugee Crisis
In addition to a sharp economic downturn, Venezuela faces a humanitarian crisis. The United States can do little to prevent a downward spiral, but it should take measures to mitigate the political, economic, and humanitarian consequences of a potential mass emigration.
