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Reimagining the Debt Crisis: Latin America and Europe in Conversation
Written by Samuel George
In Fall of 2012, the Bertelsmann Foundation began a focus on Latin America as part of the Global Economic Dynamics project. With Europe trudging through a debt crisis, we felt that considering the Latin American experience with debt would be a perfect introduction to why Brasilia matters to Berlin, and […]
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Samuel George
Samuel George is a project manager specializing in Latin America at the Washington, DC-based Bertelsmann Foundation.
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The Pumas of the Pacific Alliance
Written by Samuel George
They come by it honestly. Much like their European relatives, Latin American leaders have a sweet tooth for the summit, the annual meeting and the commission. Lofty goals and promises of solidarity are sealed with vigorous handshakes, bear hugs and kisses on the cheek. But beyond the ubiquitous photos of […]
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Bolivia & Chile: Less Hot Air, More Gas
Written by Samuel George
You can’t win at the negotiation table what you lost on the battlefield. But you can sell gas to the people who beat you. On April 24, the International Court of Justice at The Hague heard the Plurinational State of Bolivia’s petition against Chile over the 250 miles of coastline that the […]
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Surviving a Debt Crisis
Written by Samuel George
Lessons for Europe from Latin America As I prepared to write what has become the paper Surviving a Debt Crisis: Five Lessons for Europe from Latin America, my first question was whether any of it was applicable at all. Latin America is very different from Europe, and the 1980s are […]
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VENEZUELA AFTER CHÁVEZ
Written by Samuel George
Three reasons Chavistas may stay in power in the short term, and three reasons they could lose it by 2020 The rumblings from Caracas started early in the morning. By 9:00am residents of the capital noted an inordinate military presence around the Miraflores Palace, the presidential office. By 11:00am Venezuelan […]
