Latin American Integration

Observers from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) are urging calm in Lima following a disrupted election marked by delays, incomplete vote counts, and a highly fragmented field of candidates. With only partial results available and logistical issues affecting polling stations, experts warn against premature fraud claims as candidates like Keiko Fujimori appear headed for a runoff amid a tight and uncertain race.

A new CEPR Paper finds new problems with analysis purporting to show that economic sanctions on Venezuela do not drive migration.

Trump’s mass detention plans means billions of dollars for the the private prison industry.

Haiti’s transitional presidential council is expected to be formally established following weeks of internal discussions and delays.

Haiti’s de facto prime minister Ariel Henry announced he would resign to make way for a transitional presidential council after armed groups came together to demand his ouster.

The announcement in Kingston late last night is unlikely to lead to a solution to the current crisis in Haiti by itself.

CARICOM leaders announced Wednesday that Henry would remain de facto prime minister of Haiti until after elections held in August, 2025.

The US and other countries continue to push for an intervention force to Haiti, even as some CARICOM members call for Haiti’s de facto PM to step aside.

Several members of the US Congress have warned that “another armed foreign intervention in Haiti will not result in the necessary Haitian-led transition to a democratic government.”

The effort to revive UNASUR is the latest in a broader drive toward Latin American integration.