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Argentina: Emerging Well from the Latest Financial Crisis?

Serious runs on the Argentine peso over the last six months have been responded to with a sizeable IMF financial arrangement that was first signed in June 2018 and revised in late-September as CSIS Americas Program Director Michael Matera writes in a new commentary.

Critical Questions by Michael A. Matera — October 4, 2018

Argentina: Populism on the Run

President Macri and his coalition are creating a foundation for sustainable growth, designed to dismount Argentina from its economic and political roller coaster, but it is too soon to say that Argentina has shed its perilous addiction to populism.

Commentary by Benjamin Gedan and Michael A. Matera — March 12, 2018

Moving Forward: Brazil After Rousseff

Brazil closed one significant chapter in its political history yesterday as President Dilma Rousseff was formally removed from office by a Senate vote of 61 in favor and 20 opposed.

Commentary by Elcior Santana and Michael A. Matera — September 1, 2016

Venezuela: Time to Focus on a Transition

Venezuela is in the midst of one of the worst economic, social, and political crises in its history.

Commentary by Moises Rendon, Nicole Ghazarian, and Michael A. Matera — September 1, 2016

Venezuela's Impending Collapse

Venezuela is in the midst of severe economic and political turmoil. While many petroleum-exporting countries used the commodities boom to set money aside, President Hugo Chavez oversaw a quadrupling of foreign debt. Since President Nicolas Maduro’s succession in April 2013 following Chavez’s death and the collapse in commodity prices, the economic situation has deteriorated dramatically.

Critical Questions by Moises Rendon, Lesley Brock, Daniel Remler, and Michael A. Matera — May 2, 2016