LATIN AMERICA – PROSPECT

Argentina and the BRI: A Compelling or Concerning Partnership?

Photo Credit: Global Times, VCG By Ray Berman-SchneiderStaff Writer In February of 2022, Argentina became a member of China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI): a massive infrastructure project to increase Chinese investment and development projects throughout the globe, especially in East Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The BRI was launched in 2013 by President Xi…

prospectjournalucsd

May 5, 2023

ACADEMIC, ECONOMICS, BLOG, LATIN AMERICA, Asia, Coalition, socioeconomic

Argentina, BRI, China, LATIN AMERICA, trade

How the Developing World is Coping with COVID-19: The Case of Bolivia

Developing countries have been largely omitted from the pandemic’s media narrative. The case of Bolivia demonstrates how a lack of healthcare and economic aid contributes to an even larger disparity between the developing and developed world.

prospectjournalucsd

May 23, 2020

ACADEMIC, ECONOMICS, FEATURED, FINANCE, Global South, HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, LATIN AMERICA, POLICY PROPOSAL, POLITICS, PUBLIC HEALTH

bolivia, coronavirus, covid19, development, Economic development, LATIN AMERICA

Op Ed: Latin America’s League of Socialist Dictators and the Call to Stop Romanticizing Socialism

In her Op Ed, staff writer Sofia Meador Sauto speaks out on the misperceptions of idealism and criticizes the Bolivian government for falling short as a socialist regime.

prospectjournalucsd

April 1, 2020

ACADEMIC, CULTURE, EDUCATION, FEATURED, HUMAN RIGHTS, LATIN AMERICA, MILITARY, OPINION, POLITICS

bolivia, Human RIghts, LATIN AMERICA, POLITICS