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Cuba and the Limits of Isolation
Despite its deep economic crisis, Cuba retains an international influence greater than its material weight thanks to a broad network of governments, political parties, trade unions, and social organizations that support the regime.
A World Cup, an old wound: “whitening” in Latin America
The racist controversies at the World Cup reignited an old debate: how the ideal of “whitening” shaped national identity in Argentina and much of Latin America and continues to shape its inequalities.
The invisible map of inequality: What child malnutrition reveals in Latin America
Chronic child malnutrition is often understood as a problem of food and nutrition. However, it also reveals something deeper: the territorial inequalities that shape opportunities to grow up healthy in Latin America. When countries with similar geographies and challenges achieve very different outcomes, the explanation lies not only in the territory itself, but also in political decisions and in how each state organizes social protection. Imagine seven children born in the same year, one in each of these countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. None of them chose where to be born. None decided the conditions of the health system that would receive them, the quality of the water they would drink or the educational opportunities available to their families. Yet their first thousand days of life began to follow different trajectories. The first thousand days of life determine a significant part of a child's future. During this period, nutrition, primary healthcare, access to safe water, sanitation, maternal education and social protection interact. When any of these elements fails, the consequences can follow a child throughout their life. The difference between these seven children is also reflected in the outcomes their countries have achieved. With five years remaining until...