{"id":2758,"date":"2011-07-06T15:47:51","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T20:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2758"},"modified":"2011-07-06T15:47:51","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T20:47:51","slug":"latin-america-from-an-unhappy-past-to-a-promising-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/latin-america-from-an-unhappy-past-to-a-promising-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Latin America: From an Unhappy Past to a Promising Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedialogue.org\/uploads\/Hakim_at_OAS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"174\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I was reading an article written by Peter Hakim In the Inter-American Dialogue about how in just one generation Latin America has arisen from numerous crisis, dictatorships, military regimes and floundering economies to becoming one of the strongest growth markets in emerging nations around the world.\u00a0 He addresses the issue about\u00a0the potential impact of Latin America&#8217;s growth on Western Hemisphere politics, expressing cautious optimism about the region&#8217;s economic future.\u00a0 He\u00a0 also\u00a0notes,\u00a0 while the US doesn&#8217;t seem to aware of their partners to the south, China, Europe\u00a0and others have.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8221;\u00a0Despite the fact that Latinos are far and away the fastest growing segment of the US population, the US and Latin America year by year appear to be growing increasingly distant from one another. Washington\u2019s inclination to involve itself in regional affairs has diminished sharply in recent years, while China, Europe, and other countries are expanding their presence. 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