Authors

Rebeca Grynspan is assistant secretary general, assistant administrator and regional director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean at the United Nations Development Programme.

Bárcena is the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean (ECLAC).

Dr. Elizabeth J. Zechmeister is director of LAPOP and associate professor of political science at Vanderbilt University.

Taylor Barnes is a Rio de Janeiro-based reporter focusing on public security, human rights and development. Her work appears frequently in The New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, Latin Trade, GlobalPost and Foreign Policy.

Taj is an independent reporter based in Lima

Ted Piccone is a senior fellow and acting vice president for foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, and was an advisor on Latin America in the Clinton Administration.  

Rodrigo Borja is a guest blogger to AQ Online.  He is a Mexican historian and writer. His Twitter account is @ruyborja.

Mari Hayman is managing editor of AQ Online. She is a policy manager for the Americas Society and Council of the Americas and editor for Americas Quarterly. Follow her on Twitter at @MariHayman.