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The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development & Funglode will inaugurate its new office in Madrid, Spain, reinforcing its commitment to academic, cultural, and intellectual exchange between the Dominican Republic and Europe
This opening highlights Funglode’s history of building strategic relationships with international institutions and strengthens its presence on the European continent. The Madrid office will enhance institutional relationships between Dominican and Spanish academic, cultural, and scientific entities. Funglode already maintains fruitful collaborations with renowned institutions in Spain, such as the Ortega y Gasset-Gregorio Marañón Foundation, with […]

“The Crisis of American Democracy in the Dominican Republic: 60 Years Later”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
Sixty years ago, one of the most influential books on the country’s national political events was published, becoming the first best-seller of the modern era in the Dominican Republic. The book, “The Crisis of Democracy in America in the Dominican Republic, written in exile in Puerto Rico in 1964 by Professor Juan Bosch, clarifies in […]

“Trump’s Victory”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
He had been the target of two impeachment proceedings. He was under investigation for his ties to the assault on the Capitol. He was convicted on 34 felony counts. He was accused of tax fraud and of stealing classified national security documents. So, how is it possible that, amid so many adversities, Donald Trump could […]

Latino Voters will be Key to the Elections, with all the Implications that Come Due to Their Origin and Relationship with the Place Where They Live in the U.S.
The panel titled “Latin America and the U.S. Elections: Role of the Latino Vote; Economic and Foreign Policy Implications,’’ held during the Global Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, identified relevant factors related to the electoral process that will take place in that nation next November. NEW YORK – Some 20 million Latino […]

Maureen Webb Speaks at the 2024 Global Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Democracy, Governance and Elections
She is the author of the book “Coding Democracy: How Hackers Are Disrupting Power, Surveillance and Authoritarianism” New York, October 3, 2024 – Maureen Webb explained, during her presentation at the VI Global Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, that there is an idea that the code is the law, “and that means […]

Global Forum 2024 Warns of the Worrying Trend of Democratic Erosion in Latin America
The experts who participated in the Panel discussion titled “Current Political and Social Issues in Latin America”, during the Global Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, referred to the current reality of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Argentina, Mexico and El Salvador, among other countries in the region. The Forum opened on Thursday, October 3, at […]

U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat Highlights the Initiatives in Which he is Currently Participating in the United States Congress for the Benefit of Dominicans
The Dominican-born Congressman participated in the VI Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, which opened this past Thursday, October 3, 2024, at the Center for Economics and Development Policy at Columbia University’s The Kellogg Center. NEW YORK. Adriano Espaillat, the Senator for the 31st District of New York since 2011, highlighted at the […]

Leonel Fernández: Geopolitical Tension and Democratic Challenges Mark the Global Horizon in 2024
The former president of the Dominican Republic warned of the current geopolitical situation and regional conflicts in his opening remarks during the VI Global Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024. The Forum will officially open today Friday, October 4, at the Center for Development Economics and Policy (CDEP), Columbia University, in New York […]

Experts Emphasize the Need to Reactivate Growth and Address Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
These were some of the conclusions reached during the first Panel held during the VI Global Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, where specialists on specific issues addressed the current situation of the economy and politics of the region. NEW YORK. Meeting with the objective of analyzing the “Global and Regional Economy and […]

Funglode and GFDD, together with the Center for Development Economics and Policy (CDEP) of Columbia University, will celebrate the VI edition of the Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean 2024
The forum will take place Thursday, October 3, at the Center for Development Economics and Policy (The Kellogg Center), with the participation of experts from the fields of geopolitics and economics. NEW YORK. The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (Funglode) and its sister institution in the United States, the Global Foundation for Democracy and […]