2009年开篇伊始,本刊特邀中国社会科学院拉丁美洲研究所所长助理、经济室主任吴国平,政治室主任袁东振,社会文化室主任刘纪新,国际关系室主任贺双荣撰写专稿,分析拉美国家过去一年的形势。4位专家概括了2008年拉美国家经济、政治、社会和国际关系发展的主要特点,并围绕这些特点进行了深入分析。 At the beginning of 2009, the magazine invited Assistant Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Wu Guoping, director of the Economic Department, Yuan Dongzhen, director of the Political Department, Liu Jixin, director of the Social Culture Department, and He Shuangrong, director of the International Relations Office, Year situation. Four experts summarized the main features of the economic, political, social and international relations in Latin America in 2008 and conducted an in-depth analysis on these features.