Latin America’s Perfect Storm
The region’s political shift is making it increasingly difficult for the U.S. to secure collaboration on core security and foreign policy issues.
Evan Ellis
August 31, 2022
Chile’s Constitutional Experiment: A Global Lesson in Direct Democracy?
Chile’s experiment and constitutional rewrite is a global lesson in direct democracy for both good and bad.
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August 29, 2022
Prosecutors Seek 12-Year Jail Sentence for Kirchner in Argentina
On Monday, prosecutors in Argentina publicly requested that former President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner be sentenced to 12 years in prison for alleged corruption during her eight years as president and her husband’s preceding four years in office.
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August 26, 2022
Cuba-China Tourism MOU Points the Way “to Seek a Newer World” in Successful Tourism Development
As the U.S. and Caribbean are following up on the Summit of the Americas and trying to implement concrete policies, both sides may want to prioritize the idea of tourism cooperation.
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August 25, 2022
The Evolution of PRC Engagement in Mexico
AMLO’s increasing need for the PRC and its resources is already manifesting itself in subtle compromises that his administration has made towards Chinese companies with respect to lithium, and possibly electricity generation, among other areas.
Evan Ellis
August 24, 2022
Mexico’s Surge in Violence
Last week, widespread arsons, hijackings, and shootings prompted the government to deploy federal and national guard troops across Mexico. Mexico’s Security Cabinet reported 260 people died during the four days that armed gangs shot civilians, conducted “narco blockades,” and set fire to shops, buses, and cars.
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August 19, 2022
Organized Crime in Mexico and the Evolving Government Response
Despite some of AMLO’s actions effectively limit security cooperation with the U.S., such as the 2020 National Security Law, the U.S.-Mexico security relationship remains strong at the institutional level.
Evan Ellis
August 18, 2022
Sink or Swim: Total Peace Under Petro
What Petro can achieve in furthering peace will determine whether the enthusiasm that propelled him to victory will quickly turn into disillusionment and whether Colombia’s peace process will sink or swim.
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August 16, 2022
Avoiding Disaster—A Narrowing Path Forward in Haiti
[International] efforts are not sustainable without a credible Haitian political consensus in place. Hence, a policy disconnect persists between multilateral diplomacy and street-level reality.
Georges Fauriol
August 16, 2022
Petro is Inaugurated
On Sunday, Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez assumed the roles of president and vice president, respectively, of Colombia in an inauguration ceremony held in the Plaza Bolívar of Bogotá.
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August 12, 2022