A Pivotal Election for Hemispheric Leadership
Who member states choose to lead the organization will have major implications for the direction of Inter-American affairs.
Adam Ratzlaff
January 14, 2025
Suriname After Bouterse
Whoever assumes the leadership mantle in the May 2025 election should look closely at Bouterse’s example, both the good and the bad; there is decidedly something that can be learned from it.
Scott B. MacDonald
January 13, 2025
What Comes Next for the EU-Mercosur Trade Deal?
While uncertainty over the deal’s ratification still looms large, there is growing momentum on both sides of the Atlantic, sparking cautious optimism about its future.
Alejandro Trenchi
January 9, 2025
Explainer: Free Trade Agreements under Trump
With right-left polarization amongst the region’s politicians, and growing U.S.-China competition among its economies, Latin America’s most likely response to any U.S. trade actions will be further intra-regional conflict and division.
Tulio Vera
December 17, 2024
The Opportunity in Cuba’s Energy Crisis
Whoever ends up helping Cuba rebuild its power grid will hold one of the keys to unlocking economic recovery on the island and influence in the Caribbean.
Allison Fedirka
December 13, 2024
Suriname and Guyana – Share the Oil Wealth, Please
In both Guyana and Suriname, there remains considerable work to be done to spread each nation’s wealth.
Scott B. MacDonald
December 11, 2024
One Year Later: Argentina Under Javier Milei
Milei has moved rapidly to restructure the country’s dysfunctional economic framework, and his economic program has become a global case study of sorts which economists the world over are monitoring closely.
Tulio Vera
December 6, 2024
Mexican Oil, Cuba and Trump 2.0
While AMLO was able to get away with little consequence in his support of Cuba, Sheinbaum’s Mexico could pay for it.
Scott B. MacDonald
November 27, 2024
The Caribbean’s Diplomatic Stance on UN Security Council Reform
The Caribbean is signalling that, with an eye to multilateral diplomacy and its new reality, United Nations Security Council reform is a top priority.
Nand C. Bardouille
November 26, 2024
Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation
While policy clashes between the elected governments of Mexico and the United States in the coming years appear likely, the degree to which those tensions degrade the commercial relationship and security cooperation that is vital to both will depend on the forbearance and statesmanship of leaders on each side.
Evan Ellis
November 25, 2024