Thucydides in Panama: Power vs. Diplomacy in the Time of Trump
Maintaining strong U.S.-Panama relations is far more valuable than aggressive posturing by modern Athenians.
Orlando J. Pérez
February 11, 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
Chinese Science Diplomacy and Communication in Latin America and the Caribbean
If the United States is serious about being Latin America and the Caribbean’s preferred partner, it needs to deepen its own engagement and communication strategy.
Adam Ratzlaff
September 24, 2024
Can South Korea Be a Knight for the U.S. on the Chessboard of Latin America?
Together, the U.S. and South Korea can forge a dynamic foreign policy partnership and a market-oriented, democratic Western Hemisphere.
Chan Mo Ku
July 3, 2024
Explaining and Predicting: The Americas Act, U.S.-Latin America Trade, and Countering China
This explainer examines regional incentives, reactions, and beneficiaries of this landmark effort to reinvigorate hemispheric trade.
Global Americans Staff
July 3, 2024
Explicando y Prediciendo: Los desafíos de la inserción internacional de Uruguay y las oportunidades comerciales con Estados Unidos
Este artículo analiza la estrategia comercial de Uruguay y sus relaciones con socios clave como el Mercosur, China, la Unión Europea y Estados Unidos, proporcionando una visión completa de los impactos y beneficios potenciales de la Ley de Asociación Económica Estados Unidos-Uruguay.
Global Americans Staff
February 27, 2024
Colombia Is Unprepared to Handle the Risks of Chinese Tech Investment
As the Petro administration seeks to reap the benefits of additional Chinese investment in the technology sector, it should also prepare to understand, analyze, and mitigate potential risks.
Sergio Guzman
December 4, 2023
Bolivia’s Descent into Deep Chaos and the Implications for the Region
The unfolding crisis in Bolivia involves the stability and strategic posture of the country literally at the heart of South America. This turning point also has implications on the future access of Washington’s extra-hemispheric rivals, namely China, Russia, and Iran. With distant, mutually reinforcing global crises elsewhere, Washington’s resources and attention are in ever shorter supply, but Bolivia needs to at least be on its radar screen.
Evan Ellis
November 20, 2023
Elecciones Presidenciales 2023: ¿Cómo pueden afectar a las relaciones Argentina-China?
El resultado de estas elecciones puede tener un impacto en la narrativa de estas relaciones, pero el fondo es muy poco probable que pueda cambiar. Los proyectos y los compromisos, actuales y futuros, están atados en corto y correctamente planificados.
Miguel Angel Melian
November 13, 2023