Kast’s First Foreign Policy Test: Balancing Washington and Beijing
As José Antonio Kast takes office, Santiago faces a dilemma increasingly familiar across Latin America: how to manage deep economic ties with China while preserving longstanding strategic relationships with the United States.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A Colômbia não está preparada para lidar com os riscos do investimento chinês em tecnologia
Como o governo Petro busca colher os benefícios do investimento chinês adicional no setor de tecnologia, ele também deve se preparar para entender, analisar e mitigar os possíveis riscos.