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Ecuador más allá del resultado electoral
Tras la elección del pasado domingo 7 de febrero, Ecuador enfrentará un balotaje entre Andrés Arauz y Guillermo Lasso. Lo cierto es que más allá de cual ...READ MORE
Senator Gustavo Petro can win Colombia’s presidency
This does not mean a Petro presidency is the best option for Colombia. Though both the current government and the business sector want to avoid this ...READ MORE
El Salvador’s legislative elections and the challenge to democracy
President Nayib Bukele's Nuevas Ideas party won more than two-thirds of the votes in El Salvador's February 28 legislative elections. The consolidation of ...READ MORE
Chinese advances in Chile
Both the positive aspects and the limits of Chile's relationship with China merit further attention by other nations in the Western Hemisphere, both in ...READ MORE
Part 2: The unlawful basis for Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
This article is the second in a two-part series on Cuba's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism discussing the pretextual nature of Cuba's inclusion ...READ MORE
Guns and gang violence raise concern across the Western Hemisphere
Amid a flurry of recent gang violence in Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador, a recent New York Times article argued that the Biden administration has an ...READ MORE
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Guyana’s final hurdle
Honduras’ opposition needs to learn from its mistakes
An interview with Marsia Taha & Bertil Tøttenborg of Gustu
Uruguay, the exception to Latin America’s COVID-19 surge
Monitoring Russian and Chinese Misinformation in Latin America
Global Americans monitors four state news sources that have quickly gained influence in the region—Russia Today and Sputnik from Russia, and Xinhua and People’s Daily from China— to understand how they portray events for readers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Caribbean Corner
Beyond earthquake headlines: Political crisis in Haiti
While this democratic crisis unfolds, the Haitian people also find themselves in a humanitarian crisis. Schools have closed not just due to COVID-19, but ...READ MORE
Suriname, post-election policies and challenges for the new government
Prior governments have failed to make Suriname's economic system more efficient and publicly accountable. The new administration not only needs to resolve ...READ MORE
Re-examining Caribbean-Chinese relations
The Caribbean and money laundering: Waiting for the post-COVID-19 world
A Global Americans review of American Foreign Policy in the English-Speaking Caribbean
Rebuilding after Iota: a chronicle of an abandonment foretold
Is good governance in Suriname a bridge too far?
Butterflies still soar in the Latin American feminist movement
Our Research
Caribbean: 2030 Trends
The Caribbean basin is one the most regionally, culturally and linguistically diverse regions of the world. While the broader Caribbean basin includes island nations and territories as well as countries on the mainland, including Mexico and parts of Central and South America, this study focuses primarily on the sovereign island nations of the Caribbean, as well as the members of the Caribbean Community.
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Central America: 2030 Trends
The countries of Central America—Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama—face many of the same challenges. The most obvious and publicly discussed of these challenges is crime and insecurity, stemming both from the subregion’s unfortunate geographic location between cocaine producing countries to its south and cocaine consuming countries to the north—primarily the United States—and domestic gang violence and corruption.
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About Us
The Global Americans is a modern day take on the traditional think tank. Through its website, Global Americans provides up-to-date research and analysis on key areas and issues affecting Latin America and the Caribbean. Its aim is to provide policymakers, academics and Latin America enthusiasts with the tools they need to promote change towards a more prosperous relationship between Latin America and the United States.
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