We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a virtual Global Americans anniversary event on the evening of January 14th, with a percentage of proceeds directed toward protecting Indigenous rights and the environment in the Andes.
This event will include a live auction, an in-depth conversation between President Lenin Moreno of Ecuador and Univision News Anchor Patricia Janiot, and much more.
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Hemisphere Weekly: the Biden transition begins
As the United States presidential transition begins, President-elect Joe Biden has made public his initial selections for his national security team. The ...READ MORE
Butterflies still soar in the Latin American feminist movement
As this November 25 passes, the loss of the Mirabal sisters holds a prominent weight that has stood the test of time. These lost sisters, and their iconic ...READ MORE
AMLO’s threat to Latin American democracy
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has defended his silence following the U.S. presidential election based on non-intervention, but his ...READ MORE
Peru’s Multidimensional Challenge – Part 3: engagement with China
As Peru wrestles with political turmoil and seeks to recover from the economic and financial effects of the pandemic, China appears well-poised to ...READ MORE
La Sputnik V: un pinchazo de desinformación
Un estudio sobre la propagación de desinformación en Venezuela después del anuncio ruso de una nueva vacuna en agosto de 2020, la Sputnik V.READ MORE
Peru’s Multidimensional Challenge – Part 2: the economic crisis, public insecurity, and organized crime
Peru's security challenges vary from expanding coca production, illegal mining and timber activities, to a small but persistent terrorist threat, 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
Butterflies still soar in the Latin American feminist movement
As this November 25 passes, the loss of the Mirabal sisters holds a prominent weight that has stood the test of time. These lost sisters, and their iconic ...READ MORE
Will a Trump or Biden victory make a difference for the English-speaking Caribbean?
Bipartisan congressional policy has driven U.S. strategy in the English-speaking Caribbean during the 21st century and the pillars of the Caribbean 2020 ...READ MORE
Guyana and the next economic wave
St. Vincent and the Grenadines go to the polls
Guyana: “Oil don’t spoil,” but …
Good governance and corruption in the Caribbean: the Haitian challenge
Legal aspects of helping Suriname achieve better anti-corruption and governance
The Caribbean, good governance, and the global accountability regime
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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