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El crimen organizado ordenó y pagó asesinato del fiscal Pecci en Colombia, mientras el expresidente paraguayo Cartes, contrabandista de cigarrillos y lavador de dinero, prepara su asalto al Estado
El presidente Abdo tuvo en Pecci al mejor colaborador en las investigaciones legales para perseguir a narcotraficantes extranjeros y locales.READ MORE
Gustavo Petro is Elected President of Colombia
On Sunday, Gustavo Petro won Colombia’s presidential election with 50.4 percent of the vote, defeating his opponent Rodolfo Hernández, who garnered 47.3 ...READ MORE
Key Takeaways from Colombia’s Presidential Elections
Gustavo Petro won the presidency. However, it should be well understood that a significant portion of the country did not want him to become president. ...READ MORE
Gustavo Petro Will Have a Hard Time Getting Things Done
Now that the celebrations are over, Colombia’s new left-wing president faces a mountain of challenges. His biggest challenge will be delivering on his promises.READ MORE
The Alliance for Development in Democracy: An Overlooked Partner for the United States
In their effort to assuage reluctant partners in the region, U.S. officials risk ignoring Latin American and Caribbean governments that have consistently ...READ MORE
IX Summit of the Americas: Creative Diplomacy for a Fractured World
The IX Summit of the Americas shows the way forward for conducting a resilient diplomacy in a divided world.READ MORE
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Scott Hamilton: U.S. Policy in Latin America—Time for a New American Realism
Mariela Magallanes: Venezuelan Women Are Leading the Charge to Construct a Prosperous and Democratic Venezuela
Guy Mentel and Robert (Bo) Carlson: Blue Bonds in Ecuador: An Innovative Approach to Conservation
Michael Paarlberg: The Emerging Gang State in El Salvador
High-Level Working Group on U.S.-Ecuador Relations
In June 2021, Global Americans launched a high-level working group, comprised of seasoned current and former policymakers, foreign service professionals, business leaders, and scholars, to study how the United States and Ecuador can deepen their relationship. Since then, we have published reports on topics from traditional knowledge to environmental cooperation and from Indigenous rights to intellectual property.
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The Alliance for Development in Democracy: An Overlooked Partner for the United States
In their effort to assuage reluctant partners in the region, U.S. officials risk ignoring Latin American and Caribbean governments that have consistently ...READ MORE
The Summit of the Americas, the Caribbean, and the Promotion of the Orange Economy
There are a surprising number of feasible items that Summit leaders can push, especially in considering the importance of the creative and orange economies.READ MORE
Homicides, Gun Trafficking, and Gangs: Prioritizing U.S. Security Assistance to the English-speaking Caribbean
Suriname and Guyana: Countries in Transition
Oil, Water, and Climate Change in the Guyana-Suriname Basin
Geopolitical Realignments and the Southern Caribbean Energy Matrix
“Get Up, Stand Up”: The Need for the Caribbean to Facilitate the Creative and Orange Economies
América Latina frente a la invasión de Rusia a Ucrania
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Working Group on U.S.-Ecuador Relations
Global Americans is proud to launch a new research initiative evaluating the future of U.S.-Ecuador relations. This independent project will examine how both the United States and Ecuador might benefit from deeper engagement; a dedication to common principles of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law; and an emphasis on shared prosperity. At the end of this project, Global Americans will offer specific recommendations on how to strengthen the U.S.-Ecuador relationship to the benefit of the people of both countries.
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Measuring the Impact of Misinformation, Disinformation, and Propaganda in Latin America
Global Americans is proud to release our final, public report, “Measuring the Impact of Misinformation, Disinformation, and Propaganda in Latin America.” This report follows 16 months of intensive research in collaboration with Medianálisis, the Escuela de Gobierno del Tecnológico de Monterrey, the Universidad del Rosario, and the Centro para la Apertura y Desarrollo de América Latina (CADAL).
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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
Global Americans is a modern day take on the traditional think tank. Our team of experts provides changemakers in the Western Hemisphere with up-to-date research and analysis on key areas and issues affecting countries in the region. Global Americans engages policymakers, academics, journalists, civil society leaders, and Latin America enthusiasts to make sure they have the tools they need to promote a safer, stabler, more just, and more prosperous hemisphere.
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