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President Joe Biden moves beyond immigration, facing challenges to democracy in Latin America
The end of the first month of the Biden administration has been accompanied by a host of Latin American policy changes as the United States continues to ...READ MORE
New directions in the deepening Chinese-Argentine engagement
The December 2019 inauguration of President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in Argentina returned to power a Peronist ...READ MORE
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
U.S.-Cuban rapprochement?
2021 could yet prove to be a pivotal year in U.S.-Cuban relations, but much will rest on how domestic politics in both countries play out under their ...READ MORE
Hemisphere Weekly: Meet the three frontrunners in the Ecuadorean presidential election
Three candidates have emerged as the frontrunners in the presidential race: a young protégé of former President Rafael Correa, a pro-business social ...READ MORE
Applying the “D-Day” strategy to solve a substandard drug crisis
Through a joint effort, countries can increase the safe and efficient dissemination of medicine amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, but it will require a new ...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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