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Chris Sabatini & Amy Williams

The regional agenda for the next U.S. president—and why Trump needs to listen

Chris Sabatini & Amy Williams | October 4, 2016

With new market friendly governments in Argentina, Peru and Brazil and a looming collapse in Venezuela now is not the time for the U.S. to retrench its ...
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Venezuela’s neighbors abetted the meltdown

Chris Sabatini & Amy Williams | May 19, 2016

With the Venezuelan economy in a free fall, massive shortages and President Nicolás Maduro renewing a state of emergency and calling for military ...
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The new kids on the bloc: UNASUR and CELAC

Chris Sabatini & Amy Williams | April 15, 2016

The net effect of these new bodies has been to create parallel forums more favorable to the interests of autocrats. That may be OK for Venezuela and ...
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How Macri can fix Argentina’s foreign policy problem files

Chris Sabatini & Amy Williams | January 11, 2016

Argentina’s new president, Mauricio Macri, inherits a host of problems and points of friction at home and abroad from his predecessors. But in contrast to ...
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Going Down the Rabbit Hole of the UNHRC’s Universal Review Process

Chris Sabatini & Amy Williams | January 7, 2016

Even in Latin America, a region often thought to share the same democratic orientation and values of the U.S. and Europe, there are some striking ...
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