Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations Archives

Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations

On Trump’s Latin America team: Kimberly Breier resigns as assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere

August 7, 2019

On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that Kimberly Breier, assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere since October 2018, resigned. Rumor has it Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl) is presumably pushing for José Cárdenas to replace her.

What the Democratic presidential candidates are saying about Latin America (an ongoing series)

July 31, 2019

As the 2020 presidential campaigns unfold, Global Americans will be tracking what the candidates say about Latin America. Including comments made after the second Democratic debate.

Biden shares foreign policy plans during New York City campaign stop

By Victoria Gaytan / VickyGO / July 12, 2019

On July 11th, presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden shared his foreign policy plans, geared toward restoring the American democratic vision and its future in the 21st century. Latin America was mentioned, but barely.

Global Americans news monitoring initiative: Lessons learned

June 14, 2019

In June 2018, Global Americans launched our news monitoring initiative to flag false or misleading articles by extra-hemispheric state-owned media reporting in the Americas. This is what we learned.

America First? Trump tariffs on Mexican imports will hit the U.S. economy…and badly

By Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan / June 6, 2019

On May 30, 2019 President Donald Trump announced a progressive five percent tariff on all Mexican imports to the United States. What does this mean for U.S. consumers, trade and the economy?

The return of the Cold War in the Caribbean

By Scott B. MacDonald / April 22, 2019

Washington can no longer take the Caribbean for granted. That means more than just impotently warning partners south of the hemisphere about China and Russia. Instead it will require more effective diplomacy and economic statecraft.

Bolton’s Bay of Pigs Anniversary speech: Tough talk, election politics and failed policies

By Greg Weeks / GregWeeksUNCC / April 18, 2019

The Trump administration has doubled down on a failed policy on Cuba, while
talking tough on socialism. Unpopular and ineffective, Cuba policy prescriptions aside, the
venue, policies and rhetoric were focused more on the 2020 elections.

Russia and Nicaragua: Progress in bilateral cooperation

By Armando Chaguaceda / March 28, 2019

Russian-Nicaraguan military cooperation through training and weapons sales started to deepen in early 2008. Now that relationship is in full swing after years of planning.

The bear comes to the West: The Russian agenda in Latin America

By Armando Chaguaceda / March 20, 2019

Latin America needs to forge alliances in a complex, changing world, but betting on extra-continental autocracies will not bring greater social equity and respect for human rights to the Americas.

AMLO’s cautious foreign policy

By Greg Weeks / GregWeeksUNCC / February 15, 2019

AMLO’s foreign policy is far from the populist, anti-American rhetoric of his campaign and much of his political life. Nevertheless, his make-no-waves position is fraught with contradictions.