President Trump has demonstrated an affinity for strongmen around the world. Now that he’s likely to have one in his neighborhood, don’t be surprised to see Jair Bolsonaro cozy up to the Trump administration.
What happens when Donald Trump meets Tropical Trump?
By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini /
On Trump’s Latin America Team: U.S. Senate confirms Kimberly Breier as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Breier’s confirmation is an important step forward for the Trump administration as it continues to fill key diplomatic posts.
The U.S. decision to abandon CICIG in Guatemala doesn’t make moral or geostrategic sense
By Benjamin N. Gedan /
U.S. policy is never governed purely by moral calculations. But in the case of CICIG, it is hard to detect any concerns that remotely outweigh the U.S. interest in establishing the rule of law in Guatemala.
El Salvador: A pragmatic U.S. response should follow Chinese inroads
By Jimmy McDonough / JamesNoJimmy /
Rather than ostracizing El Salvador, the U.S. should focus renewed attention on enhancing its support to Central American institutions working to enforce the rule of law.
Russian Deceptive Propaganda Growing Fast in Latin America
By Brian Fonseca /
Fake news sponsored by the Kremlin aims to weaken western sources of information, democratic institutions, and reduce the overall influence of the West.
Highlights from the confirmation hearing of Kimberly Breier for Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
By William Naylor / wm_naylor /
We watched the confirmation hearings for the top diplomatic post in the Americas so you don’t have to. Among the highlights are exchanges on TPS, strengthening the OAS, and the crisis in Nicaragua.
In Colombia, false positives are a false start for peace
By Paul J. Angelo /
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The FARC have committed to coming clean about abuses committed during the conflict in a transitional justice tribunal. Will state actors accused of crimes do the same?
A conversation with Juan S. Gonzalez, Associate VP at The Cohen Group and Senior Fellow at the Penn Biden Center
By Victoria Gaytan / VickyGO /
Global Americans spoke to Juan Gonzalez, a recognized foreign policy executive with over 15 years of experience in U.S.-Latin America relations and one of the Global Americans 2018 New Generation of Public Intellectuals.
Targeting the good guys in a country overrun by villains
By Benjamin N. Gedan /
The recent criticism of CICIG from outside Guatemala is unexpected, unfair and shamefully counterproductive. The attacks only aid the local thugs, crooks and assassins that victimize Guatemalans.
If President Trump skips the Summit of the Americas, the United States loses
By William Naylor / wm_naylor /
Rumors have circulated that President Trump may not attend the 8th Summit of the Americas when it meets in Lima this April. If true, it will be more evidence of a careless (or willful) ceding of goodwill and leadership in our neighborhood.
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