Fake news sponsored by the Kremlin aims to weaken western sources of information, democratic institutions, and reduce the overall influence of the West.
Russian Deceptive Propaganda Growing Fast in Latin America
By Brian Fonseca /
On Trump’s Latin America Team: Trump nominates Kevin Sullivan to be Ambassador to Nicaragua
A career diplomat, Kevin Sullivan has served six United States missions overseas and in senior leadership positions at the Department of State. His nomination to Ambassador to Nicaragua comes at a time of great tension between Washington and Managua.
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 /
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 /
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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.
Why bureaucracy matters: We still don’t know what happened in the Kushner-Videgaray meeting
By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini /
In yet another break with standard diplomatic practice, there have been no press releases or briefings since Jared Kushner’s return from Mexico. This is not the way diplomacy in a democracy is, or should be, conducted.
The month of the Americas: What was all the attention about?
By Victoria Gaytan / VickyGO /
With three visits by high-ranking officials from the U.S. government, February was the busiest month for Latin America in the Trump administration.
Global responses to Rex Tillerson’s trip to Latin America
By Greg Weeks / GregWeeksUNCC /
Secretary Tillerson’s Latin America trip triggered a wave of criticisms and repudiations from regional leaders and global powers alike.
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