Global Americans convened a panel of regional experts and analysts to weigh in on the implications of Blinken’s visit to Central America, seeking to ...
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A region reacts as Secretary Blinken departs San José
Andrés Valenciano, Richard Feinberg, Javier Corrales, and Alberto Trejo | 
Science and technology cooperation: A key strategy for U.S. engagement in Latin America
Diogenes Placencia, Paul A. Sundaram, and Stephanie dos Santos | 
A recent publication by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E)) highlighted the need for the United States ...
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Ecuador’s new president: Hope for a fresh start
Daniela Maag | 
Guillermo Lasso was inaugurated as Ecuador's 47th president on Monday. Given a divided legislature, the new president should prioritize unity.
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Chile’s Constitutional Convention elections: institutional uncertainty and the long shadow of October 2019
Robert Funk | 
Two things stood out when Chileans went to the polls for last October’s national plebiscite on the drafting of a new constitution. First, nearly 80 ...
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What will be the alternative to Bolsonaro?
Letícia Chagas | 
Vaccine developments at the beginning of 2021 represented a crucial step toward overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, and inaugurating a new era for all of ...
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Lessons from Paraguay and Guyana’s brushes with Chinese vaccine diplomacy
Ethan Knecht | 
The ambition and capability of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to affect the political affairs of nations across Latin America and the Caribbean have ...
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Chinese engagement in the Dominican Republic: An update
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Chinese advances in the Dominican Republic that once inspired concern in Washington have gone largely unrealized. For the U.S., the Dominican Republic ...
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Threats to democracy increase as President Bukele moves to control El Salvador’s judiciary
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President Nayib Bukele’s drive to consolidate power represents another test of the international community’s ability to defend democratic principles. With ...
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Widening the Aperture: Nearshoring in Our ‘Near Abroad’ (an Executive Summary)
Richard E. Feinberg | 
If the United States allows other Caribbean Basin countries to be eligible for components of its ambitious domestic agenda, it could simultaneously ...
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