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Asia & Latin America

The future of Brazil-China relations in the context of COVID-19

By Evan Ellis / September 18, 2020

Looking to a post-COVID-19 future, Chinese and Brazilian economic ties will likely grow stronger. The United States and other Brazilian trade partners will need to think creatively to offer alternatives that remain ...
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What Ecuador’s spat with Chinese fishermen can teach Latin America about responding to China

By Ethan Knecht / September 3, 2020

A Chinese fishing fleet off the coast of Ecuador caught headlines and the attention of Washington. The situation was swiftly resolved through Ecuador's collective diplomatic ...
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The rise of Chinese technology in Latin America

By Raymond R. Dua Jr. / August 12, 2020

Though not often discussed, Latin America is an important battleground for China's tech industry. Through the PRC’s growing influence, it seeks to set standards and dominate global ...
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What way forward for the IDB?

July 29, 2020

Global Americans and the Canadian Council for the Americas presents a panel on the future of the IDB and its ...
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Latin America, Europe and the U.S. must stick together in weathering the COVID-19 storm

By Evan Ellis / May 28, 2020

Increased dependence on China by both Latin America and the European Union not only generates vulnerabilities for both regions, but also creates strategic risks for the United ...
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China’s financial calculus in Latin America: Before and after COVID-19

By Margaret Myers / April 2, 2020

China's banks were treading more carefully in Latin America and the Caribbean even before COVID-19. The region should expect more of the ...
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Global Americans’ top ten articles of 2019

December 26, 2019

As we wrap up the year, here are ten articles that encompass the year’s trends and ...
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Latin America and China: Choosing self-interest

By Evan Ellis / December 23, 2019

While virtually all ventures come with risks and challenges, engagements with China arguably present Latin America with a set of disadvantages worth ...
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The shifting tides in Caribbean international relations: Jamaica, China and the United States

By Scott B. MacDonald / December 19, 2019

The development of closer China-Jamaica relations underscore the shifting tides in international relations to what increasingly looks like a new Cold War in the ...
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We’re underestimating China’s impact on governance in Latin America: Three persistent myths

By Jessica Ludwig / November 7, 2019

Largely absent from the conversation on China’s influence in Latin America has been a dedicated look at the normative impact of relations with Beijing on governance—and whether closer relationships with China’s party-state authorities affect democracy in the ...
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