Now that the celebrations are over, Colombia’s new left-wing president faces a mountain of challenges. His biggest challenge will be delivering on his promises.
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Gustavo Petro Will Have a Hard Time Getting Things Done
Mark Kennedy | 
The Alliance for Development in Democracy: An Overlooked Partner for the United States
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In their effort to assuage reluctant partners in the region, U.S. officials risk ignoring Latin American and Caribbean governments that have consistently ...
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IX Summit of the Americas: Creative Diplomacy for a Fractured World
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The IX Summit of the Americas shows the way forward for conducting a resilient diplomacy in a divided world.
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Petro and Hernández Head to Presidential Runoff in Colombia
Photo: Colombian presidential candidates Gustavo Petro (L) and Rodolfo Hernández (R). Source: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images. On Sunday, nearly 22 million ...
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Dropping the Ball on Brazil
Scott Hamilton | 
The personalization of policy is rarely wise, and in U.S. embassies, it risks shaping political analysis to reflect what diplomats think Washington wants ...
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The Colombian Presidential Campaign Tightens
Andrés Segura and Sergio Guzmán | 
Hernandez’s campaign’s narrative cannot be “change vs. continuity.” Instead, he must propose a model of change that is different from Petro’s.
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Belated Half Measures on Cuba
Scott Hamilton | 
My time as a U.S. diplomat in Cuba during the Obama thaw of 2015-17 showed me what was possible to achieve when diplomacy was given a chance to work.
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Venezuelan Women Are Leading the Charge to Construct a Prosperous and Democratic Venezuela
Mariela Magallanes | 
If and when negotiations resume, it will be critical that women are not only present at the negotiating table, but are also taking the lead in charting ...
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U.S. Policy in Latin America—Time for a New American Realism
Scott Hamilton | 
By helping [the hemisphere’s] democracies to deliver, the United States can prevent populist regimes from emerging, and thereby close down space for ...
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