Passing the referendum would generate positive effects on multiple levels—for the Ecuadorean people, for democracy’s position and presence in the region, ...
Read More
Three Ways Lasso’s Referendum Can Strengthen U.S.-Ecuador Relations
Isabel Chiriboga | 
Pink Tide 2.0? The Same Trap Awaits
Yannik John | 
The label “pink tide” was already misleading 20 years ago. Today, with even more pronounced distinctions between the left-wing presidents and diverse ...
Read More
Read More
We Don’t Talk About LAC
Adam Ratzlaff and Diana Roy | 
Without public buy-in, it will be difficult for U.S.-Latin American relations to endure changing administrations or the twenty-four-hour news cycle. ...
Read More
Read More
Latin America’s Perfect Storm
| 
The region’s political shift is making it increasingly difficult for the U.S. to secure collaboration on core security and foreign policy issues.
Read More
Read More
Cuba-China Tourism MOU Points the Way “to Seek a Newer World” in Successful Tourism Development
Bruce Zagaris | 
As the U.S. and Caribbean are following up on the Summit of the Americas and trying to implement concrete policies, both sides may want to prioritize the ...
Read More
Read More
Organized Crime in Mexico and the Evolving Government Response
| 
Despite some of AMLO’s actions effectively limit security cooperation with the U.S., such as the 2020 National Security Law, the U.S.-Mexico security ...
Read More
Read More
Avoiding Disaster—A Narrowing Path Forward in Haiti
| 
[International] efforts are not sustainable without a credible Haitian political consensus in place. Hence, a policy disconnect persists between ...
Read More
Read More
Petro is Inaugurated
On Sunday, Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez assumed the roles of president and vice president, respectively, of Colombia in an inauguration ceremony held ...
Read More
Read More
Guatemala Cracks Down on the Press
Last Friday, Guatemalan authorities arrested journalist José Rubén Zamora at his home in Guatemala City for alleged money laundering, blackmail, and ...
Read More
Read More