U.S.-Latin America Relations Archives

U.S.-Latin America Relations

The United Nations and Haiti

Flavio Darío Espinal | May 30, 2023

It seems evident that these UN missions and other initiatives to support Haiti have lacked a vision of state-building as a basic premise to articulate ...
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The Balancing Act: Brazil and Mexico Court Beijing While Managing Their Relationship to Washington

Genevieve Slosberg | May 17, 2023

With distinct objectives, Brazil and Mexico are increasingly open to engagement with China, which is happy to oblige in partnership with both economies.
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Brazil’s Rising Challenges in the New World Order

Rafael R. Ioris | May 11, 2023

Of special relevance in the Latin American context, Brazil, the largest nation and economy of the continent, and a country that historically managed well ...
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Haiti’s Humanitarian and Political Crash

Georges Fauriol | May 10, 2023

Haiti is headed toward a catastrophic humanitarian and political crash. With an estimated 90 percent of the Port-au-Prince region under the chaotic ...
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U.S. Soft Power Must Focus on Cooperation

Jeffery A. Tobin | May 5, 2023

This article explores soft power from both the United States and Latin American perspectives, analyzing the perceptions of effectiveness for both regions ...
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U.S. Diplomacy Unbound: The Splendid Cities Summit of the Americas 2023

Richard E. Feinberg | May 3, 2023

In comparison to the hard, adversarial edge that sometimes erupted at recent presidential-level Summits of the Americas, the Denver meeting was at once ...
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Official Responses to Panama’s Security Challenges

Evan Ellis | April 12, 2023

While Panama’s government and security forces are responding constructively to the simultaneous challenges of narcotrafficking, crimes related to Panama’s ...
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As the Summit for Democracy Ends, What is the State of Democracy in Latin America?

Dinorah Azpuru | March 31, 2023

Democratic backsliding is occurring in several Latin American countries, and it is not evident that those countries can pivot to a democratic path in the ...
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The UNSC Goes to Panama: Reflections on the Fiftieth Anniversary of an Extraordinary Meeting

Tom Long | March 22, 2023

The UNSC meeting [of 1973] deserves to be more than a footnote in the history of U.S.-Latin American relations and shows how a small state can influence ...
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A Path Forward for the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity

Richard E. Feinberg | January 31, 2023

If Latin American governments push forward a well-focused, politically pragmatic agenda, the Latin Americanists lying in wait in the administration can be ...
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