U.S. military role should combine traditional missions in the region with adaptations supporting transparency, rule-of-law, and strengthening partner ...
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The Defense Department’s Role in Addressing Extra-Hemispheric State Rivals in Latin America and the Caribbean
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What to expect from the Nicaraguan elections
Ryan C. Berg and Robert Carlson | 
To be clear, November 7 is a complete farce. Rather than anything resembling a democratic election, the events of that day will approximate a coronation ...
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Venezuela negotiations fall apart as elections draw closer
A new wave of tensions took place in Venezuela this week as Alex Saab, a Colombian national and associate of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was ...
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Adrift: US-Haiti policy
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The challenges Haiti faces are immense and cannot be easily addressed without active international policy coordination, leadership by US diplomacy, and ...
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As Haitian migrants seek refuge in the United States, life in Haiti becomes even more precarious
Haiti has seen three major crises within the past four months. Amid these crises, everyday life in Haiti has become increasingly dangerous.
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To participate or not to participate: The Venezuelan opposition’s Hamlet moment
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Once again Venezuela’s democratic opposition finds itself in an electoral dilemma. This time, though, it’s not (entirely) of their own doing. The moral ...
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Will the release of the Pandora Papers lead to any change?
Bruce Zagaris | 
The Pandora Papers illustrate the evils of financial secrecy, transnational corruption, and money laundering, as well as the ability of politicians, ...
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America is Back? The reframing of democracy promotion in Latin America
María Isabel Puerta Riera | 
The failures in exporting American democracy call for the reframing of democracy promotion as a strategy. If the Biden administration develops a combined ...
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It’s No Joke: Bukele’s Authoritarian Language
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Bukele has responded to critics with derision, even changing his Twitter bio to “Dictator of El Salvador.” He leaves just enough doubt to say, “I was only ...
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