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U.S. Policy Toward Latin America: One Year into the Biden Administration

Nicolás Albertoni and Álvaro Caso | January 12, 2022

The future of the U.S.-Latin America relationship should not just be a story of Latin America waiting for what the U.S. will do towards the region; it is ...
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U.S. Supreme Court orders the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” policy

August 27, 2021

This week, in a 6-3 decision that saw Chief Justice John Roberts side with conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, ...
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In blow to anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala, prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval removed by Attorney General

July 30, 2021

Last Friday, Guatemalan Attorney General María Consuelo Porras removed Juan Francisco Sandoval from his position at the head of the Special Prosecutor’s ...
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Putting hope into action in Central America

Celina de Sola | June 5, 2021

When United States Vice President Kamala Harris said she wants to help bring hope to the people of Central America—and do it in partnership with local ...
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A region reacts as Secretary Blinken departs San José

Andrés Valenciano, Richard Feinberg, Javier Corrales, and Alberto Trejo | June 3, 2021

Global Americans convened a panel of regional experts and analysts to weigh in on the implications of Blinken’s visit to Central America, seeking to ...
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We could use economics to curb migration from Central America

Richard Feinberg | April 30, 2021

In creating an economic strategy, President Biden and his administration are stuck between conflicting policy goals of relocating industrial supply chains ...
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Biden shares foreign policy plans during New York City campaign stop

Victoria Gaytan | July 12, 2019

On July 11th, presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden shared his foreign policy plans, geared toward restoring the American democratic ...
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Central America: 2030 Trends

November 26, 2018

The reports examine five specific areas—transnational security challenges, institutional capacity, economic growth, demographics, and technology—and how ...
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Violence in Central America: Do no harm, Mr. Trump

Kevin Casas-Zamora | January 31, 2018

Crime and violence in the Northern Triangle is a regional issue that requires a collective response to the structural factors driving it: weak state ...
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The Guatemala-Honduras customs union: A paradigm shift in regionalism

Javier Gutiérrez | August 2, 2017

The recent launch of a customs union between Guatemala and Honduras marks a paradigm shift in region-building in the Americas. It may offer key lessons to ...
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