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China’s advance in Panama: An update

Evan Ellis | April 14, 2021

This piece examines the evolution of China’s position in Panama under the Cortizo government. It finds that China's advance has suffered significant, if ...
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United in song: the evolution of our American anthems

Jeffrey Zinsmeister | September 29, 2020

National anthems echo a shared history, but these tunes are not immune to change. Throughout the Americas, modifications to national songs demonstrate ...
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What Ecuador’s spat with Chinese fishermen can teach Latin America about responding to China

Ethan Knecht | September 3, 2020

A Chinese fishing fleet off the coast of Ecuador caught headlines and the attention of Washington. The situation was swiftly resolved through Ecuador's ...
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Strategic insights: Thinking strategically about Latin America and the Caribbean

Evan Ellis | December 15, 2016

Even with its geographic connectedness to the United States, and although Latin America eclipses even China and Asia as the U.S. principal foreign trading ...
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Cuba Policy: Time to Double Down!

Richard Feinberg | November 11, 2015

There’s more that President Obama can do if he wants to cement his legacy of policy change on Cuba.
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