Panama stands ready to work with our main strategic partner to invest in strengthening the very institutions and social safety nets that we rely on as the ...
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A Global Americans Interview with Ambassador Ramón Martínez of Panama
Guy Mentel | 
U.S. Department of State Signs a Memorandum with Alliance for Development in Democracy
On Monday, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Panama, member states of the Alliance for Development in Democracy (ADD), signed a memorandum of ...
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The Alliance for Development in Democracy: An Overlooked Partner for the United States
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In their effort to assuage reluctant partners in the region, U.S. officials risk ignoring Latin American and Caribbean governments that have consistently ...
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The Summit for Democracy: What the Media Missed
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Media coverage of the December 8-10 Summit for Democracy has largely focused on President Joe Biden’s remarks, coupled with critical reactions from China, ...
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Nicaragua’s Flip to China: What Does It Mean for the Region?
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The United States no longer has the luxury to scold its partners in the region. Washington has never faced a hemisphere so politically disposed to resist ...
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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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With eye toward countering Chinese Belt and Road, Biden administration lays groundwork for infrastructure program in Latin America
More than seven years after President of China Xi Jinping first announced the Belt and Road—the People’s Republic’s signature twenty-first century foreign ...
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It’s Only Bananas? A Global Americans Review of Richard L. Bernal’s “Corporate versus National Interest in U.S. Trade Policy: Chiquita and Caribbean Bananas”
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One does not usually think of bananas as big business, let alone as a factor in the fate of nations.
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China’s advance in Panama: An update
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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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