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The Summit for Democracy: What the Media Missed
| 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. But according to Statista, in 2019 the banana was the ...
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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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An interview with Iván Chanis Barahona, President of Fundación Iguales
Guy Mentel & Iván Chanis Barahona | 
Iván Chanis Barahona is a lawyer, human rights activist, and president of Fundación Iguales, a non-profit organization that promotes the observance and ...
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