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The U.S. Department of Defense’s science offices: The little big secret enabling science and technology across Latin America

By Diogenes Placencia  /  

The DoD's science offices in Latin America work not only to build science and technology relationships with military institutions, but civil society as ...
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Tácticas de desinformación de medios estatales de Rusia y China

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Con la cantidad de desinformación publicada a la alza resulta urgente entender las distintas tácticas usadas por diferentes medios estatales para poder encontrar mejores soluciones al combate de noticias ...
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21st century authoritarianism: Russia and Venezuela’s control over information and civil society

By Iria Puyosa  /  

Aspiring autocrats in Latin America and around the world are increasingly taking pages from the playbooks of the Chávez/Maduro regime in Venezuela and Vladimir Putin in ...
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The return of the Cold War in the Caribbean

By Scott B. MacDonald  /  

Washington can no longer take the Caribbean for granted. That means more than just impotently warning partners south of the hemisphere about China and Russia. Instead it will require more effective diplomacy and economic ...
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The bear comes to the West: The Russian agenda in Latin America

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Latin America needs to forge alliances in a complex, changing world, but betting on extra-continental autocracies will not bring greater social equity and respect for human rights to the ...
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An interview with Ambassador Tom Shannon, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

On the third episode of "Two gringos with questions," your hosts talked to Ambassador Shannon on the importance of U.S. presence in the region and his secrets for surviving thousands of meetings and ...
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Russia in Latin America: Geopolitics and pragmatism

By Roberto Mansilla Blanco  /  

In recent years, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has become increasingly strategically interested in Latin America. Despite clear geopolitical goals, the Kremlin’s relationship with the region has been marked by pragmatic ...
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