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Trump administration reverses visa restrictions for international students

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Eight days after announcing a directive to strip international students of their F-1 visas, the Trump administration backs down following national scrutiny.
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COVID-19, the Caribbean and what comes next

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From positive forecasts to shrinking economies, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic effect on the Caribbean. How will the region recover?
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Transitional justice and the Democratic Transition Framework for Venezuela

Ofelia Riquezes & Frank O. Mora  |  

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Without the proper judicial and prosecutorial reforms, the transitional justice provisions included in the U.S.’s transition framework for Venezuela will ...
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Trump’s strategy in Venezuela: Domestic or foreign policy?

Liz Alarcón  |  

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The Trump administration recently announced forceful moves against the Nicolás Maduro government. Could Trump’s strategy in Venezuela be a ploy to garner ...
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Why congressional Republicans should support the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

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A group of nine Republican U.S. Senators have sent a letter to Secretary of State Pompeo asking him to cut U.S. funding to the IACHR. What they’re doing ...
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Is it time for a Caribbean Basin Initiative 2.0?

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Recent U.S. involvement in the Caribbean Basin has been defined by Whac-A-Mole-like reactionary policy. It’s time for a new coherent strategy for security ...
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The U.S. decision to abandon CICIG in Guatemala doesn’t make moral or geostrategic sense

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U.S. policy is never governed purely by moral calculations. But in the case of CICIG, it is hard to detect any concerns that remotely outweigh the U.S. ...
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