U.S.-Latin America relations Archives

U.S.-Latin America relations

Venezuela

Make credible threats great again

By Juan Nagel / juannagel / October 19, 2018

Direct military intervention in Venezuela is obviously a controversial topic, yet there should be no controversy surrounding the credible appearance of commitment to military action.

Venezuela

Threatening a military intervention in Venezuela is not just folly, it’s not credible

By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini / October 19, 2018

Talking military intervention isn’t even a good theoretical gamble. Few would really believe it, and it is improbable that the U.S. would follow through.

LGBT Rights

Emissary hypocrisy: The U.S. State Department refuses to recognize same-sex partners of envoys

By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini / October 3, 2018

Does the U.S. deny foreign emissaries other rights denied them in their own countries? Of course not. Then why are we doing it to LGBTI couples?

Economics, Trade & Development

How the U.S. can better balance Chinese investment in infrastructure

By Max Nathanson / TheMaxNathanson / September 10, 2018

The U.S. can both balance Chinese influence and help Latin American governments address environmental and social concerns by investing in the “soft” side of the infrastructure boom.

Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations

The U.S. decision to abandon CICIG in Guatemala doesn’t make moral or geostrategic sense

By Benjamin N. Gedan / September 6, 2018

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. interest in establishing the rule of law in Guatemala.

Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations

El Salvador: A pragmatic U.S. response should follow Chinese inroads

By Jimmy McDonough / JamesNoJimmy / August 28, 2018

Rather than ostracizing El Salvador, the U.S. should focus renewed attention on enhancing its support to Central American institutions working to enforce the rule of law.

Democracy & Elections

Lenin Moreno and the struggle for the soul of Ecuador’s (and Latin America’s) left

By Evan Ellis / REvanEllis / August 2, 2018

While a significant portion of the Latin American left continues to be driven by an anti-U.S., personalistic agenda, Lenin Moreno represents a principled branch of that left. The U.S. can and must learn to deal with leaders like him in a constructive fashion.

Democracy & Elections

Haiti: The elements of a crisis

By Georges Fauriol / July 19, 2018

Since late 2017 the Haitian government has appeared dangerously rudderless in a number of different policy areas, unable to overcome key challenges. Patience at home and abroad may be wearing thin.

Economics, Trade & Development

A conversation with Nicolás Albertoni, doctoral student at the University of Southern California

July 5, 2018

Global Americans spoke to Nicolás Albertoni, a scholar pursuing a Ph.D. in political science and international relations at the University of Southern California (USC), associate researcher at the Universidad Católica del Uruguay, and one of the Global Americans 2018 New Generation of Public Intellectuals.

Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations

Highlights from the confirmation hearing of Kimberly Breier for Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs

By William Naylor / wm_naylor / June 29, 2018

We watched the confirmation hearings for the top diplomatic post in the Americas so you don’t have to. Among the highlights are exchanges on TPS, strengthening the OAS, and the crisis in Nicaragua.