In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, the Americas Program interviewed several high-profile regional leaders in foreign policy whose backgrounds and experiences we wanted to highlight. Please find their responses to our questions below.

​2018 was another record-setting year for energy trade between the United States and Canada. 

On trade, the administration has at least started to differentiate between friends and foes, even if it’s not entirely clear what will be the concrete results of recently announced agreements. 

As an aside on the U.S. Treasury Department’s active role in sanctions policy, the official said, “Secretary Mnuchin didn’t know he had so much authority and just loves the hammer.”
Treasury’s other major national security responsibility,...

Beyond touting the economy’s upsurge, growling about China, and promising more “beautiful” infrastructure, it is unclear whether the president will tackle the other pressing economic issues facing the country.