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Commentary
Canada Urgently Needs to Rethink Its National Security Strategy
May 24, 2022 | Vincent Rigby CSIS Americas Program senior associate Vincent Rigby and Thomas Juneau outline the need for a reevaluation of Canada's security strategy to confront emerging threats at home and abroad.

Critical Questions
What Are the Zones for Employment and Economic Development in Honduras?
April 27, 2022 | Ryan C. Berg, Henry Ziemer CSIS Americas senior fellow Ryan C. Berg and program coordinator Henry Ziemer break down the controversies and opportunities presented by the Zones for Employment and Economic Development (ZEDEs) in Honduras.

Commentary
Parsing Fact and Fiction in the Maduro Regime’s Narrative of Economic Recovery
April 22, 2022 | Ryan C. Berg CSIS Americas senior fellow Ryan C. Berg unpacks how the Maduro regime's selective economic liberalization enriches regime loyalists while leaving ordinary Venezuelans behind.

Commentary
Haiti’s Fractured Political Dynamics
March 17, 2022 | Georges A. Fauriol Georges Fauriol analyzes Haiti's political landscape and what the current challenges mean for the country's prospects of democratic consolidation.

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Authoritarian Survival: Venezuelan Gold and Nicaragua’s Ortega-Murillo Regime
March 8, 2022 | Ryan C. Berg CSIS Americas senior fellow Ryan C. Berg and Karla Rios assess Nicaragua's role in laundering illegally mined gold from Venezuela and offer recommendations for how the Biden administration can clamp down on this illicit revenue.

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Russian Invasion of Ukraine Should Force a Rethink about Russian Presence in the Americas
March 3, 2022 | Daniel F. Runde Given the global revulsion surrounding Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Russia, governments in Latin America and the Caribbean should rethink their relationship with Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

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What Does Russia’s War in Ukraine Mean for Latin America and the Caribbean?
March 1, 2022 | Ryan C. Berg Russia's behavior in its invasion of Ukraine illustrates the strategic threat posed by the survival and growth of authoritarian regimes throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Commentary
Haiti: Betting on the Montana Accord
February 18, 2022 | Georges A. Fauriol Georges Fauriol analyzes the Montana Accord and Haiti's fraught search for a sustainable political transition plan.

Commentary
A Closer Look at Colombia’s Illegal, Artisanal, and Small-Scale Mining
December 20, 2021 | Ryan C. Berg, Henry Ziemer CSIS Americas addresses how the increase in global demand for natural resources and the related rise in gold prices have fueled illegal mining in Colombia, resulting in significant security concerns, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation.

Commentary
Venezuela: A Time for Opposition Reflection and Renovation
December 17, 2021 | Ryan C. Berg, Alexandra Winkler CSIS Americas senior fellow Ryan C. Berg and senior associate Alexandra Winkler assess Venezuela's recent regional elections and negotiations between the regime and opposition in Mexico City and make recommendations for revitalizing the Venezuelan opposition.

Commentary
Adrift: U.S.-Haiti Policy
November 2, 2021 | Georges A. Fauriol CSIS senior associate Georges Fauriol addresses the direction of U.S. policy toward Haiti in response to a frightening pace of bad news in the Caribbean country.

Commentary
The Bicentennial Framework for Security Cooperation: New Approach or Shuffling the Pillars of Mérida?
October 29, 2021 | Ryan C. Berg As the Mexican–U.S. Bicentennial Framework begins to take shape, both countries must take into consideration the successes and failures of the Mérida Initiative as they establish a stronger collaboration on security matters.

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