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Three Things That Won't Be Talked about Enough at the Summit of the Americas
May 31, 2022 | Juan Cruz, Henry Ziemer CSIS Americas Program experts Juan Cruz, Francisco de Santibañes, and Henry Ziemer discuss prospects for the 2022 Summit of the Americas and highlight three issues that deserve a closer look at the summit and in its aftermath.

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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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Nicaragua’s Upcoming Election Highlights Need for Long-Term Forms of Pressure on the Ortega Regime
August 6, 2021 | Ryan C. Berg In Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega is preparing for upcoming elections on November 7, 2021, with an intense crackdown on the country’s political opposition and the arrest of dozens of prominent individuals.

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Perfecting the Authoritarian Playbook
July 15, 2021 | Ryan C. Berg The primary election process for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) will be neither free and fair nor will it be pointless and a sham; instead, it plays the purpose of boosting the Maduro regime’s survival and reorganizing its autocratic structure.

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Attack on Colombian President Shows the Insecurity Borne of Venezuela’s Criminal Sanctuary
June 29, 2021 | Ryan C. Berg, Alexandra Winkler A violent conflict between guerrilla groups on the Colombia-Venezuela border has accelerated security challenges. A failed attack by guerrilla groups on Colombian president Iván Duque’s presidential aircraft should be a wake-up call for the international community.

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Building a Roadmap for Haiti’s Governance Crisis
March 15, 2021 | Georges A. Fauriol While the international community contemplates the nature of its engagement in the ongoing governance crisis in Haiti, the situation on the ground has grown increasingly grim.

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‘A Cycle of Instability’: Haiti’s Constitutional Crisis
February 8, 2021 | Georges A. Fauriol What happens after February 7, the disputed end date of Jovenel Moïse’s presidential term? Without any credible alternatives, the likely outcome is that events will mutate into something more dramatic, including widespread civil conflict.

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Getting U.S. Policy toward Mexico and Canada Right
December 9, 2020 | Kimberly Breier U.S. relations with Mexico and Canada are different than those with other countries and should be organized via a new, permanent policy coordinator.

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The Outcome of the Dominican Republic General Elections
July 20, 2020 | Armand Peschard-Sverdrup Armand Peschard-Sverdrup analyzes the results of the recent elections in the Dominican Republic.

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A Democratic Transition in Venezuela Requires the Inclusion of Women
April 3, 2020 | Margarita R. Seminario As experience in previous transition processes shows, when more women are represented in government, states have much higher levels of stability, security, and economic and social inclusion—all which Venezuela currently lacks.

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Suriname and the Need for Good Governance
March 10, 2020 Suriname’s struggle with good governance is reflected in its financial system.

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Guyana Faces Crucial National Elections on March 2
February 27, 2020 As Guyana moves into a new period of increasing national affluence, the country will face the challenge of deciding how best to put its new resources to work for the good of the entire population. 

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