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The Latin America That Will Engage the New Administration
December 14, 2020 | Evan Ellis As U.S. election challenges proceed toward resolution and President-elect Joseph Biden puts his transition team into place, Latin America and the Caribbean will demand his attention.

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Chinese Security Engagement in Latin America
November 19, 2020 | Evan Ellis Chinese military engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean is an important and official acknowledged part of growing interactions by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with the region.

Commentary
Good Governance and Corruption in the Caribbean: The Haitian Challenge
October 6, 2020 | Georges A. Fauriol The past decade has witnessed a decay of established democracies’ commitment to democratic principles, and in turn, a qualitative decline in adherence to the norms and institutions of democracy worldwide. How does this relate to Haiti?

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Guyana: Opportunities and Challenges for the United States and the Caribbean Basin
October 2, 2020 | Evan Ellis The potential of Guyana to rapidly shift from disaster to victory reflects both the unusual character of the incoming administration and the interest of Guyana’s political and business partners in a functional government that is now recognized as legitimate.

Report
Neighbor at Risk: Mexico’s Deepening Crisis
September 4, 2020 | Evan Ellis The performance of the Mexican economy, local conditions, and the effectiveness of its governance thus affects American jobs, investment, security, and lives.

Commentary
Dominican Republic Elections: Political Backdrop and Relevance
June 30, 2020 | Armand Peschard-Sverdrup The Dominican Republic is scheduled to hold presidential and congressional elections on July 5, 2020, as the original May 17 date was canceled due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Commentary
Understanding the Iran-Venezuela Relationship
June 4, 2020 | Moises Rendon, Antonio De La Cruz, Claudia Fernandez Recent fuel shipments from Iran to Venezuela represent a small part of a decades-long relationship.
 

Commentary
Maduro’s Mafia State
October 31, 2018 | Moises Rendon

At a recent event hosted by CSIS Americas Program, both Ambassador Brownfield and Juan Zarate offered some thoughts on how the international community can help Venezuela during “Day After” challenges, as Moises Rendon writes in his new commentary.

Critical Questions
Sounding the Alarm on Nicaragua
July 23, 2018 | Richard Miles Finally reaching international press, the three-month uprising has continued to escalate, and it may get worse before it gets better.

Commentary
Haiti: The Elements of a Crisis
July 23, 2018 | Georges A. Fauriol

Among U.S. policymakers generally, patience with the Haitian policy agenda may be wearing thin at a time when it is most in need of attention. 

Commentary
As Mexico Moves to Political Left, American Relationship Put to Test
June 21, 2018 | Richard Miles With a White House with Donald Trump at the helm, the “better than it looks” bilateral relationship may be about to drastically change for the worse.

Commentary
Virtual Russian Influence in Latin America
May 9, 2018 | Richard Miles

It would be naïve to think that Russia would not seize on these developments as opportunities to sow discord within and between the world’s democracies. But unlike China, Russia has failed to invest in deeper relationships in Latin America that last over time.

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