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Toward a Brazil–U.S. Binational Institution
January 21, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde, Arianna Kohan A binational institution for Brazil and the United States would foster stronger ties between the two countries at the micro and macro levels, from local organizations and primary schools to universities and federal governments.

Report
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
López Obrador Visit: Mexico at an Inflection Point
August 10, 2020 | Kimberly Breier AMLO’s visit to Washington on the occasion of the USMCA entry into force may prove to be a pivot point for the bilateral relationship and for Mexico in the medium term.

Commentary
Turning the Covid-19 Crisis into an Opportunity for the Central American Textile Sector
June 17, 2020 | Juan José Daboub, Daniel F. Runde Over the past several weeks, Latin America has become the epicenter of the global pandemic, and economic projections continue to darken accordingly. Re-centering the textile industry’s supply chain to Central America’s Northern Triangle could strengthen the region’s...

Commentary
The Covid-19 Pandemic Threatens Mexico’s Economy
June 17, 2020 | Mariana Campero, Linnea Sandin Covid-19 has pushed Mexico faster and further off the economic cliff by impacting its main economic pillars: trade, tourism, and oil. And it is predicted to hit remittances as unemployment continues to rise in the United States.

Commentary
Mercosur Should Become a Free Trade Agreement
June 4, 2020 | Miguel Braun

Argentina’s decision to withdraw from Mercosur, though later reversed, sent shockwaves through the South American trading bloc.

Commentary
Nearshoring to the Americas
May 20, 2020 | Miguel Braun To reduce risk, dependence on China, and boost economic resiliency, the United States should move toward a new free trade agreement for the Americas.

Commentary
Rosneft’s Withdrawal amid U.S. Sanctions Contributes to Venezuela’s Isolation
April 10, 2020 | Antonio De La Cruz Antonio de la Cruz, a senior associate with the Americas Program, discusses the impact of Russia's largest oil company opting to leave Venezuela amid U.S. sanctions.

Commentary
USMCA Endgame 2019
August 1, 2019 The USMCA draws critical reviews but Congress moves closer to approving NAFTA’s replacement in 2019, notes CSIS Americas Program’s Chris Sands.

Commentary
Unpacking the USMCA for Congressional Approval in 2019
January 8, 2019

Good relations, and regional prosperity, will depend on whether we can debate the USMCA’s economic impact on the merits, or let our polarized partisan politics dominate, writes Christopher Sands, a senior associate with the CSIS Americas Program.

Critical Questions
Argentina: Emerging Well from the Latest Financial Crisis?
October 4, 2018 Serious runs on the Argentine peso over the last six months have been responded to with a sizeable IMF financial arrangement that was first signed in June 2018 and revised in late-September as CSIS Americas Program Director Michael Matera writes in a new commentary.

Commentary
The U.S.-Mexico Agreement Complicates Canada’s NAFTA Endgame
August 29, 2018 | Scott Miller

Now is the time for the United States to pivot and work with Mexico to get Canada to join the agreement in principle and make the North American economy a win for all three countries.

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