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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.

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
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?

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.

Critical Questions
Not Contributing Enough? A Summary of European Military and Development Assistance to Ukraine Since 2014
September 26, 2019 Assistance to Ukraine has been in the news, bringing up comparisons of U.S. and European support. Iain King, a visiting fellow with the Europe Program, discusses the European contribution to Ukraine economic and military assistance and its importance.

Newsletter
It Will Take Four to Tango
July 26, 2018 | Richard M. Rossow The United States and India will engage in our first “2+2 Dialogue” on September 6 in New Delhi, bringing together the heads of our respective defense and foreign ministries.

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
China: The Dust Never Settles
June 4, 2018 | William Alan Reinsch Thus far, the Trump administration has tried to finesse that dilemma by wanting to have it all—more market access and significant internal Chinese reforms

Commentary
Maybe Trump’s onto Something
May 14, 2018 | William Alan Reinsch Under the circumstances, it would be smart for us cynics not to ignore the little voice in the back of our minds saying, “Maybe he’s right.” Time will tell, but at this point we should not rule out the possibility, however painful that might be.

Critical Questions
Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru
April 5, 2018 | Mark L. Schneider The Eighth Summit of the Americas will take place in Lima, Peru, on April 13–14. Chief issues will include anticorruption (just weeks after Kuczynski’s resignation), U.S. relations, and the Venezuelan crisis.

Commentary
When Investment Hurts: Chinese Influence in Venezuela
April 3, 2018 | Moises Rendon China’s influence in Latin America is neither transparent nor market oriented, and no country has felt the consequences more than Venezuela. 

Commentary
How Will China Retaliate beyond Tariffs?
March 29, 2018 Besides reports of coming Chinese counter tariffs, with no clear timeline, possibly on U.S. agriculture exports or aircraft, there is much uncertainty about what form Chinese retaliation could take.

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