Juliana Rubio

Associate Director, Americas Program
Juliana Rubio

Juliana is an associate director with the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She joined the Americas Program in December 2021. She is passionate about international development and has over 10 years of experience working with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), international governmental organizations, and the private sector. Before joining CSIS she was the senior program coordinator for the Andean region at the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE). She has also worked as a research and evaluation specialist at Fundación Capital in Colombia, conducted multiple consultancies for NGOs and social impact organizations, and worked for four years at the International Monetary Fund. Juliana has a BA in government and politics from the University of Maryland and a MA in international development from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

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A Partnership for Progress: Expanding U.S.-Brazil Student Exchange

Student exchanges between Brazil and the U.S. are driving innovation, boosting economies, and strengthening diplomacy. Expanding these programs is key to deepening ties and building a new generation committed to strong U.S.-Brazil relations.

Brief by Julie Baer, Juliana Rubio, and Eitan Casaverde — April 4, 2025

Chinese Ports in Panama Come Under New Management

CSIS Americas Program director Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Rubi Bledsoe examine the significant of a recent deal for BlackRock to acquire ports along the Panama Canal.

Critical Questions by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Rubi Bledsoe — March 6, 2025

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Chinese Ports in Panama Come Under New Management

An audio version of “Chinese Ports in Panama Come Under New Management,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Rubi Bledsoe. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Rubi Bledsoe — March 6, 2025

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“Tough on the Weak, Lenient on the Powerful”

This report provides a summary of the discussions from a series of three roundtables held from August to September 2024 as part of the CSIS-USAID LACLEARN roundtable series on mano dura.

Report by Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Rubi Bledsoe — January 9, 2025

The Gender-Based Violence Crisis in Haiti

CSIS Americas deputy director and senior fellow Christopher Hernandez-Roy and associate director Juliana Rubio analyze the history and present challenges of gender-based violence in Haiti.

Brief by Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Juliana Rubio — September 19, 2024

Catalysts of Change: How Entrepreneurs Are Transforming Latin America

The surge of internationally recognized Latin American unicorns has created great enthusiasm and anticipation for the future of entrepreneurship in the region, however, the region is contending with a global decline in investment and structural challenges.

Report by Ryan C. Berg, Juliana Rubio, and Nathaniel Laske — March 8, 2024