
Rubi Bledsoe is a research associate with the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS, she was a national security fellow and a cyber fellow with the Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include transnational criminal organizations and the use of mis- and disinformation by violent non-state actors. Ms. Bledsoe has worked in the Middle East and is fluent in Arabic, French, and Spanish. She graduated magna cum laude with a BA in international and global studies from Middlebury College and magna cum laude with a MA in global policy studies from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.
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Russia-Backed Media Outlets Are Under Fire in the US—but Still Trusted Worldwide
Rubi Bledsoe in Wired — September 24, 2024
Ces groupes criminels qui appuient Nicolas Maduro
Rubi Bledsoe in Radio-Canada — August 5, 2024
How Russia Tries to Sway Latin America on Ukraine
Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe in Americas Quarterly — March 11, 2024
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Cultivating Competitiveness: Positioning North America as a Strategic Agricultural Bloc
Event — April 10, 2025
Chinese Ports in Panama Come Under New Management
Critical Questions by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Rubi Bledsoe — March 6, 2025
Chinese Ports in Panama Come Under New Management
Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Rubi Bledsoe — March 6, 2025

What Is the Significance of Venezuela’s Naval Incursion into Guyana?
Critical Questions by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Rubi Bledsoe, Henry Ziemer, and Eitan Casaverde — March 5, 2025
What Is the Significance of Venezuela’s Naval Incursion into Guyana?
Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Rubi Bledsoe, Henry Ziemer, and Eitan Casaverde — March 5, 2025

Understanding the Impact of Remittances on Mexico’s Economy and Safeguarding Their Future Impact
Brief by Ryan C. Berg, Rubi Bledsoe, and Michael Ferguson — January 15, 2025
“Understanding the Impact of Remittances on Mexico’s Economy and Safeguarding Their Future Impact”: Audio Brief with Rubi Bledsoe
Podcast Episode by Rubi Bledsoe — January 15, 2025

“Tough on the Weak, Lenient on the Powerful”
Report by Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Rubi Bledsoe — January 9, 2025
Why Are Latin American Dictators Seeking Membership in BRICS+?
Critical Questions by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Rubi Bledsoe, and Henry Ziemer — October 28, 2024
The Elected Autocrat: Why Rigged Elections Matter
Commentary by Martin Pimentel and Rubi Bledsoe — October 23, 2024