South America
CSIS’s Americas Program, Project on Prosperity and Development, Economics Program, Scholl Chair in International Business, International Security Program, and Energy Security and Climate Change Program conduct research on corruption, forced displacement, involuntary migration, and the impact of the erosion of democratic institutions on U.S. and regional security.

The Airing of Grievances
The Trade Guys talk the first in-person conversation between U.S. and Chinese commerce officials, China and Brazil’s deal to bypass the U.S. dollar, and the latest IPEF ministerial.
Podcast Episode by Scott Miller and William Alan Reinsch — June 5, 2023

Brazil’s Misaligned Censorship Policy Risks Cutting Off Free Speech to Spite Disinformation
Commentary by Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Michael McKenna — May 25, 2023

Debt Transparency and the Future of International Development with Dr. Rafael Romeu
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — April 28, 2023

At the 90-Day Mark of PDVSA’s Coronel Tellechea
Commentary by Antonio De La Cruz — April 27, 2023
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Revisiting Counter-Narcotics Policy in the Western Hemisphere
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Latin American Women and Democracy: Perspectives of Activists in the Region
Event by Ryan C. Berg , Tamara Davila , Laritza Diversent , Celia Medrano , and Tamara Taraciuk Broner — June 12, 2023
The Road to 2024 in Venezuela: A Conversation with María Corina Machado
Event by María Corina Machado , Ryan C. Berg , and Christopher Hernandez-Roy — June 7, 2023
The Airing of Grievances
Podcast Episode by Scott Miller and William Alan Reinsch — June 5, 2023

Brazil’s Misaligned Censorship Policy Risks Cutting Off Free Speech to Spite Disinformation
Commentary by Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Michael McKenna — May 25, 2023
A Conversation with Juan Guaidó, Former Interim President of Venezuela
Event by Ryan C. Berg , Christopher Hernandez-Roy , and Juan Guaidó — May 5, 2023
Debt Transparency and the Future of International Development with Dr. Rafael Romeu
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — April 28, 2023

At the 90-Day Mark of PDVSA’s Coronel Tellechea
Commentary by Antonio De La Cruz — April 27, 2023

Innovating Digital Technology in Agriculture with Agromovil’s Andrew Mack
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — April 7, 2023

Plan B and the Future of Democracy in Mexico
Event by Ryan C. Berg , Dr. Lorenzo Córdova Vianello , Deborah Ullmer , and Maximo Zaldivar — March 21, 2023