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CSIS analyzes the most important foreign policy and national security issues throughout the Western Hemisphere and their impact on the U.S. and its regional partners. 

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In the Eye of the Storm: Ecuador’s Compounding Crises

Drawing on extensive fieldwork, CSIS Americas Program director Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe examine the causes of Ecuador's security crisis.

Commentary by Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe — April 24, 2024

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Daniel F. Runde

Daniel F. Runde

Senior Vice President; William A. Schreyer Chair; Director, Project on Prosperity and Development
Romina Bandura

Romina Bandura

Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development, Project on U.S. Leadership in Development

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Intent versus Effect

Ambassador Tai’s argument that the United States should consider how regulations with a discriminatory effect “may or may not be advanced with a discriminatory intent” is a change in the way the United States and most other countries have approached trade disputes.

Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — October 23, 2023

China’s New Graphite Restrictions

On October 20, in response to the widened U.S. semiconductor controls, China announced a new set of export restrictions on certain graphite products, which are key for EV battery manufacturing.

Commentary by Emily Benson and Thibault Denamiel — October 23, 2023

Bafflement

Bill Reinsch discusses two disconcerting developments in the trade world: Canada’s announcement that it intends to proceed with imposing a digital services tax, and the apparently diminishing Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity.

Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — October 16, 2023

Managing Geopolitical Risk in Mexico’s ICT Sector

CSIS Americas director Ryan C. Berg and Henry Ziemer analyze the risks associated with Huawei's increasing presence in Mexico and outline steps for both the United States and Mexico to mitigate these challenges.

Report by Ryan C. Berg and Henry Ziemer — October 5, 2023

Ensuring Information Integrity in Electoral Processes in the Americas

Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Rubi Bledsoe, and Gabriela Marma-Gutierrez assess the vulnerability of Latin American electorates to disinformation and misinformation and identify means for countries and civil society to curb these threats.

Commentary by Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Rubi Bledsoe, and Gabriela Marma-Gutierrez — July 28, 2023