Americas

The CSIS Americas Program and Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department work with the Project on Prosperity and Development, Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business, and more to analyze 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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Understanding the Impact of Remittances on Mexico’s Economy and Safeguarding Their Future Impact

CSIS Americas director Ryan C. Berg, Rubi Bledsoe, and Michael Ferguson explore the impact and potential of remittances for Mexico's economic growth and development.

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

EU-MERCOSUR, Better Late than Never?

Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg and Lauri Tähtinen — January 9, 2025

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“Tough on the Weak, Lenient on the Powerful”

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

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Past Events

Report Launch: Firearms Trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean

November 19, 2024 • 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST

Video On Demand

Hosted by Americas Program

Readying the Navy’s Platforms: More Players on the Field - A Conversation with the Vice Chief of Naval Operations

November 14, 2024 • 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST

Video On Demand

Hosted by International Security Program

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The Future of Critical Minerals and National Security: 2024 CSIS-West Point Conference

October 18, 2024 • 8:45 am – 3:45 pm EDT

Hosted by Critical Minerals Security Program

Navigating Geopolitics and Security in Latin America's Ports

October 17, 2024 • 3:00 – 4:00 pm EDT

Video On Demand

Hosted by Americas Program

At the Helm of Innovation: A Discussion with VADM Pitts on Advancing Naval Capabilities

October 8, 2024 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EDT

Video On Demand

Hosted by International Security Program

The Global Impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

September 26, 2024 • 8:30 – 11:00 am EDT

Video On Demand

Hosted by Geopolitics and Foreign Policy

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The Gender-Based Violence Crisis in Haiti

September 24, 2024 • 9:30 – 10:30 am EDT

Video On Demand

Hosted by Americas Program

The Implications of GSP Renewal for Great Power Competition

September 19, 2024 • 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT

Video On Demand

Hosted by Project on Prosperity and Development

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Americas Program

Project on Prosperity and Development

Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business

Experts

Ryan C. Berg

Director, Americas Program

Daniel F. Runde

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

Christopher Hernandez-Roy

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Americas Program

Romina Bandura

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

Federico Steinberg

Visiting Fellow, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program

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Cybersecurity, Supply Chains, and the Development of Mexico’s ICT Sector

Please join the CSIS Americas Program for a virtual discussion on emerging developments in Mexico’s information communications technology (ICT) sector, as well as the challenges and opportunities these pose.

Event — February 2, 2022

A Conversation with GEN Van Ovost, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command

Please join the CSIS International Security Program as GEN Jacqueline Van Ovost, Commander of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), speaks about the future and mission of USTRANSCOM.

Event — February 2, 2022

'Southern Blindness': A View from the UK on Chinese and Russian Influence in the Global South

Please join Daniel F. Runde, CSIS William A. Schreyer Chair and Director of the Americas Program, for a virtual armchair discussion with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, MP James Heappey.

Event — February 1, 2022

Strategic Triage vs. Strategic Overstretch

The United States must create a credible strategy through the "triage" of emerging global threats or risk "overstretching" its capabilities and resources, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 31, 2022

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Illegal Mining and Transnational Crime in the Amazon

Mining is an essential economic sector for many countries in the Andes-Amazon region. However, due to a spike in global demand for mineral resources and lack of proper regulation on the industry, transnational criminal organizations have taken advantage of the lucrative industry to fuel their operations in the region, while harming local communities and ecosystems.

Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg — January 20, 2022

Assessing the Impact of Artisanal and Small-Scale and Illegal Mining in the Amazon

Please join Ryan Berg, Senior Fellow in the CSIS Americas Program for a virtual discussion on the impacts of artisanal, small-scale, and illegal mining in the Amazon.

Event — January 12, 2022

Fireside Chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci: Is the Pandemic in Transition?

Please join the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security for a fireside chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci on what Omicron might mean in the larger picture of the pandemic and the future, at home and abroad.

Event — January 11, 2022