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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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Panama: From Zoned Out to Strategic Opportunity

CSIS Americas Program director Ryan C. Berg and Andrew Sanders make the case for increased U.S. engagement with Panama to mitigate strategic vulnerabilities presented by insecurity, irregular migration, and China's growing influence.

Commentary by Andrew Sanders and Ryan C. Berg — January 16, 2025

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Looking Beyond Nicaragua’s Sham Elections

In this episode, Ryan C. Berg sits down with Bianca Jagger, Founder and Chair of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation and a tireless defender of social justice in her native Nicaragua.

Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg — November 16, 2021

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Happiness in Times of Covid-19 in Latin America

Margarita R. Seminario sits down with Gerver Torres, a research adviser with the Gallup Organization to discuss the information and data behind the World Happiness Report and the impact of Covid-19 on different social groups in Latin America as well as the importance of government transparency and government responses to the pandemic.

Podcast Episode by Margarita R. Seminario — October 28, 2021

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Ensuring a More Competitive North America

Please join the CSIS Americas Program for a virtual discussion on how to improve technological innovation, expand internet access, and promote economic competition across North America.

Event — October 26, 2021

Environmental Degradation in Venezuela

Please join the CSIS Americas Program for a livestream discussion on environmental degradation in Venezuela under the Maduro regime.

Event — October 25, 2021

Tussle for the Amazon

In this report for FIU, Senior Fellow Ryan C. Berg analyzes the recent change in dynamics between Brazil's leading criminal groups, highlights features of Brazil's Amazonas state that allow these groups to thrive, and gives policy recommendations for the U.S. and Brazilian governments to combat rising crime.

Report by Ryan C. Berg — October 25, 2021

Bringing Supply Chains Back to Mexico

A series of essays, written in collaboration between PIIE and CSIS, explore the feasibility and benefits of relocating supply chains to Mexico and shared Mexican-U.S. interest in building resilient supply chains in North America.

Report by John J. Hamre, and Mariana Campero, Ryan C. Berg, Earl Anthony Wayne, Matthew P. Goodman, Dr. Adam S. Posen, Jeffrey J. Schott, Luis de la Calle, Mary E. Lovely, David Xu, Sherman Robinson, Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda — October 20, 2021

The Next 25 Years of the North American Development Bank

With more than 25 years of operations, the North American Development Bank (NADB) has been crucial in developing environmental infrastructure in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Analyzing these past two decades displays the bank’s accomplishments and future opportunities.

Critical Questions by Daniel F. Runde and Veronica Rice — October 19, 2021