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It is in the U.S. interest to Support Democratic Legitimacy in Venezuela

The Trump administration’s response to the catastrophic earthquakes that hit Venezuela seven weeks ago was impressive: timely, massive and appropriate. This should reassure those who worried that the [...] More

Signs of Trouble from Venezuela's Regime Could Be Subtle at First

OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Turmoil in Minneapolis and the unprecedented friction within NATO over President Trump’s effort to secure control over Greenland have, predictably, displaced headlines [...] More

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Now Comes the Hard Part in Venezuela

Now comes the hard part in Venezuela. Dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife are gone but the regime is still in power. Most Venezuelans, particularly [...] More
Venezuela’s Descent into Crisis

Understanding the U.S. Military Mobilization in the Caribbean

The armada the U.S. has assembled in the Caribbean is more formidable than anything the region has seen in decades. What is going on? The [...] More

The National Security Rationale for U.S.-Funded Academic Research 

Since World War II, the federal government and American universities have developed a deep, symbiotic relationship. That relationship is now [...] More

A Dangerous Moment for Venezuela – and the Region 

EXPERT INTERVIEW — Nicolas Maduro is set to be inaugurated for his third term as president of Venezuela on Friday. He will be sworn in after a [...] More

Venezuela's Post-Election Stand off Prompts Fears of a 'Blood bath'

OPINION — Venezuelans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president or re-elect long-time strongman, Nicolas Maduro. Early on Monday morning, [...] More

Brazil and Colombia Should Support Democracy in Venezuela 

Absent a last-minute alteration of the electoral calendar by Venezuela’s authoritarian regime, Venezuelans will go to the polls on July 28 either to [...] More

Haiti Needs More than a Glimmer of Hope

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — After months of increasingly grim reports of gang violence and recently, images of fearful Haitians seeking safety by camping in [...] More

Haiti's Crucial Missing Piece

OPINION — For much of the first two years of the Biden administration, U.S. interest in the Western Hemisphere understandably took a back seat to [...] More

A Post-Mortem on the Summit of the Americas

OPINION — U.S. - Latin American relations face rocky times. Events during and surrounding the just concluded Summit of the Americas (SOA), a meeting [...] More