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 of […] More
Venezuela
Venezuela’s Converging Crisis
ACADEMIC INCUBATOR — A stronger, safer Latin America is in the U.S. best security interests; however, many countries within the region are deeply mired in […] More
What Protests Tell Us About Democracy in Latin America
OPINION — Instability in Latin America fuels refugee flows, inflation and criminal activity, all of which affect U.S. interests. The Biden Administration’s virtual summit on […] More
Why Should the U.S. Care about a renewed Iran-Venezuela Relationship?
Earlier this Spring, an oil tanker from Iran arrived in Venezuela with a much-needed delivery, despite the fact that both nations are under US sanctions. […] More
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The Staggering Scale of the Venezuelan Refugee Crisis
Bottom Line Up Front At the end of 2019, more than 16% of Venezuela’s population have fled the country, an astonishing 4.7 million people. […] More
Climate Change, Iran, Dominate Headlines at 2019 UN General Assembly
Bottom Line Up Front At the 2019 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which kicked off this week, topics including Iran’s attack on Saudi Arabia […] More
Waning Interest in Venezuela?
Bottom Line Up Front As it becomes more evident that Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro will remain in power, the Trump administration seems to have […] More
The U.S.- Russian Venn Diagram
Tuesday’s meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Sochi, Russia, was the result of a recent phone […] More
Russia’s Global Ambitions: A Member Briefing with Steven Hall
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this week in Russia. The […] More
Is Venezuela Approaching a Tipping Point?
Bottom Line Up Front Recent unrest in Venezuela and the continuing uncertainty over whether embattled President Maduro will step down continues to drag on. […] More
What are the Russians Doing in Venezuela?
There are multiple international dynamics at play in Venezuela this week, particularly between the U.S., which is supporting the uprising of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan […] More
Preparing for the Day After in Venezuela
The Trump Administration and the international community are focused on helping Venezuelans dislodge Nicholas Maduro from power and install Juan Guaido in the presidential palace. […] More
Energy and Aid as Leverage in Venezuela
Bottom Line Up Front The U.S. has enacted sanctions against Venezuela’s national oil company as well as against embattled President Nicolas Maduro’s inner circle. […] More
Venezuela, State Failure & an Opening for Russia in Latin America
Bottom Line Up Front On January 26, a Venezuelan military attache defected to the U.S. and along with other military officers, recognized Juan Guaidó […] More
Venezuela Teetering on the Brink
Bottom Line Up Front: According to the United Nations, approximately 2.3 million Venezuelans have fled their country over the last several years. Extreme shortages of […] More
Witnessing Venezuela’s Exodus
CUCUTA, Colombia – Latin America analysts are bracing for a Syria-sized exodus in the Western Hemisphere, as beleaguered Venezuelans flee a humanitarian crisis of a […] More
Venezuelan ‘Government in Exile’ Sets Up Shop in D.C.
Today, Friday the 13th, the Organization of American States puts its stamp of approval on Venezuela’s embattled political opposition when it swears in Venezuelan Supreme Court judges, allowing […] More
How Long will Russia and China Underwrite a Collapsing Venezuela?
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro are in a tit-for-tat of name-calling. Trump, in his speech before the United Nations General […] More
Colombia Struggles to Fill Power Vacuum
The stability of Colombia has improved significantly over the past year, according to the Fund for Peace’s 2017 Fragile States Index, which measures 12 social, […] More