Tag: Latin America
80 Articles
- Business & Economics
The Panama Canal and the Limits of the Monroe Doctrine
The departure of the Chinese port operator CK Hutchison Holdings from the Panama Canal represented a victory for the revamped Monroe Doctrine, reducing China’s ability to…
August 3, 2026
- Business & Economics
Challenges to Digital Financial Services in Latin America
After the 2008 financial crisis, the number and diversity of providers of digital financial services (DFS) surged in Latin America (LatAm). This trend included the establishment…
July 29, 2026
- Conflict & Security
Next in Line, or Dodging the Bullet? Regime Survival in Nicaragua amid US Pressure
Is Nicaragua Next? After the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026 and with the United States under the Trump administration blockading Cuba and…
June 12, 2026
- Conflict & Security
Latin America Amid Trump’s Hemispheric Dominance
Background Ideological in nature, US-Soviet tensions during the Cold War served as a unifying driver within US foreign policy. All aspects of foreign policy thereof were seen…
May 13, 2026
- Society & Culture
Venezuelan Migration: Past, Present, and Future
Introduction Venezuela has become one of the largest sources of international migrants worldwide. An estimated 7.9 million Venezuelans live abroad today, 85 percent of whom…
February 2, 2026
- Dialogues
Pura Vida Diplomacy: Costa Rica’s Vision for Sustainable Partnerships in the Gulf
GJIA: With the recent appointment of Your Excellency Ambassador Esquivel, what are Costa Rica’s key diplomatic priorities in Qatar and the broader Gulf region? Ambassador:…
October 2, 2025
- Dialogues
Contesting Electoral Fraud in Venezuela: Implications for the Future of Democracy in Latin America
GJIA: How has Maduro’s leadership eroded democratic institutions in Venezuela since he began his presidency 11 years ago, and how have those changes culminated in the…
June 13, 2025
- Conflict & Security
How the Trump Administration Can Make the United States and Haiti Safe Again
The Haiti Challenge Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, the Haitian state has largely collapsed. Today, an unelected, US-backed Transitional Presidential…
May 27, 2025
- Human Rights & Development
Oil Licenses and Repression: The Human Rights Impact of Sanctions Policy in Venezuela
Introduction On March 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revoked General License No. 41 (GL41), a significant policy reversal…
May 14, 2025
- Society & Culture
A Rush to Pave the Peruvian Amazon: Bypassing the Law, a Highway Megadevelopment Project Threatens Indigenous Land Rights and Biocultural Resources
Introduction The Bellavista-Mazán-Salvador-El Estrecho highway (the Bellavista-El Estrecho highway) in the Peruvian Amazon is a planned megadevelopment project that illustrates…
March 25, 2025