Henrique Arevalo Poincot

  • Nonresident Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

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Issues

Elections Media Political Reform Politics & Diplomacy

Regions

Latin America Western Europe

Languages

Spanish
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Dispatches

Mar 12, 2026

To succeed, Trump’s Shield of the Americas should focus on institutions as well as cartels

By Henrique Arevalo Poincot

The strongest defense is a hemisphere where institutions are resilient enough to resist and dismantle criminal networks.

Americas Central America

Dispatches

Jan 20, 2026

What to watch in Guatemala’s year of institutional reset

By Henrique Arevalo Poincot

With several important leadership positions scheduled to see changes, 2026 may be the year that Guatemala takes back its captured institutions.

Central America Corruption

Issue Brief

Dec 4, 2025

A stronger, safer, and more prosperous hemisphere: The case for investing in democracy in the Americas

By Antonio Garrastazu and Henrique Arevalo Poincot

This issue brief is the fourth in the Freedom and Prosperity Center's "Future of democracy assistance" series, which analyzes the many complex challenges to democracy around the world—and highlights actionable policies that promote democratic governance.

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

Henrique Arevalo Poincot is a nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center. His research primarily focuses on democracy and governance, particularly issues relating to the rule of law and political parties.

Arevalo Poincot is the founder and editor of Plural.lat, a research platform analyzing party systems in Latin America. A strategy and communications specialist, he previously served as an associate director at Highgate, a London-based strategic advisory firm, where his clients included sovereign entities, CEOs, and civil society organizations.

Arevalo Poincot holds a BS in politics from King’s College London and an MA in democracy and governance from Georgetown University. Originally from Venezuela, he is fluent in Spanish.