Economy & Business

Mapping US investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

By Jose Antonio Gonzalez Anaya, Martin Cassinelli

China’s investments in Latin America and the Caribbean grab headlines, but though the US has long been the region’s largest investor less is known about where its investments go. New data shows which countries and sectors receive the most US investment, and how that investment affects local economies.

The US just threatened new tariffs on Canada. Here’s why they may not work.

By Madeline Chalecki

The latest escalation in the US-Canadian tariff standoff highlights the limits of using trade restrictions as a negotiating tool—and the risks of getting trapped in a cycle of retaliation.

Colombia’s path to growth and opportunity through cooperation with the United States

By the US–Colombia Strategic Alignment Coalition

Abelardo de la Espriella will take office as Colombia's next president on August 7, inheriting a challenging fiscal deficit, elevated borrowing costs, and softening investor confidence. As his government works to restore growth, the Atlantic Council's US–Colombia Strategic Alignment Coalition outlines how strengthened trade and investment with the United States can boost economic opportunity across agribusiness, energy, critical minerals, and tourism.

Washington is pushing Brazil toward China

The current trajectory raises the odds that over time more Brazilian firms will prefer partnering with Chinese suppliers and financiers.

Germany is finally waking up to the China challenge. And Beijing is gearing up to respond

By Jessie Yin

As Berlin confronts the effects of the China Shock 2.0, the EU will need to proceed strategically. After all, Beijing has expanded its economic statecraft toolkit to counter the EU's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties.

Ukraine’s tech-savvy defense minister ousted in clash with army old guard

By Peter Dickinson

President Zelenskyy's decision to side with the army old guard and oust Ukraine's tech-savvy Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has sparked a political crisis and raised questions over the country's future direction, writes Peter Dickinson.

Ukraine’s national recovery must go far beyond rebuilding what was lost

By Vitalii Kim

As international efforts to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine continue, it is also vital to look beyond the battlefield and address the issue of Ukraine’s recovery in order to create the conditions for a genuine national renewal, writes Vitalii Kim.

When the plug gets pulled: Frontier AI, export controls, and what Africa must do

By Yasmine Abdillahi

A foreign government could sever access to frontier AI capability overnight, putting African institutions at risk.

Inside the power struggle over Venezuela’s debt restructuring

By Bart Piasecki

As Venezuela prepares to restructure $240 billion in debt, a high-stakes contest over oil revenues is unfolding—one that could reshape creditor recoveries, US-China competition, and the country’s economic future.

What new tariffs would mean for US-Brazil trade

By Valentina Sader, Ignacio Albe

The US is proposing a new 25 percent tariff on various Brazilian products. That's only the latest development in what has been a very up-and-down year for US-Brazil trade.