All commentary & analysis

New Atlanticist

Apr 30, 2018

United States Puts Conditions on Lifting Venezuela Sanctions

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump’s administration will consider lifting sanctions on Venezuelan officials provided they take steps to ease the political, humanitarian, and economic crisis that is gripping their country, a US State Department official said at the Atlantic Council in Washington on April 30. The Trump administration has slapped sanctions on Venezuelan officials, including […]

Venezuela

Event Recap

Apr 30, 2018

Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis: Searching for relief

By Mauricio Trujillo and Angela Chavez

On April 30, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center hosted “Venezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis: Searching for Relief.” The event sought to explore different perspectives on what has quickly become one of most disruptive developments in the Western Hemisphere: the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Held in Washington DC in collaboration with the regional news channel […]

Human Rights Latin America

In the News

Apr 25, 2018

Braga Joins CGTN to Discuss the Future of Brazil’s Economy

By Roberta S. Braga

Watch the full discussion here

Latin America

Event Recap

Apr 24, 2018

Mexican Presidential Candidate Series: A Conversation with Sergio Alcocer

By Domingo Sadurní

As Mexican voters grow increasingly discontent with years of corruption and unequal economic growth, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), the anti-establishment candidate in Mexico’s upcoming presidential elections, holds tightly to his lead in the polls. At a crucial moment for Mexico’s trade under NAFTA and US-Mexico relations, six years of AMLO could mark a turning […]

Mexico

In the News

Apr 19, 2018

Miner Quoted in BBC World on How Latin America Could Benefit From a Potential Trade War Between US and China

By Sean Miner

Read the full article here

Latin America

New Atlanticist

Apr 19, 2018

Cuba’s new president sails into choppy waters

By Ashish Kumar Sen

For the first time in sixty years, Cuba will be led by a man whose last name is not Castro. However, this reality is unlikely to herald change in Cuba or soften US President Donald J. Trump’s hard line toward the island that sits just ninety miles off the US coast, according to the Atlantic Council’s Jason Marczak.

Cuba Venezuela

In the News

Apr 18, 2018

Pereira Joins The Point to Discuss US-Latin America-China Relations

By Katherine Pereira

Watch the full discussion here.

China Latin America

Event Recap

Apr 18, 2018

Brazil – The Phoenix Economy? A conversation with Dr. Tiago Berriel, Deputy Governor of the Brazilian Central Bank

By Global Business & Economics Program

On Wednesday, March 18, 2018, the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics program, together with the Adrienne Arsht Latin American Center, hosted a private roundtable discussion with Dr. Tiago Couto Berriel, Deputy Governor of the Brazilian Central Bank.

Brazil Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 18, 2018

Pereira Joins CGTN to Discuss the Potential Impacts of Trump’s Absence at the Summit of the Americas

By Katherine Pereira

Watch the full discussion here

Latin America

In the News

Apr 18, 2018

Marzcak in Los Angeles Times: Few Political Changes Likely As Cuba Moves on From Six Decades Under the Castro Brothers

By Jason Marczak

Read the full article here

Cuba
Load More