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New Atlanticist

Aug 5, 2022

Colombia’s first leftist president is taking office. What should the US expect from him?

By Atlantic Council experts

We reached out to our top Latin America minds to break down what a Gustavo Petro presidency will mean for this longstanding strategic relationship.

Colombia Politics & Diplomacy

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Jul 25, 2022

What’s next for Chinese investment in Latin America and the Caribbean?

By Isabel Bernhard

China’s investment in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has steadily grown in recent years, drawing attention from government and private-sector leaders throughout the region as well as the United States. Baker McKenzie and Atlantic Council experts provide their insights on the opportunities and challenges in working with China.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jul 22, 2022

Three ways the United States can prove it’s invested in its relationship with the Caribbean

By Wazim Mowla

The United States has a short window to carve out a new diplomatic and economic era in its relationship with the Caribbean Community.

Caribbean Inclusive Growth

New Atlanticist

Jul 12, 2022

AMLO’s US visit can get the USMCA back on track

By Jacob M. Kaufhold

Many of the landmark trade deal’s best opportunities remain untapped. The US and Mexico have a golden opportunity to build on their trade successes and overcome differences.

Economy & Business Mexico

EnergySource

Jul 11, 2022

Climate and energy at the US-Mexico bilateral summit

By David L. Goldwyn, Neil Robert Brown, Andrea Clabough

Energy and climate issues will feature heavily when Mexico’s president visits the White House this week. President Biden faces the tough task of fostering greater cooperation while asserting US demands for treaty compliance and a free and fair energy market.

Americas Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Jul 6, 2022

Mayors are quickly becoming international diplomats. The US can help them thrive.

By Willow Fortunoff

Mayors will have the opportunity to revitalize US foreign policy at next year’s Cities Summit of the Americas—but they’ll need national support to shore up their teams and capacity.

Americas Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jun 3, 2022

The Summit of the Americas should shift US Caribbean policy into overdrive

By Jason Marczak, Wazim Mowla

The United States has the opportunity to build new diplomatic, economic, and energy ties with a critical region.

Caribbean International Financial Institutions

Press Release

Jun 3, 2022

Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center partners with State Department for US-Mexico border study

The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center announced a new partnership with the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), the Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) in Tijuana to enhance security and economic growth in the United States and Mexico.

Mexico Migration

Press Release

Jun 1, 2022

In new Atlantic Council book, US and Colombia influencers propose new vision for US-Colombia ties

The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center published its first book, Allies: Twenty-Seven Bold Ideas to Reimagine the US-Colombia Relationship, that outlines a new vision for US-Colombia relations amid the bicentennial of diplomatic relations and as new local and global challenges call for a reimagined partnership.

Colombia Economy & Business

Press Release

May 24, 2022

Declaración por la igualdad de género en el proceso de construcción de la democracia y la paz en Venezuela

Following the “Venezuela Women’s Leadership Summit,” a network of social activists, democratic political actors, and non-governmental organizations inside and outside Venezuela, propose an action plan to secure the full and effective participation of Venezuelan women in decision-making processes and in their leadership in the redemocratization and sustainable political change in Venezuela.

Civil Society Democratic Transitions
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