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Sep 1, 2016

Marczak Quoted by CNHI on Security in Guatemala

By Jason Marczak

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Jan 15, 2016

Marczak on Guatemala’s New President

By Jason Marczak

The Wall Street Journal quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on Guatemala’s new president and the implications of the recently approved US aid package for Guatemala:

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New Atlanticist

Oct 26, 2015

Guatemala’s New President Faces His Biggest Challenge: Governing

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Jimmy Morales, a former comedian, has won a landslide election victory to become the next President of Guatemala. That was the easy part. Now comes the hard part: governing. Morales won twice the number of votes than his opponent, former First Lady Sandra Torres, in a runoff election on Oct. 25. He will take office […]

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Sep 5, 2015

Munoz on Guatemala’s Upcoming Presidential Election

By Carmen Muñoz

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Program Assistant Carmen Muñoz joins CCTV America to discuss the Guatemalan election amidst upheaval and protests: 

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New Atlanticist

Sep 3, 2015

Instability in Guatemala Has National Security Implications for the United States

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council analysts predict period of uncertainty after President’s surprise resignation Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina’s surprise resignation on September 3 in the face of corruption allegations will likely plunge the Central American nation into a period of further political as well as economic uncertainty with direct implications for US national security, said the Atlantic […]

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Feb 17, 2015

Marczak on the Alliance for Prosperity

By Jason Marczak

The Boston Globe quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on Vice President Joe Biden’s aid proposal for Central America:

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Jul 31, 2014

Schechter and Marczak: US Action Needed to Prevent Regional Energy Crisis

By Peter Schechter, Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Center Director Peter Schechter and Deputy Director Jason Marczak cowrite for CNN Global Public Square on what must be done to prevent a regional energy crisis in Central America and the Caribbean: 

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LatAmSource

Jul 28, 2014

A Nicaraguan Canal: Too Many Downfalls

By Constance Delannoy

The Nicaraguan government recently released its plan to build a Nicaraguan canal as an alternative to the Panama Canal. The project is taken on by a Hong Kong-based company, the HKND Group, created solely for this purpose and guaranteed majority ownership of the Canal for the next 50 years. At this point the Nicaraguan government […]

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Jun 9, 2014

Marczak: The US Should Extend a Hand to El Salvador’s New President

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak writes for Fox News Latino  on why the United States should engage with El Salvador’s new president and what opportunities lie ahead for the US-El Salvador relationship:

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Jun 9, 2014

Marczak: US Should Extend a Hand to El Salvador’s New President

By Jason Marzak

Deputy Director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Jason Marczak writes an op-ed for Fox News Latino urging US engagement with El Salvador’s new administration:

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