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2018 Elections in Latin America

Jun 30, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Hashtags For Cash In Mexico

By Ben Nimmo

Before Mexico’s presidential election, a network of Twitter accounts has been pushing partisan messages apparently paid for by local political groups.

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2018 Elections in Latin America

Jun 29, 2018

Pereira Quoted in AFP on Mexico’s President-Elect and the Future of US-Mexico Relations

By Katherine Pereira

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In the News

Jun 29, 2018

Manning Quoted in the Observer on the Need for Technology Innovation in the United States

By Robert A. Manning

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New Atlanticist

Jun 29, 2018

Gender Equality Should be a Priority for Mexico’s Next President

By Katherine Pereira

On July 1, voters in Mexico will head to the polls to fill more than 3,000 elected positions. The presidency, senate, and the chamber of deputies, as well as state and municipal positions are up for grabs. Although women eighteen and older comprise 52 percent of the electorate (44,483,446 votes), presidential candidates’ proposals on gender […]

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New Atlanticist

Jun 29, 2018

Managing a Trump-Putin Summit Amid Confusion Over US Policy Toward Russia

By Brian O'Toole

The Janus-esque Russia policy of US President Donald J. Trump’s administration has been thrust back into the forefront with the president’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16.  On one hand, the Trump administration has been tougher on Russia than it is sometimes given credit for: it has levied several rounds […]

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a meeting of the European Council, June 28, 2018 (photo: NATO)

NATOSource

Jun 29, 2018

NATO Secretary General: North America and Europe ‘Have to Stand Together’

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

We should have no illusions, Europe and North America need each other especially now when we see security threats, challenges we haven’t seen for many decades.

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2018 Elections in Latin America

Jun 29, 2018

Marczak Quoted in CNBC on Mexico’s Presidential Election

By Jason Marczak

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G7 leaders meeting in Canada, June 8, 2018 (photo: White House)

NATOSource

Jun 29, 2018

Trump Trashed NATO at G7, Officials Confirm

By Jonathan Swan, AXIOS

AXIOS: In one extraordinary riff during his meeting with the G7 heads of state earlier this month in Quebec, [President Donald] Trump told the other leaders: “NATO is as bad as NAFTA.”

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2018 Elections in Latin America

Jun 28, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Trending Beyond Borders in Mexico

By Ben Nimmo, Donara Barojan, Jose Luis Peñarredonda, and Kanishk Karan

Ahead of Mexico’s presidential election on July 1, a network of Facebook pages and Twitter accounts has been promoting partisan political messages, most of them attacking front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Disinformation Elections

2018 Elections in Latin America

Jun 28, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in Reuters on Disinformation in Mexico’s Presidential Election

By Ben Nimmo

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