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De Alba Joins PBS Newshour to Discuss Drone Attack on President Maduro

New Atlanticist
Aug 29, 2025

Why are US warships heading toward Venezuela?

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Atlantic Council experts

Three Aegis guided-missile destroyers and several other US warships are headed to the waters near Venezuela. Two Atlantic Council experts explain why and what to expect next.

Latin America
Politics & Diplomacy

De Alba Joins PBS Newshour to Discuss Drone Attack on President Maduro

New Atlanticist
Aug 15, 2025

A milestone on Argentina’s long road to recovery

By
Jason Marczak, Ignacio Albe

The International Monetary Fund recently completed the first review of Argentina’s Extended Fund Facility signed in April. The result was positive, reflecting the country’s larger economic trajectory under President Javier Milei.

Argentina
Economy & Business

De Alba Joins PBS Newshour to Discuss Drone Attack on President Maduro

New Atlanticist
Aug 7, 2025

Five charts that show how criminal organizations in Colombia work—and grow

By
Aaron Kolleda and Isabel Chiriboga

Our experts break down the numbers that show the reach, power, and influence of drug cartels and other transnational criminal organizations.

Americas
Colombia

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In the News

Aug 7, 2018

De Alba Joins PBS Newshour to Discuss Drone Attack on President Maduro

By Mariano De Alba

Listen to the full discussion here

Venezuela

In the News

Aug 6, 2018

Marczak Quoted in Fox News on Alleged Attack on Nicolas Maduro

By Jason Marczak

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Venezuela

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Aug 6, 2018

Bolivia’s role in the energy transition threatened by lithium uncertainty

By Herbert Crowther

Electric vehicles (EVs) will play a central role in any potential global transition away from hydrocarbons and towards a more sustainable energy future. Projections of EV growth are widely bullish: by 2040, Bloomberg New Energy Finance projects 55 percent of new car sales and 33 percent of the global fleet will be EVs, while BP […]

Americas Energy & Environment

In the News

Aug 5, 2018

Marczak Quoted in The Wall Street Journal on Assassination Attempt of Nicolás Maduro

By Jason Marczak

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Venezuela

New Atlanticist

Aug 5, 2018

After Failed Assassination Attempt, Expect Maduro to Lash Out in Venezuela

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The Venezuelan regime will likely turn even more repressive in the wake of a purported attempt to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas on August 4, according to Jason Marczak, director of the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center. Maduro was delivering a speech at a celebration of the 81st anniversary of Venezuela’s National […]

Venezuela

In the News

Aug 4, 2018

De Alba Quoted in the Financial Times on Attempted Assassination of Nicolas Maduro

By Mariano de Alba

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Venezuela

In the News

Jul 25, 2018

Pereira Joins El Financiero Bloomberg to Discuss Regional Integration in Latin America and the Pacific Alliance

By Katherine Pereira

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Latin America

2018 Elections in Latin America

Jul 23, 2018

Braga Quoted in Axios on Brazil’s Presidential Election

By Roberta Braga

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Brazil

In the News

Jul 21, 2018

Marczak Quoted in the Washington Post on Cuba’s Constitutional Reforms

By Jason Marczak

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Cuba

New Atlanticist

Jul 21, 2018

A Strategic Opportunity

By Sergio Amaral

Stronger Ties Between Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance are Viable, and the International Scene Favors Them This article was originally published in Portuguese in O Estado de S.Paulo on July 21. The first meeting of presidents of Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance countries, in Mexico, on July 24, is not just another presidential summit in which much […]

Brazil
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Helga Flores Trejo

Vice President, Special Envoy Multilateral & Sustainability Affairs, Bayer

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Brazil Economy & Business

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Sergio Londoño

Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability at Coca-Cola Latin America

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Caribbean Climate Change & Climate Action

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Julie Recinos

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Jorge Rodriguez Vives

Minister of Information, Government of Costa Rica

Millennium Leadership Program

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Cynthia López Castro

Elected Member, Mexican Senate

Millennium Leadership Program

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