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Speckhard in The Hills: Ending Temporary Protected Status Will Exact a Human and Economic Toll

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

Speckhard in The Hills: Ending Temporary Protected Status Will Exact a Human and Economic Toll

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

Speckhard in The Hills: Ending Temporary Protected Status Will Exact a Human and Economic Toll

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

Jan 11, 2018

Speckhard in The Hills: Ending Temporary Protected Status Will Exact a Human and Economic Toll

By Daniel V. Speckhard

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Latin America

In the News

Jan 11, 2018

Marczak Joins the Chicago Council on Global Affairs to Discuss the Temporary Protected Status

By Jason Marczak

Listen to the full discussion here

Central America

In the News

Jan 4, 2018

Jiménez Quoted in the Latin American Advisor on Colombia’s anti-drug Efforts

By Andrea Saldarriaga Jiménez

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Colombia

In the News

Dec 31, 2017

Marczak Quoted in Las Provincias on Russian Involvement in the Caribbean

By Jason Marczak

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Cuba Russia

In the News

Dec 26, 2017

De Alba Quoted in El Mundo on the Diplomatic Rift between Venezuela and Spain

By Mariano de Alba

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Southern & Southeastern Europe Venezuela

In the News

Dec 19, 2017

Marczak Quoted in Reuters on Cuba Trade Ties with Russia

By Jason Marczak

Read the full article here.

Cuba

In the News

Dec 19, 2017

Goldwyn Quoted in ECPA on Overcoming the Challenge of the “Last Mile” in Energy

By David Goldwyn

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Latin America

Event Recap

Dec 13, 2017

Argentina’s Political and Economic Transformations

By Roberta Braga & Sean Miner

On December 7, 2017, days before the second anniversary of President Mauricio Macri’s time in office and the start of the Eleventh Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Buenos Aires, the Atlantic Council, in partnership with HSBC, hosted “Argentina’s Transformations: Open to the World.” The half-day conference at the Alvear Palace Hotel in […]

Argentina Latin America

Article

Dec 13, 2017

Colombia: One Year After Peace Accord Ratification

By Andrea Saldarriaga Jiménez and Juan Felipe Celia

Read the Publication (PDF) On November 30, 2016, the Colombian Congress ratified the peace accords signed by the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), setting in motion a series of reforms stipulated in the accords. One year later, how much has implementation of the accords advanced and […]

Colombia

Video

Dec 11, 2017

Venezuela: Municipal Elections Aftermath
Venezuela
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Enrique Millán-Mejía

Senior Fellow, Economic Development

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Americas Colombia

Staff

Ilona Barrero

Project Assistant

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Colombia English

Fellow

Erin K. McFee

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Latin America National Security

Staff

Camilla Reitherman

Project Assistant

Millennium Leadership Program

Caribbean Civil Society

Advisory Council member

Clifford Sobel

Former United States Ambassador to Brazil

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Brazil Economy & Business

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Henrique Arevalo Poincot

Visiting Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Elections Latin America
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