Marczak on Venezuelan Elections

New Atlanticist
Mar 27, 2025

Peru’s crime wave: A populist opening or a chance for reform?

By
Martin Cassinelli

Solving Peru’s security crisis will require institutional reforms that combat political corruption and address the root causes of crime.

Corruption
Elections

Marczak on Venezuelan Elections

New Atlanticist
Mar 26, 2025

An ‘America first’ approach to Venezuela is taking shape

By
Geoff Ramsey

US tariff threats against countries importing Venezuelan oil seem geared toward extracting concessions from strongman leader Nicolás Maduro.

Economy & Business
Energy Markets & Governance

Marczak on Venezuelan Elections

New Atlanticist
Mar 25, 2025

The US needs to build a new Caribbean policy. Rubio’s trip to the region can be the first step.

By
Wazim Mowla

US engagement with the Caribbean should prioritize energy investments and efforts to reduce violent crime in the region.

Caribbean
Economy & Business

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In the News

Nov 19, 2015

Marczak on Venezuelan Elections

By Jason Marczak

O Globo quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on signs of elections in Venezuela being postponned or even cancelled:

Venezuela

In the News

Nov 18, 2015

Marczak on Agriculture and US-Cuba Relations

By Jason Marczak

NBC News quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on how US agriculture can benefit from an opening in relations between the United States and Cuba:

Cuba

New Atlanticist

Nov 17, 2015

In America’s Heartland, Obama’s Cuba Policy is a Winner

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council poll finds Republicans and Democrats want travel restrictions lifted A majority of Americans in the heartland states — Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee — support US President Barack Obama’s decision to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba and are in favor of lifting all restrictions on travel to the island, according to a new […]

Cuba

Event Recap

Nov 17, 2015

New Leadership, New Policies? Implications of Argentina’s Presidential Election

By Oriana Piña

It is anyone’s game on Argentina’s Election Day. In the first round of voting, pollsters predicted a win for Daniel Scioli from the ruling Frente para la Victoria (FPV) party. To the surprise of many, the results came in at a tight three percentage point difference. Days before the run-off elections, Mauricio Macri from the […]

Elections Latin America

Article

Nov 17, 2015

Atlantic Council Poll Finds Bipartisan Support for Wider Cuba Opening

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

With presidential races heating up in key primary states, the Atlantic Council’s new US-Cuba poll of voters in America’s heartland finds majority support in both parties for further opening trade, travel, and investment with Cuba. Voters in Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa—though they largely consider the United States on the ‘wrong track’—strongly favor lifting trade […]

Cuba

Event Recap

Nov 13, 2015

Social Progress Reconsidered: What Really Is Success?

By Roberta Braga

Economic growth has improved the lives of millions worldwide, yet it has become increasingly clear that measures of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are not the sole indicators of a society’s growth and well-being. In considering social progress, it is important to account for citizens’ access to basic necessities, to knowledge, and to opportunities for growth. […]

Economy & Business Latin America

Report

Nov 12, 2015

Path to peace and prosperity the Colombian miracle

By Miguel Silva

  Colombia approaches the third anniversary of the negotiations with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on November 19 at a time of heightened expectations that peace is within reach. The Atlantic Council report, The Path to Peace and Prosperity: The Colombian Miracle, warns that peace will not be inexpensive and calls for deep […]

Colombia

New Atlanticist

Oct 26, 2015

In Argentina, a Promise of Change

By Ashish Kumar Sen

It is little surprise that Argentina’s presidential elections have gone into a second round, but what is startling is the narrow margin between the two leading candidates—both of whom promise change, one more so than the other. Daniel Scioli, endorsed by Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who is barred from seeking a third term, […]

Latin America

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 […]

Northern Triangle

In the News

Oct 26, 2015

Marczak on Elections in Latin America

By Jason Marczak

The Miami Herald quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on elections in Guatemala, Argentina, Colombia, and Haiti:

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Enrique Millán-Mejía

Senior Fellow, Economic Development

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Erin K. McFee

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Latin America National Security

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Clifford Sobel

Former United States Ambassador to Brazil

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Brazil Economy & Business

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Henrique Arevalo

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Elections Latin America

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Nathalie Rayes

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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