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2018 Elections in Latin America

Mar 28, 2019

Digital resilience in Latin America: Automation, disinformation, and polarization in elections

By Valentina Sader

2018 saw political tides turn in three of Latin America’s largest democracies. These elections also saw deep polarization and distrust in institutions among Brazilians, Mexicans, and Colombians in an information environment ripe with disinformation. Following a year-long effort in which the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and its Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) […]

Americas Brazil

New Atlanticist

Mar 28, 2019

Has progress been made in containing disinformation?

By David A. Wemer

Facebook and Whatsapp representatives hail progress on limiting disinformation's impact on social media.

Brazil Colombia

New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2019

USMCA is not a done deal. It must still clear three legislative hurdles

By Earl Anthony Wayne

Every effort should be made to find ways to address concerns and come together around an approach that can be a win for all three countries.

Americas Latin America

In the News

Mar 8, 2019

Ralby Joins NPR to Discuss Mexico’s Fight on Fuel Pirates

By Ian Ralby

Listen to the full discussion here

Mexico
Facebook likes in Oaxaca

2018 Elections in Latin America

Jan 17, 2019

#ElectionWatch: Likes from Afar in Oaxaca

By Fernando Meneses Romero, Kanishk Karan, and Jose Luis Peñarredonda

South Asian Facebook accounts artificially inflated the number of Facebook “likes” on social media content for and about the State of Oaxaca in México.

Disinformation Elections

In the News

Dec 19, 2018

Marczak in USA Today: US Should Welcome Mexico’s Bold New Steps to Help Migrants and Central America

By Jason Marczak

Read the full article here

Mexico

New Atlanticist

Dec 14, 2018

Why it will be hard to kill NAFTA if Congress does not approve Trump’s trade deal with Mexico and Canada

By Ashish Kumar Sen

“If the new treaty doesn’t pass, NAFTA will be more resilient and more difficult to kill,” said Jesus Seade, Chief NAFTA negator for Andres Manuel López Obrador, at the Atlantic Council’s Annual Forum in Washington on December 14.

Economy & Business International Markets

New Atlanticist

Dec 13, 2018

Five takeaways from Latin America’s presidential elections in 2018

By Valentina Sader

The next four years are an opportunity for each government to implement reforms necessary for the growth and development of the region’s three largest democracies.  

Brazil Colombia

In the News

Dec 12, 2018

Wayne Testifies Before Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Border Security and Us-Mexico Economic Ties

Watch the full discussion here

Mexico

New Atlanticist

Nov 30, 2018

With AMLO, an opportunity to reset the US-Mexico relationship

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The populist leader, who is more popularly known as AMLO, will be sworn in as the president of Mexico on December 1. This may be good news for the US-Mexico relationship.

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Experts

Fellow

Brenda Estefan

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Economy & Business Latin America

Fellow

Nathalie Rayes

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Arabic Civil Society

Millennium fellow

Cynthia López Castro

Elected Member, Mexican Senate

Millennium Leadership Program

Americas Education
Ana Arriagada

Staff

Ana Arriagada

Assistant Director, Latin America

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Brazil Civil Society

Advisory Council member

Martha Bárcena

Former Ambassador of Mexico to the United States

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Climate Change & Climate Action Economy & Business

Staff

María Fernanda Bozmoski

Director, Impact and Operations and Lead for Central America

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Northern Triangle
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