Latin America Initiative

A group of tourists from the U.S. take a guided bicycle tour in Havana, Cuba June 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini - RTS17I1H

The real economic impact of Trump’s sanctions on Cuba travel

William M. LeoGrande and Richard S. Newfarmer

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump signs a document after announcing his Cuba policy at the Manuel Artime Theater in the Little Havana neighborhood in Miami, Florida, U.S. June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Skipper - RTS17F5J

Reactions to Trump’s policy on Cuba

Ted Piccone, Carlos Alzugaray Treto, Roberto Veiga González, Richard E. Feinberg, Harold Cárdenas Lema, and Ricardo Torres Pérez

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Cuba

On Trump’s Cuba policy and the future of U.S.-Cuba relations

Ted Piccone

Monday, June 19, 2017

The Mexican and U.S. flags hang from the Langevin Block in advance of Wednesday's North American Leaders' Summit as a cyclist passes by in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie - RTX2IK28

Order from Chaos

Renegotiating the U.S.-Mexico relationship in 2017

Ashley Miller

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Experts

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence

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Ted Piccone

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Latin America Initiative, Project on International Order and Strategy

Charles W. Robinson Chair

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Arturo Sarukhan

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy

@Arturo_Sarukhan

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Research

Brazil

A “Brazilian way”? Brazil’s approach to peacebuilding

Charles T. Call and Adriana E. Abdenur

February 2017

China

China’s investment in Latin America

David Dollar

January 2017

Cuba

Cuba, the U.S., and the concept of sovereignty: Toward a common vocabulary?

Ted Piccone and Ashley Miller

Monday, December 19, 2016

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Events

2017

May

Past Event

Blog Posts

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers remarks to the employees at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTS1527S

Order from Chaos

Tillerson says goodbye to human rights diplomacy

Ted Piccone

Friday, May 5, 2017

A woman raises a Cuban flag at a tribute to former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, December 3, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins - RTSUJDS

Order from Chaos

Want to improve border security? Seek better relations with Cuba

Ted Piccone

Monday, May 1, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump waits for the arrival of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX33W7D

Order from Chaos

An assessment of Trump’s first 100 days of foreign policy, from Brookings experts

David Dollar, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Steven Pifer, Bruce Riedel, Richard C. Bush, Kemal Kirişci, and Dhruva Jaishankar

Friday, April 28, 2017

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Books

2017

Apr

Past Event

Argentina at a turning point: An address by President Mauricio Macri of Argentina

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Washington, DC

Opposition demonstrators rally against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Veron - RTS136GP

Order from Chaos

10 things you should know about the current crisis in Venezuela

Dany Bahar and Harold Trinkunas

Monday, April 24, 2017

A resident holds the flags of Canada, Mexico and the U.S. during a meeting with local police officials in the town of Ajijic, in the Mexican State of Jalisco, May 16, 2012. About 400 U.S. and Canadian citizens gathered on Wednesday to meet with officials of the municipal police to demand for more security. Ajijic, on the shore of Chapala lake, is one of the populations with the highest number of foreigners residing in Mexico and has been plagued by kidnappings and vendettas between rival groups of drug trafficking in the past months, local media reported. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta (MEXICO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST) - RTR326KB

Order from Chaos

A NAFTA World Cup? Just the thing to improve relations

Arturo Sarukhan

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Latin America Initiative

The real economic impact of Trump’s sanctions on Cuba travel

Reactions to Trump’s policy on Cuba

On Trump’s Cuba policy and the future of U.S.-Cuba relations

Renegotiating the U.S.-Mexico relationship in 2017

Experts

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence

Ted Piccone

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Latin America Initiative, Project on International Order and Strategy

Charles W. Robinson Chair

Arturo Sarukhan

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy

Research

A “Brazilian way”? Brazil’s approach to peacebuilding

China’s investment in Latin America

Cuba, the U.S., and the concept of sovereignty: Toward a common vocabulary?

Events

Trade, security, and the U.S.-Mexico relationship

Drugs and peace in Colombia: Which way forward

Crime, conflict, and regime transitions: Colombia, Nigeria, and Myanmar

Blog Posts

Tillerson says goodbye to human rights diplomacy

Want to improve border security? Seek better relations with Cuba

An assessment of Trump’s first 100 days of foreign policy, from Brookings experts

Books

Argentina at a turning point: An address by President Mauricio Macri of Argentina

10 things you should know about the current crisis in Venezuela

A NAFTA World Cup? Just the thing to improve relations

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