Bottom line: The U.S. must support a capital increase for IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank. It is a no-brainer to retain and grow our country’s influence in the Western…
Summary Biden Sanctions Relief Deal Background For the last four years, Venezuela has been entrenched in a political, economic, social, and humanitarian emergency. Beginning with Maduro’s initial election and moving into 2018 presidential elections that…
Latin America is strategically important for the United States because trade with the region underpins U.S. economic and national security, supports American jobs, and is a critical component of America’s ability to compete with China….
Three weeks before the midterm elections, President Biden spoke with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador about immigration and deepening cooperation to combat the trafficking of fentanyl from Mexico to the United States. Two and half years…
China’s inroads and influence in Latin America are continuing to grow. While speaking at a background briefing about the still-missing National Security Strategy, a senior official at the National Security Council touted that the Western Hemisphere section…
This week’s Summit of the Americas lays plain the truth of the current state of the U.S.-Mexico relationship: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) is pursuing a strategic shift away from close bilateral cooperation…
In August, the Forum for American Leadership (FAL) issued a report on the Venezuelan negotiation process hosted by Mexico. We argued: first, that the Maduro regime has used all previous negotiation processes to distract from a real…
According to media reports, the Biden administration is supporting a new round of talks with Venezuela that will be overseen by Norway and take place in Mexico in mid-August, despite the recent disappearance and arrest…
Myth 1: Cuba does not pose a national security threat to the United States. Myth 2: The U.S. embargo is responsible for the suffering of the Cuban people. Myth 3: The limitations on remittances are…
A U.S. Vaccine Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean As the United states achieves the vaccination of the majority of our population against COVID-19, it is time to implement an aggressive strategy to provide…
