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August 24, 2012

Thailand
Royalty in Austere Times

In today’s Washington Post, there is an excellent overview of how the austerity programs in many countries in Europe have led to pressure on monarchies to cut costs and reduce their lifestyles. Most …

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is pictured before taking a boat trip from Siriraj Hospital pier in Bangkok July 7, 2012.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

August 27, 2023

Venezuela
Venezuela: U.S. Policy, U.S. Sanctions, and Humiliation by Maduro Regime

While the Biden administration says it will maintain sanctions on the Maduro regime unless there is progress toward free elections, there is progress instead toward lifting sanctions while repression…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

August 4, 2023

Venezuela
Chevron, the Biden Administration, and the Maduro Regime

Concessions to the Maduro regime in Venezuela have permitted Chevron to produce more oil there, but have brought only more repression. 

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

June 17, 2011

Economics
How Mexico Can Win Drug War, Colombia’s Way

A girl stands in front of a mural as she waits for Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia for the inauguration of a public library in a suburb of Medellin (Jose Gomez/Courtesy Reuters). I wrote th…

A girl stands in front of a mural as she waits for Spain’s King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia for the inauguration of a public library in a suburb of Medellin (Jose Gomez/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

May 22, 2023

China
Latin America This Week: May 22, 2023

Opposition, not ideology, wins elections; Chinese foreign direct investment moves beyond natural resources and Brazil; Livent-Allkem merger bets on lithium in the Americas.

Paraguayan presidential candidate Santiago Peña from the ruling Colorado Party reacts at the party headquarters as he and his running mate Pedro Alliana won Paraguay’s presidential race, in Asunción, Paraguay, April 30, 2023.
Blog Post by Will Freeman and Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

June 5, 2023

Latin America
Latin America This Week: June 5, 2023

Lula’s promise to reindustrialize Brazil won’t be easy; As Milei gains momentum, dollarization gets a second look.

Employees work on a solar energy panel of Chinese solar equipment manufacturer BYD in Campinas, Brazil February 13, 2020.
Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment