May 8, 2025

By Dr. Evan Ellis, PhD

With Daniel Noboa returning to the presidency and a new Chinese ambassador on the way, China-Ecuador

Dec 27, 2024

By Dr. Evan Ellis, PhD

2025 is likely to be a transformative year for Latin America and the Caribbean, and its

Dec 24, 2024

By Dr. Evan Ellis, PhD

Under the current Ecuadorian government of Daniel Noboa, major infrastructure, financial, and

Nov 7, 2024

By Dr. Evan Ellis, PhD

This article examines the Port of Chancay from a strategic perspective, with a focus on how COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company) achieved unprecedented control over the operation of the new Peruvian megaport, the impact that the port is likely to have on the global logistics system, and its strategic implications in time of war with the United States. It argues that the project is illustrative of how the PRC

Nov 6, 2024

By Dr. Evan Ellis, PhD

Thanks to the courageous work of the Venezuelan opposition, including obtaining physical and photographic evidence of over 80% of the individual “acts” from Venezuela’s more than 30,000 polling places, the world generally knows that Edmundo Gonzalez received far more votes than Nicholas Maduro in the country’s July 28, 2024, Presidential election.  Nonetheless, he is unlikely to successfully take control of the state apparatus that controls Venezuela’s territory on Inauguration Day, January 10, 2025.