Dec 18, 2024

By Dr. R. Evan Ellis

This presentation will examine engagement with Latin America by Iran, its government agents, and

Dec 17, 2024

By R. Evan Ellis

This work is derived from an address given by the author to the InterAmerican Institute for

Nov 26, 2024

By Dr. R. Evan Ellis, PhD

While policy clashes between the elected governments of Mexico and the United States in the coming years appear likely, the degree to which those tensions degrade the commercial relationship and security cooperation that is vital to both will depend on the forbearance and statesmanship of leaders on each side.

Nov 12, 2024

By Dr. R. Evan Ellis, PhD

This work examines security challenges facing the Dutch Caribbean, including narcotrafficking and other forms of organized crime, money laundering, Venezuelan and other refugee flows, and the little-understood activities of criminal groups operating within the region’s Chinese minority communities. It also examines the successes and challenges in coordination between law enforcement and other government entities in the Dutch Caribbean, and between the Dutch Caribbean and the European Netherlands,

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.   

Oct 28, 2024

By Dr. R. Evan Ellis, PhD

This article analyzes the security challenges in Paraguay and the government response under the

Oct 18, 2024

By R. Evan Ellis

From September 9-14, 2024, Chilean Defense Minister Maya Fernandez Allende, granddaughter of Chile’s

Oct 15, 2024

By Dr. R. Evan Ellis, PhD

Empowerment of the individual, not the state, is the key to innovation, prosperity, physical and political security for Latin America, as the region engages with an unprecedented array of challenges and new partners.

Sep 13, 2024

By R. Evan Ellis

Elon Musk’s clash with the Lula government raises the issue of how to promote democracy and free speech in the new technological era.