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September 22, 2023

Spain
A Conversation With Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares of Spain

Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares discusses Spain’s role in the EU, the challenge of climate change, and the geopolitics of the region. 

Play José Manuel Albares sitting next to Spanish flag
Virtual Event by José Manuel Albares Bueno and Laura Trevelyan

December 3, 2024

Angola
Domestic Politics Overshadow Biden’s Africa Visit

The pardoning of Hunter Biden raises discomforting parallels as President Biden lands in Angola. 

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola, on December 3, 2024.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

August 9, 2012

Emerging Markets
The Economy of the Olympics

With the London summer games at an end, economist Jose Ursua discusses whether or not Olympics have a financial impact for host cities, and the broader implications for the global economy.

Interview by Jose Ursua and Toni Johnson

October 3, 2024

Guatemala
Six Highlights From Our Conversation With Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo

President Bernardo Arévalo spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday, September 23, about anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala, the state of democracy in the region, the root causes of migr…

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September 23, 2024

Guatemala
A Conversation With President Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala

President Bernardo Arévalo discusses anti-corruption in Guatemala, the state of democracy in the region, migration, and the country's foreign policy under his new administration. This meeting is p…

Play Guatemala President-elect Bernardo Arevalo attends a meeting in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Virtual Event by César Bernardo Arévalo de León and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera

October 23, 2024

China
C.V. Starr & Co. Annual Lecture on China: A Conversation With Kevin Rudd

Former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd discusses the ideological worldview driving Chinese behavior both domestically and on the world stage, as well as that of President Xi Jinping, who now h…

Play Kevin Rudd speaks onstage at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Virtual Event by Kevin Rudd, Michael Froman, and Rush Doshi C.V. Starr & Co. Annual Lecture on China

October 5, 2024

Venezuela
What is the Real U.S. Policy on Venezuela?

Despite the Biden administration's tough words about democracy in Venezuela, oil exports from that country to the United States are growing and Chevron's license was just renewed again.

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

November 1, 2024

China Strategy Initiative
China in Latin America: October 2024

This month, Argentina’s President Javier Milei changed tack on China, announcing plans for a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Colombia resolved to join the BRI and Brazil backed o…

Peru’s Chancay port, a BRI project, will start shipping two container vessels a week to Shanghai in late November.
Article by Julia Huesa and Steven Holmes China Strategy Initiative

September 26, 2024

Venezuela
Time to Revoke the Licenses Permitting U.S. Oil Companies to Work in Venezuela

General License 41 was promulgated by Treasury to help democracy in Venezuela. That has failed, and  the lack of transparency under Venezuelan law obscures facts that should be in the public record.

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points