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June 6, 2025

China
China’s Growing Influence in Latin America

For more than two decades, China has developed close economic and security ties with many Latin American countries, including Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela. But Beijing’s increasing sway in the region …

Chinese shipping giant COSCO owns a majority stake in a new megaport in Chancay, Peru.

June 4, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in Latin America: May 2025

In May, China hosted the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC) Forum in Beijing. Colombia signed onto the Belt and Road Initiative. Public op…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chilean President Gabriel Boric, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro attend a group photo session before the opening ceremony for the China-CELAC Forum ministerial meeting. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool

April 30, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in Latin America: April 2025

In April, Argentina renewed a $5 billion currency swap line with China despite objections by the United States. Latin American countries stand to gain as China orients away from U.S. agricultural sup…

Farmers harvest soybeans on a farm in Maringa in Parana state, Brazil, March 3, 2025. Rodolfo Buhrer/Reuters.

March 25, 2025

United States
American Views on Economic Leadership

In April 2024, CFR launched RealEcon: Reimagining American Economic Leadership Initiative with the goal of rebuilding a durable consensus on the U.S. role in the international economy. As a first ste…

A U.S. five dollar note is seen atop the American Flag.

March 28, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in Latin America: March 2025

In March, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government would review tariffs on Chinese imports. Venezuela boosted oil exports to China in the face of U.S. sanctions and questions over the …

The entrance of the Balboa Port after Hong Kong's CK Hutchison Holdings agreed to sell its interests in a key Panama Canal port operator to a BlackRock-backed consortium, amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. Enea Lebrun/Reuters.

April 18, 2025

Foreign Policy
Unleashing American Innovation

CFR President Michael Froman and Senior Fellow Rush Doshi discuss takeaways from the Endless Frontiers retreat, Vannevar Bush’s legacy, and five priorities for renewing U.S. competitiveness in scienc…

Dr. Vannevar Bush, M.I.T. Professor of Electric Power Transmission, and E.S. Lamar, M.I.T. Research Associate, demonstrate the Dr. Robert Van De Graf 1,500,000 volt generator at the annual Dinner of Technology Alumni in the Copley Plaza, February 8, 1932. (Bettmann/Getty Images)

February 26, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in Latin America: February 2025

In February, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the region and warned of Chinese encroachment. Several Latin American countries expanded trade and investment relations with China. Chines…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the Panama Canal during his first overseas trip. Mark Schiefelbein/Reuters.

March 25, 2025

Economics
American Views on Economic Leadership

CFR’s RealEcon team traveled across the country to ask Americans what they think of trade, aid, and other international economic policies.

Two men in hard hats and protective glasses on a factory floor.

June 20, 2025

United States
A Conversation With Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Michael Faulkender addresses the current state of the U.S. economy and outlines the administration’s upcoming economic priorities This meeting is presented by Real…

Play Michael Faulkender, former Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy under former US President Donald Trump, speaks during an interview in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2024

November 25, 2024

United States
U.S.-Latin America Relations in a Global Context

Panelists discuss U.S.-Latin America relations during the Biden administration, potential changes under the Trump administration, and opportunities to develop more effective U.S. policies in the regi…

Play People walk in front of the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Lima, Peru November 12, 2024.