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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.

February 25, 2025

United States
Emerging Global Threats: Putting America’s National Security First

Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, along with Meaghan Mobbs, Brent Sadler, and Jacob Olidort, testified on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 to the House Oversight and Gover…

Charles A. Kupchan Testifies to House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs

January 10, 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 and Venezuela. But Beijing’s growing sway in the region has raised…

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

November 21, 2024

China
The China-North Korea Relationship

Complex dynamics between the two Asian nuclear powers are shifting once again as North Korea deepens ties with Russia and the U.S.-China rivalry intensifies.

Chinese and North Korean artists perform during the opening ceremony of "North Korea-China Friendship Year" at the Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang on April 12, 2024.

December 12, 2024

Latin America
Mercosur: South America’s Fractious Trade Bloc

Three decades after its founding, Latin America’s largest trade bloc continues to seek new global agreements. The recent conclusion of a deal with the European Union could help, but it faces roadbloc…

A truck driver waits to unload his cargo of cereal grain at a rail terminal in Brazil.

February 6, 2025

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
America's Disastrous Foreign Aid Withdrawal

The dismantling of USAID erodes the United States’ already limited influence on the continent. 

A notice outside a clinic states that it is unable to provide services until further notice following a USAID notification to pause the program in Cape Town, South Africa, on January 28, 2025.

January 30, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in Latin America: January 2025

This month, Mexico announced plans to curb imports from China across key industries including automobiles, aerospace technology, and textiles. Peru launched investigations into alleged Chinese dumpin…

A cargo ship sails underneath the Bridge of the Americas, which spans the entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, January 22, 2025. Aris Martinez/Reuters.

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.

October 25, 2024

North Korea
North Korean Troops in Russia: A Dangerous New Phase in the Ukraine War

The deployment of North Korean troops to aid Russia marks an ominous new level of cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang. The alliance could further escalate and globalize the conflict.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un attend an official welcoming ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 19, 2024.

February 11, 2025

Energy and Environment
America May Not Need a Massive Energy Build-Out to Power the AI Revolution

A new Duke University study argues that the existing U.S. electricity system already has the capacity to power massive additions of data centers that will be needed for the further development of art…

Power lines are seen in front of cooling towers at the nuclear-powered Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, U.S.