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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.

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.

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.

April 22, 2025

United States
Nuclear Power and Proliferation: Rising Energy Demand and Global Security Risks

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi discusses the growing interest in acquiring nuclear weapons among nation-states, advancements in nuclear technology, the increasing global demand for nuclear energ…

Play International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi attends an event at CFR in Washington D.C.

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

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.

April 22, 2025

Panama
The President’s Inbox Recap: Trump’s Plan for the Panama Canal

The Trump administration is leaning on the Monroe Doctrine as it seeks to shut China out of Latin America.

Hegseth Mulino Panama Deal Signing

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.

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.