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Latin America

AEI's research on Latin America examines the challenges U.S. policymakers face in improving U.S.-Latin American relations, including how to deal with Cuba and Venezuela, how to partner with Mexico, and how to promote democratic solidarity in the region. This section of the website gathers together AEI research, books, and events focused on Latin America.

Feature: Chávez's Criminal Network

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In a recent Latin American Outlook, Roger F. Noriega warns that it is time for the United States to stop averting its gaze from Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez's increasingly bellicose and dangerous activities. Just last week, Chávez told his countrymen to prepare for a possible U.S.-inspired war with Colombia, and he sent 15,000 troops to the border. Noriega believes the Obama administration needs to strengthen ties with friends in the region, bring Chávez's partnerships with Iran to the attention of the United Nations, and engage the Venezuelan people to confront the threat Chávez poses.

Scholars on Latin America

Roger F. Noriega
Latin America; the Caribbean

Recent Publications

Limited Utility

By Roger F. Noriega
The American
Thursday, November 19, 2009

What happens when populist politicians try to micromanage public utilities?

How Has Honduras's Crisis Affected the U.S. Role in the Region?

By Roger F. Noriega
Inter-American Dialogue's Latin America Advisor
Friday, November 6, 2009

Roger Noriega comments on how the crisis in Honduras has affected the United States' role in Latin America.

Hondurans, Not Zelaya, Will Decide Their Future

By Roger F. Noriega
The American
Friday, October 30, 2009

A new proposal by the interim government represents a triumph for the Honduran people and their constitution.

Promoting Prosperity in Latin America

By Roger Bate
Agencia Interamericana de Prensa Económica
Thursday, October 29, 2009

The Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index helps answer the question of how to promote prosperity in Latin America.

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Books

Cuba the Morning After Confronting Castro's Legacy

By Mark Falcoff
AEI Press
(September 2003)

A major study of U.S.-Cuba relations warns that America is ill-prepared for the serious dilemmas and even threats posed by a post-Castro Cuba.

The Cuban Revolution and the United States A History in Documents 1958-1960

By Mark Falcoff
U.S. Cuba Press
(December 2001)

Fidel Castro's decision to spin Cuba into the Soviet orbit and ultimately embroil the Caribbean island in the Cold War was part of his grand design, not a reaction to specific American policies.

Panama's Canal What Happens When the United States Gives a Small Country What it Wants

By Mark Falcoff
AEI Press
(June 1998)

This bookfocuses on Panama mismanagement of the U.S. properties it received and its cavalier disregard of environmental considerations crucial to the efficient operation of the canal.

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Events

PAST EVENTS

Hugo Chávez and the Collapse of the Venezuelan Economy

Monday, July 27, 2009
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM

Moisés Naím and other experts will discuss the Venezuelan economy and its impact on neighboring states.

Mexico and Its War on Drugs: Our Shared Responsibility

Wednesday, April 1, 2009
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM

The panelists will discuss the drug threat posed by cartels and propose recommendations for Mexico in doing its share in the war on drugs.

The Future of Hugo Chavez's Petro-Diplomacy

Wednesday, February 11, 2009
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Panelists will discuss the future of the Venezuelan political economy and what it means for the new U.S. administration's policy toward the region.

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