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China’s Growing Influence in Latin AmericaFor 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 continues to raise concerns in Washington, prompting greater U.S. engagement.
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Here’s Where Trump’s Deportations Are Sending MigrantsThe Trump administration’s deportations of undocumented immigrants are accelerating as part of a broader crackdown on unauthorized immigration. The focus so far has been on hundreds of flights, mainly to Latin American countries.
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Alliance of Autocracies: Part 3While the “big four” autocratic powers dominate attention, a broader and increasingly interconnected network of authoritarian states poses an equally significant but underappreciated threat to global stability.
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Alliance of Autocracies Part 2: Understanding How the Broader Network CollaboratesThe growing global network of authoritarian regimes collaborates to bolster each other’s power and undermine democratic governance.
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Falling for Maduro’s LobbyistsLobbyists seeking closer relations between the United States and the repressive Maduro regime in Venezuela are advancing their own interests in agreements that would damage the United States.
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Illegal Gold Finances Latin America’s Dictators & Cartels. The United States Must Lead the Fight Against It.Four policy ideas to curb illegal gold mining in the Western Hemisphere.
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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.
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Time to Revoke the Licenses Permitting U.S. Oil Companies to Work in VenezuelaGeneral 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.
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More Hostages But No More Sanctions: The Failure of Biden Administration Venezuela PolicyThe arrest of a fourth American hostage by the Maduro regime in Venezuela shows the failure of Biden administration policy there. It is time to reimpose sanctions on Venezuelan oil.
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Oil Companies, Biden Policies, and Democracy in VenezuelaThe activities of U.S. and European oil companies in Venezuela are helping the Maduro regime crush democracy there, and the Biden administration should now fully reimpose U.S. sanctions.
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Gaza’s Troubled Cease-Fire Efforts, Harris and Trump Debate, Toronto International Film Fest, and MoreThe United States, Egypt, and Qatar prepare another cease-fire proposal after Hamas killed six Israeli hostages and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu demanded control of the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border; Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hold their first presidential debate; the Toronto International Film Festival showcases independent films spanning from Hungary to Georgia and more; and the United States seizes Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s plane.
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Biden’s Tragic Mistake on Venezuela, Calling for a New Election Instead of Respect for the Election the Opposition WonPresident Biden’s statement today that he supports a new election in Venezuela is a tragic, unforced error that compounds the previous weaknesses in supporting democracy there.
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Carrots Need Sticks: The Biden Administration and the Case of VenezuelaThe Biden administration appears to be offering Venezuelan dictator Maduro amnesty if he will leave power, but sticks as well as carrots will be needed to persuade him.
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In Venezuela, the Latin American Left Will Show Us What it Really Stands ForThe presidents of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico must constrain Maduro to negotiate—for their own good.
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Cyber Week in Review: August 8, 2024Google loses antitrust case; NIST publishes quantum standards; State officials condemn X's AI-fueled misinformation; UN finalizing cybercrime treaty; Digital repression spiked during and after Venezuela's election.