According to Shenai, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala are entangled in a governance trap, which he defines as “a path-dependent equilibrium in which ... Read More
In this article, I would like to explain why I attended the Summit of the Americas, what I learned, and what my experience might mean for Hemispheric ... Read More
El Salvador today is emerging as a new version of the narco-state: a gang state, in which organized crime and authoritarian rule go hand-in-hand. Read More
U.S. leaders have taken exactly the right approach with the new leader of Honduras, welcoming Castro as a partner to resolve the root causes of migration. Read More
Policymakers argue that more aid money will reduce the incentive to emigrate, while remaining stubbornly oblivious to the fact that past money did not ... Read More
Media coverage of the December 8-10 Summit for Democracy has largely focused on President Joe Biden’s remarks, coupled with critical reactions from China, ... Read More
The United States no longer has the luxury to scold its partners in the region. Washington has never faced a hemisphere so politically disposed to resist ... Read More
The failures in exporting American democracy call for the reframing of democracy promotion as a strategy. If the Biden administration develops a combined ... Read More