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Commentary
Apr 10, 2025
U.S.-Brazil cooperation could unlock sustainable infrastructure for data centers at a time when America’s energy constraints threaten its tech ambitions.
Research
The authors explore the value proposition of expanded security cooperation support for irregular warfare in preventing and countering the coercive and malign activities of adversary nation states that target U.S. frontline allies and partners.
Expert Insights
Mar 31, 2025
This author explores Hezbollah's operational footprint in Latin America — focusing on illicit funding mechanisms, violent operations, and key operational hubs — and situates it within Iran's regional diplomatic, economic, and cultural activities.
Mar 24, 2025
This study analyzes time trends for extreme weight categories in Brazil. Severe obesity is increasing far more rapidly than what commonly reported obesity statistics indicate.
Feb 5, 2025
Communities across the United States can learn from the experiences of cities that have had to confront major water supply crises and start planning now to avoid the worst impacts of future droughts.
Jan 15, 2025
In this report, the authors examine the experiences of five cities with severe or catastrophic water supply risks to identify steps that could be taken ahead of time to mitigate those risks and build urban water security.
Oct 9, 2024
We explored sexual orientation-based disparities in self-rated health, health insurance coverage, and healthcare utilization in Chile.
Oct 8, 2024
This study examines global cannabis policy changes since 2010, focusing on recreational use laws. It offers 25 policy recommendations and stresses the importance of evaluation and monitoring to prioritise public health and safety.
Aug 22, 2024
In light of the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, the strengthened Tehran-Hezbollah-Caracas axis now presents a major security threat for the Latin American and Caribbean region. The U.S. government should designate Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism and crack down on its brazen violation of international law.
Feb 28, 2024
This paper presents a new concept, Punt Politics, and applies it to the COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) in two epicenters of the pandemic: Mexico and Brazil.
Feb 6, 2024
The authors examine the efforts of two Teach For All network partners—Enseña por Paraguay and Enseña Ecuador—to learn about and apply principles from Teach For All’s Teaching as Collective Leadership framework in their unique contexts.
Jan 11, 2024
Worldwide, there have been nine executive coups over the past decade. U.S. institutions and democratic norms survived a major test on January 6, 2021, but a host of reforms are needed to lower the risk of future executive coups. And international supporters of democracy must step up and provide more robust responses.
