External Publications
“Security Challenges in Ecuador,” Dialogo, 2018, https://dialogo-americas.com/application/files/5215/3133/6038/Dialogo_SPED_2018_Spa.pdf, pp. 68-73.
“Mexico Likely to Elect 'AMLO' President--How Will It Impact the Region?” Newsmax, June 25, 2018, https://www.newsmax.com/evanellis/amlo-mexico-president-united-states/2018/06/25/id/868151/.
“Organized Violence after Civil War,” Book Review. Parameters, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 126-128, https://ssi.armywarcollege.edu/pubs/parameters/issues/Spring_2018/Vol48No1.pdf.
“Latin America and the emerging ideological struggle of the 21st Century,” Global Americans, June 17, 2018, https://theglobalamericans.org/2018/06/latin-america-and-the-emerging-ideological-struggle-of-the-21st-century/.
“Confronting complex multidimensional security challenges in Trinidad and Tobago, Part II,” Experticia Militar, No. 4, pp. 133-141, https://www.cedoe.mil.co//recursos_user///revistas/REVISTA%20EXPERTICIA%20No.%204.pdf.
“Los complejos desafíos de la seguridad multidimensional en Trinidad y Tobago PARTE II,” Experticia Militar, No. 4, March-June 2018, pp. 66-73, https://www.cedoe.mil.co//recursos_user///revistas/REVISTA%20EXPERTICIA%20No.%204.pdf.
“PRC Engagement in Latin America and Implications for Taiwan and the United States” Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 3, Issue 12, June 13, 2018, http://globaltaiwan.org/2018/06/13-gtb-3-12/?utm_source=Global+Taiwan+Updates&utm_campaign=bc6a065e1b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_12_04_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d5a87749a5-bc6a065e1b-436750393&mc_cid=bc6a065e1b&mc_eid=22a4cf919a#REvanEllis061318.
“Nicaragua’s Struggle for Dignity and Survival,” Global Americans, May 27, 2018, https://theglobalamericans.org/2018/05/nicaraguas-struggle-for-dignity-and-survival/.
“Mexico’s Fight Against Transnational Organized Crime,” Military Review, May 24, 2018, http://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/Online-Exclusive/2018-OLE/May/Transnational-Organized-Crime/.
“China Recognizes Dominican Republic: We Should Worry,” NewsMax, May 8, 2018, https://www.newsmax.com/evanellis/amlo-cafta-dr-gambia-prc/2018/05/08/id/859054/.
“Venezuela’s election, the day after: A handover of the nation’s oil riches to Russia and China?” Global Americans, May 2, 2018, https://theglobalamericans.org/2018/05/venezuelas-election-day-handover-nations-oil-riches-russia-china/.
“Transnational Organized Crime and Violence in the Americas,” in Violence in the Americas, Hannah Kassab and Jonathan Rosen, Eds. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2018.
“How the 2018 Summit of the Americas can make a real difference,” Global Americans, April 10, 2018, https://theglobalamericans.org/2018/04/2018-summit-americas-can-make-real-difference/.
Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America, New York: Lexington Books, 2018.
“China’s Strategy Toward Latin America and the Caribbean,” In China's Strategy in the Developing World: Objectives, Methods and Implications for the United States. Joshua Eisenman and Eric Heginbotham, Eds. New York: Routledge, 2018.
“Hacia una asociación estratégica: Las inversiones de China en América Latina,” RedCAEM, March 2018, http://chinayamericalatina.com/wps-papers/.
“The Evolution of Security Challenges in Mexico,” Global Americans, March 2, 2018, https://theglobalamericans.org/2018/03/evolution-security-challenges-mexico/.
John Deni, R. Evan Ellis, Nathan P. Frier, Sumit Ganguly, “History Begins Again for the Pentagon,” Foreign Policy Research Institute, February 22, 2018, https://www.fpri.org/2018/02/history-begins-pentagon/.
“Defense and Security Challenges in the Dominican Republic,” Industra. February 13, 2018, http://www.indrastra.com/2018/02/defense-and-security-challenges-in-Dominican-Republic-004-02-2018-0018.html.
“Desafíos para la Defensa y Seguridad en Republica Dominicana,” Guarnicion. Edition 17, 2018. http://mail.ejercito.mil.do/publicaciones/revista-guarnicion/330-revista-guarnicion-ano-2018-edicion-no-17, pp. 46-47.
“Chinese engagement in Latin America and the U.S. response: Taking off the gloves,” Univision, February 8, 2018, https://www.univision.com/univision-news/opinion/chinese-engagement-in-latin-america-and-the-us-response-taking-off-the-gloves.
“It’s Time to Think Strategically About Countering Chinese Advances in Latin America,” Global Americans, February 2, 2018, https://theglobalamericans.org/2018/02/time-think-strategically-countering-chinese-advances-latin-america/.
“Moreno Reviving Ecuador’ Participatory Democracy,” Newsmax, January 22, 2018, https://www.newsmax.com/evanellis/ecuador-lenin-moreno-democracy-revitalization/2018/01/22/id/838681/.
“Escenarios para el futuro de Venezuela,” ININVESTAM. December 26, 2017. http://www.cesnav.edu.mx/ININVESTAM/docs/docs_opinion/do_31-17.pdf.
“Los complejos desafíos de la seguridad multidimensional en Trinidad y Tobago,” (Part 1), Experticia Militar, No. 3, November 2017-February 2018, https://www.cedoe.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=4107, pp. 62-70.
“Brazil: Between Cooperation and Deterrence,” Global Americans, December 18, 2017, https://theglobalamericans.org/2017/12/brazil-cooperation-deterrence/.
“US Commitment to Latin America Can Foster Regional Stability,” Newsmax, December 8, 2017, https://www.newsmax.com/evanellis/columubia-chavez-costa-rica-silva/2017/12/08/id/830726/.
“Russian Engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Update,” Global Americans, December 5, 2017, https://theglobalamericans.org/2017/12/russian-engagement-latin-america-update/.
“Chile and China: The Fight for the Future Regime of the Pacific,” China Brief, Vol. 17, Issue 15, November 22, 2017, https://jamestown.org/program/chinas-relationship-chile-struggle-future-regime-pacific/, pp. 16-20.
“Las Relaciones Económicas entre China y Los Países del Triángulo Norte,” in America Latina, el Caribe y China: Economía, comercio e inversión 2017, Enrique Dussel Peters, Coord., Mexico City: Red Académica de América Latina y el Caribe sobre China, November 2017, http://www.redalc-china.org/v21/images/docs/RedALCChina-2017-economia.pdf, pp. 257-278.
“The Strategic Importance of Brazil,” Global Americans, October 31, 2017, https://theglobalamericans.org/2017/10/strategic-importance-brazil/.
“China’s Security Challenge to the United States in Latin America and the Caribbean.” In China, The U.S. and The Future of Latin America, David DeNoon, Ed. New York: New York University Press, 2017, pp. 341-370.
“Washington Should Take Note of Chinese Commercial Advances in Brazil,” Newsmax, October 9, 2017, https://www.newsmax.com/EvanEllis/china-brazil-investment-washington-dc/2017/10/09/id/818644/.
“What Panama’s Recognition of China Means for America’s Backyard,” Interview. World Politics Review, October 5, 2017, https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/23316/what-panama-s-recognition-of-china-means-for-america-s-backyard.
“The Strategic Context of China’s Advance in Latin America: An Update,” Asia Review, September 27, 2017, http://www.centreasia.eu/publication/the-strategic-context-of-china%E2%80%99s-advance-in-latin-america%3A-an-update.
“The Influence of Extra-Hemispheric Actors on the Crisis in Venezuela,” U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, September 13, 2017, http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA07/20170913/106398/HHRG-115-FA07-Wstate-EllisR-20170913.pdf.
“Guatemala: The Military in a Supporting Role in the Fight Against Transnational Organized Crime,” Ensayos Militares, Vol. 3, No 1, http://www.ceeag.cl/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/REM2017.pdf, pp. 39-60.
“Gangs, Guns, Drugs and Islamic Foreign Fighters: Security Challenges in Trinidad and Tobago,” Global Americans, September 8, 2017, http://theglobalamericans.org/2017/09/gangs-guns-drugs-islamic-foreign-fighters-security-challenges-trinidad-tobago/.
“China, Russia Increase Leverage in Venezuela Amidst Crisis,” Newsmax, September 7, 2017,https://www.newsmax.com/EvanEllis/venezuela-crisis-china-russia/2017/09/07/id/812212/.
“The Ties that Bind the U.S. to Latin America and the Caribbean.” Newsmax, August 28, 2017, http://www.newsmax.com/EvanEllis/united-states-latin-america-caribbean-foreign-policy/2017/08/28/id/810164/.
“The Collapse of Venezuela and Its Impact on the Region,” Military Review, July-August 2017, http://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/military-review/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_20170831_ELLIS_Collapse_of_Venezuela.pdf. Pp. 22-33.
“The China Triangle: Latin America’s China Boom and the Fate of the Washington Consensus, Kevin P. Gallagher,” Book Review, Political Science Quarterly. Vol. 132, No. 2, Summer 2017, pp. 355-356.
“The Dominican Republic; Security challenges, government responses and U.S.-oriented recommendations for the U.S.,” Latin America Goes Global, July 5, 2017, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2017/07/dominican-republic-security-challenges-government-responses-recommendations-u-s/.
“Panama’s Recognition of the PRC: Strategic Implications and Recommendations for U.S.,” Latin America Goes Global, June 13, 2017, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2017/06/panamas-recognition-prc-strategic-implications-recommendations-u-s/.
“Chinese Advances and Setbacks in Colombia,” Indrastra Global, May 31, 2017, http://www.indrastra.com/2017/05/ThinkTank-Chinese-Advances-and-Setbacks-in-Colombia-003-05-2017-0064.html.
“America’s strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean,” Air & Space Power Journal Africa & Francophone, 2nd Quarter 2017, http://www.airuniversity.af.mil/Portals/10/ASPJ_French/journals_E/Volume-08_Issue-2/ellis_e.pdf?ver=2017-06-19-143122-697, pp. 10-31.
“Avances y retrocesos de China con Colombia,” Instituto de Investigaciones Strategicas de la Armada de Mexico, May 29, 2017, http://cesnav.edu.mx/ININVESTAM/docs/docs_opinion/do_13-17.pdf.
“Ecuador Under Lenin Moreno: Rethinking the U.S. Relationship with Latin America’s Left,” Latin America Goes Global, May 26, 2017, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2017/05/ecuador-president-moreno-rethinking-u-s-relationship-latin-americas-left/.
“Strategic Insights: Caribbean Security Issues,” U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, May 16, 2017, http://ssi.armywarcollege.edu/index.cfm/articles/CSIS-Caribbean-Forum/2017/05/16.
“El Impacto Migratorio y de Seguridad en Colombia Por el Colapso de Venezuela,” Instituto de Investigaciones Estrategicas de la Armada de Mexico, April 28, 2017, http://www.cesnav.edu.mx/ININVESTAM/docs/docs_informativos/di_11-17.pdf.
“The evolution of transnational organized crime in Peru,” Latin America Goes Global, May 4, 2017, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2017/05/evolution-transnational-organized-crime-peru/.
“The Impact of the Collapse of Venezuela on Colombia,” Latin America Goes Global, April 24, 2017, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2017/04/impact-collapse-venezuela-colombia/.
R. Evan Ellis and Roman D. Ortiz, “Why the U.S. Can’t Ignore Latin America’s Security Challenges,” World Politics Review, March 28, 2017, http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/21672/why-the-u-s-can-t-ignore-latin-america-s-security-challenges.
“The Coming Struggle for the Spine of Latin America,” Indrastra Global, March 20, 2017, http://www.indrastra.com/2017/03/FEATURED-The-Coming-Struggle-for-the-Spine-of-Latin-America-003-03-2017-0062.html.
“La Lucha por Venir para la Columna Vertibral de America Latina,” Instituto de Investigaciones Estratégicas de la Armada de México, March 17 2017, http://www.cesnav.edu.mx/ININVESTAM/docs/docs_opinion/do_08-17.pdf.
“India and China in Latin America and the Caribbean,” Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, March 13, 2017, http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1346.
“Argentina at the Crossroads – Again,” Military Review, March-April 2017, http://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/military-review/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2017430_art008.pdf.
“La Estrategia de Estados Unidos para América Latina y el Caribe,” Air and Space Power Journal en Español, March 2017, http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/apjinternational/apj-s/2017/2017-1/2017_1_02_ellis_s.pdf.
“An Agreement Between Question Marks - The Process Toward Peace & Security in Colombia,” IndraStra Global, January 30, 2017, http://www.indrastra.com/2017/01/FEATURED-Agreement-Between-Question-Marks-Colombia-003-01-2017-0084.html.
“Effective cooperation with Mexico contributes more to US security than any wall,” Financial Times, January 30, 2017, https://www.ft.com/content/6f4b90fc-98aa-3fac-b858-2f24c58a56d8.
“Tsai Ing-Wen in Central America: Shoring Up Defenses Before the Collapse of the Truce?” Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 2, Issue 4, January 25, 2017, http://globaltaiwan.org/2017/01/25-gtb-2-4/#EvanEllis012517.
“Don’t Cry for Mauricio Macri’s Argentina,” Latin America Goes Global, January 19, 2017, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2017/01/dont-cry-mauricio-macris-argentina/.
R. Evan Ellis and Roman D. Ortiz, “Un acuerdo entre interrogantes”, Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica, Vol. 17: No. 1, 2017, pp. 93-100. Available at www.fal.itam.mx.
“China’s Second Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean: Indications of Chinese Intentions, and Recommendations for the U.S. Response.” Econvue, December 13, 2016, https://econvue.com/pulse/china-latin-america-and-caribbean-us-sphere-influence.
“Time for a Call from the Venezuelan Opposition to President-Elect Trump,” Latin America Goes Global, December 12, 2016. http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2016/12/time-call-venezuelan-opposition-president-elect-trump/#.WE8Tjndp08M.twitter.
“Thinking Strategically About Latin America and the Caribbean,” U.S. Army War College. Strategic Studies Institute, December 9, 2016. http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/index.cfm/articles/Thinking-Strategically-About-Latin-America-Caribbean/2016/12/09.
“The Struggle Against Organized Crime in Guatemala,” Latin America Goes Global. November 10, 2016, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2016/11/struggle-organized-crime-guatemala/
“China’s Fall 2016 Latin America Charm Offensive,” Cipher Brief, October 19, 2016, https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/latin-america/chinas-charm-offensive-1090.
R. Evan Ellis and Roman D. Ortiz, “Rejection of the ‘Peace’ Accords with the FARC: What’s Next for Colombia?” U.S. Army War College, October 4, 2016. http://www.carlisle.army.mil/banner/article.cfm?id=54450.
“Collaboration and learning in Latin America’s fight against transnational organized crime and terrorism,” Latin America Goes Global, September 28, 2016, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2016/09/collaboration-learning-latin-americas-fight-transnational-organized-crime-terrorism/.
“Cooperation and Mistrust between China and the US in Latin America,” in The Political Economy of China-Latin American Relations in the New Millennium, Carol Wise and Margaret Myers, Eds. (New York: Routledge, 2016), Pp. 31-49.
“The Security Dimension of Chinese and Indian Engagement in the Americas,” In Latin America and the Asian Giants: Evolving Ties with China and India, Riordan Roett and Guadalupe Paz, Eds. (Washington D.C.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016), Pp. 205-224.
“Characteristics and Assessment of Russian Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean,” Ensayos Militares, Vol. 2, No. 1, June 2016. http://www.ceeag.cl/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1junio16.pdf. Pp. 29-42.
“Transformación Militar en el Contexto del Crimen Organizado Transnacional en América Latina: Los Casos De Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras Y Perú,” Colombian Army Transformation Command, August 2016, https://issuu.com/ejercitonacionaldecolombia/docs/revista_digital_transformaci__n_mil.
“"The Post-Conflict and the Transformation of Colombia's Armed Forces,” U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, August 17, 2016, http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/index.cfm/articles/Colombias-Armed-Forces/2016/08/17.
“Will China upstage the U.S. at the November APEC Summit,” Latin America Goes Global, July 30, 2016, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2016/07/will-china-upstage-u-s-november-apec-summit/.
“China: Learning to do business in Latin America,” Econvue, July 29, 2016, https://econvue.com/pulse/china-learning-do-business-latin-america.
“The interoceanic canal, and U.S. constructive engagement toward Nicaragua,” Latin America Goes Global, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2016/06/interoceanic-canal-u-s-constructive-engagement-toward-nicaragua/. June 26, 2016.
“Quiénes atraen inversiones,” Integración y Comercio, No. 40, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, No. 40. http://www19.iadb.org/intal/icom/notas/39-65/. June 2016. Pp. 58-71.
“Honduras: A Pariah State, or Innovative Solutions to Organized Crime Deserving U.S. Support?” U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, June 2016, http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1315.
“New Developments in Organized Crime in Peru,” The Cipher Brief, May 20, 2016, https://www.thecipherbrief.com/column/strategic-view/new-developments-organized-crime-peru-1091.
“Chinese Engagement with Bolivia - Resources, Business Opportunities, and Strategic Location,” Air & Space Power Journal en Español, 2nd Semester 2016, http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/apjinternational/apj-s/2016/2016-2/2016_2_03_ellis_s_eng.pdf. Pp. 3-19.
“Anticipating the Collapse of Venezuela,” Latin America Herald Tribune, 8 May 2016, http://laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=13303&ArticleId=2411674.
“The New Offensive Against Gangs in El Salvador,” Latin America Goes Global, May 2, 2016, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2016/05/new-offensive-gangs-el-salvador/.
“New Research and Trends in China’s Relationship with Latin America,” Dialogo Chino, April 27, 2016, http://dialogochino.net/new-research-and-trends-in-chinas-engagement-with-latin-america/.
Adriana Roldán Perez, Alma Sofia Castro Lara, Camilo Alberto Pérez Restrepo, Pabo Echavarria Toro, Robert Evan Ellis, La Presencia de China en América Latina: Comercio, inversion y cooperación económica, Medellin, Colombia: Universidad EAFIT, 2016. http://www.eafit.edu.co/centros/asia-pacifico/china-en-america-latina/PublishingImages/Paginas/publicacion1/01-Presencia-China-Completo.pdf.
“El nexo evolutivo entre el crimen transnacional y el terorismo en Peru, y su importancia estratgica para EE.UU y la region,” Academia de Guerra Naval, March 7, 2016, http://www.acanav.mil.cl/agn/documentos/temas_seleccionado/2016/Tema_Seleccionado_01.pdf.
“Strategic Insights-Mexico: New Directions, Continuity, and Obstacles in the Fight Against Transnational Organized Crime,” U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, March 31, 2016, http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/index.cfm/articles/Mexico-New-Directions-Continuity-Obstacles/2016/03/31.
“La nueva fase de la lucha “constitucional” en Venezuela,” Air & Space Power Journal en Español, Vol. 28. No. 1. First Trimester, 2016, http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/apjinternational/apj-s/2016/2016-1/2016_1_03_ellis_s.pdf. Pp. 12-20.
“The Region’s Security Outlook,” The Cipher Brief, March 20, 2016, http://thecipherbrief.com/article/latin-america/security-outlook.
“Colombia: Preparing for the post-agreement,’ not the ‘post-conflict’,” Latin America Goes Global, March 15, 2016, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2016/03/2755/.
“Beyond the Zapata scandal: Outsourcing Bolivia’s National Development to China,” Latin America Goes Global, February 12, 2016, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2016/02/public-procurement-in-bolivia-bolivarian-socialism-with-a-dash-of-chinese-spice/.
“China’s Geo-Economic Role in Latin America,” In Geoeconomic with Chinese Characteristics, World Economic Forum (WEF), January 2016, http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Geoeconomics_with_Chinese_Characteristics.pdf.
“El Chapo and the Evolution of the Mexico-US Relationship,” Latin America Goes Global, January 19, 2016, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2016/01/el-chapo-and-the-evolution-of-the-mexico-u-s-relationship/.
“Russian Influence in Latin America,” The Cipher Brief, January 5, 2016, http://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/russian-influence-latin-america.
"Venezuela: Into the Abyss?" IndraStra 1, no. 12, December 29, 2015, http://www.indrastra.com/2015/12/FEATURED-Venezuela-Into-Abyss-0582.html.
“The Gang Challenge in El Salvador: Worse than You Thought,” War on the Rocks, December 16, 2015, http://warontherocks.com/2015/12/the-gang-challenge-in-el-salvador-worse-than-you-can-imagine/.
“The Evolving Transnational Crime-Terrorism Nexus in Peru and its Strategic Relevance for the U.S. and the Region,” PRISM, Vol. 5, No. 4, http://cco.ndu.edu/Portals/96/Documents/prism/prism_5-4/Evolving%20Transnational%20Crime-Terrorism.pdf. Pp. 189-205.
“Desafíos de las Empresas Chinas Operando en America Latina,” In America Latina y el Caribe y China: Economía, comercio e inversión 2015. José Ignacio Martínez Cortés, http://www.redalc-china.org/redalcchina_2015_economia.pdf, Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, 2015. Pp. 415-430.
“The Impact of China on the Security Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean,” In Routledge Handbook of Latin American Security Studies, David R. Mares and Arie M. Kacowicz, Eds, New York: Routledge, 2016. Pp. 291-301.
“What does Macri’s election in Argentina mean for the region?” Latin America Goes Global, November 24, 2015, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2015/11/what-does-macris-election-in-argentina-mean-for-the-region .
“Strengthening America’s Adversaries,” Cipher Brief, September 30, 2015, https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/strengthening-americas-adversaries.
“Honduras – Innovation in the fight against gangs and narcotrafficking,” Latin America Goes Global, September 24, 2015, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2015/09/honduras-innovation-in-the-fight-against-gangs-and-narcotrafficking/.
“China’s Activities in the Americas,” Testimony to the joint hearing of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, September 10, 2015, http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA07/20150910/103931/HHRG-114-FA07-Wstate-EllisE-20150910.pdf.
“Las Drogas, las pandillas, el crimen organizado transnacional, y los ‘Espacios mal gobiernados’ en America Latina,” Air and Space Power Journal en Español, 3rd Semester 2015, Vol. 27. No. 3, http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/apjinternational/apj-s/2015/2015-3/2015_3_04_ellis_s.pdf.
“Chinese Engagement with the ALBA Countries: A Relationship of Mutual Convenience?” in Decline of the U.S. Hegemony?: A Challenge of ALBA and a New Latin American Integration of the Twenty-First Century, Bruce M. Bagley and Magdalena Defort, eds. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2015, pp. 345-368.
“China and Costa Rica: A New Beginning?” Foreign Area Officer Association Journal of International Affairs, Vol. XVIII, No. 21, Spring 2015, http://www.faoa.org/Resources/Documents/FOAO%20Journal_Spring15_final_web.pdf. pp. 39-41.
“Venezuela’s “9-Dash-Line” in the Caribbean,” Latin America Goes Global. June 28, 2015, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2015/07/venezuelas-9-dash-line-in-the-caribbean/.
“The Approaching Implosion of Venezuela and Strategic Implications for the United States.” Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, July 7, 2015, http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/index.cfm/articles/the-approaching-implosion-of-venezuela/2015/07/10.
“The New Russian Engagement With Latin America: Strategic Engagement, Commerce, and Dreams of the Past,” Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, June 2015, http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1275.
“El Islam Radical en Latinoamerica y el Caribe” Air & Space Power Journal en Español. Second Semester 2015, Vol. 27, No. 2, http://airpower.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=7e43c171ecc18ac8707eb132b&id=b446927bd9&e=b3b9754be5, Pp. 4-15.
“Time to Talk About India and Latin America,” Latin America Goes Global, June 8, 2015.http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2015/06/time-to-talk-about-india-and-latin-america/.
“O novo ambiente estratégico do Transpacífico: uma perspectiva dos EUA,” Política Externa, Vol. 23, No. 4, June 25, 2015, http://politicaexterna.com.br/2724/o-novo-ambiente-estrategico-transpacifico-uma-perspectiva-dos-eua/, Pp. 37-48.
“Premier Li’s Trip to Latin America: More, Not Different,” The Manzella Report. May 23, 2015, http://manzellareport.com/index.php/world/998-li-keqiang-s-latin-america-trip-more-not-different.
“International Regime Building: The Trans-Pacific Partnership,” Latin America Goes Global, May 19, 2015, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2015/05/international-regime-building-the-trans-pacific-partnership/.
“Should U.S. be worried about Chinese arms sales in the region?” Latin America Goes Global, May 11, 2015, http://latinamericagoesglobal.org/2015/05/should-u-s-be-worried-about-chinese-arms-sales-in-the-region/.
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