Commentary and Analysis

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ravi Agrawal, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

In 2022, there were about 170,000 troops stationed outside of the U.S. and its territories, according to the Department of Defense. As of June 2023, there were over 30,000 troops stationed in the Middle East alone, before America expanded its military presence following Hamas' attack on Israel in October. 

Deep Dish explores what makes Costa Rica a shining example of functionality.

From corruption to inequality, underlying factors hinder Haiti's progress post-President Moïse's assassination.

China's actions in Cuba reflect its increased parity with the United States on the world stage, argues Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer.

US sanctions on Latin American countries have exacerbated the worsening economic and political conditions behind the current migrant surge.

Mass arrests have reduced crime in the short-term—but at a significant cost to human rights.

The crackdown and assault on civil society includes the key tool of the 21st century autocrat: restrictions and surveillance of digital communications.

The underlying drivers of Haiti's woes are complex, but criminal gangs and political and economic corruption have made the country's plight worse.

Faced with a new, less popular monarch, will a growing movement for republicanism accelerate in the Caribbean 'realms'?