Map of Essequibo on a wall in Venezuela. (Luis Felipe Hernandez)

The Essequibo Illusion

A 185-year-old territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana reveals the enduring contradictions of U.S. foreign policy in the Caribbean, with ...
The New Litmus Test for Sovereign Governance: ISDS Arbitration

The New Litmus Test for Sovereign Governance: ISDS Arbitration

The “Donroe Doctrine” is compelling Latin American governments into arbitration courts that benefit large multinational corporations, with limited success ...
Lawfare Diplomacy: How the U.S. Bullied its Way Back into the Panama Canal

Lawfare Diplomacy: How the U.S. Bullied its Way Back into the Panama Canal

The quiet reclamation of the Canal reveals that the Trump administration has more sophisticated tools at its disposal for asserting ...