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The Americas

Browse policy-relevant briefs related to the development and security of the Americas.
Windmills on green field under white sky during daytime
Caption Turlock Irrigation District (Turlock, CA). | Photo credit American Public Power Association

Correlates of Federal Permitting for Environmentally Impactful Projects

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Brown wooden gavel on brown wooden table
Photo credit Katrin Bolovtsova

Judicial Defenses of Democracy in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico

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Row of half-timbered buildings on Frankfurt’s Römerberg square, with a Justitia fountain statue in the foreground.
Caption Frankfurt, Germany. | Photo credit NIR HIMI

Identifying With Versus Being Attached to a Place

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Property damage to the National Congress building, invaded January 8, 2023, by Bolsonaro supporters.
Caption Property damage to the National Congress building, invaded on January 8, 2023, by Bolsonaro supporters. | Photo credit Pedro França/Agência Senado

Brazil's Democratic Pact Is on the Brink of Collapse

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An American flag flying from a white pole against a bright blue sky with large white clouds.
Photo credit Chris Robert

American Exceptionalism Beyond Western Europe

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A man in a Colombian football jersey casts his vote in the presidential election on May 31, 2026, in Bogotá, Colombia.
Caption A man in a Colombian football jersey casts his vote in the presidential election on May 31, 2026, in Bogotá, Colombia. | Photo credit Leonardo Castañeda/Getty Images

What a DAL Panel Got Right About Colombia's Election — and What It Didn't See Coming

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Person in blue shirt washing hands
Photo credit Melissa Jeanty

What Do Citizens Around the World Really Think About Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)?

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Aerial view of a multi-level highway interchange with sweeping curved overpasses crossing above one another. A few cars and a white semi-truck travel on the mostly empty concrete roads, while patches of vegetation and water are visible below the elevated ramps.
Photo credit Brendan Beale

When Does Infrastructure Investment Pay Off?

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