Assessing Chinese and Russian Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean

As China and Russia “creep” further into the western hemisphere and many Latin American nations reject President Biden’s regional strategy, the Bush School’s Mosbacher Institute hosted a panel discussion on Thursday, March 30, 2023, to unpack the nature of this threat and to recommend the best public policy responses. The Mosbacher Institute’s lecture, “Assessing Chinese and Russian Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean,” featured Latin American experts Dr. Evan Ellis, Latin American Research Professor at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, and Mr. Juan Cruz, Senior Advisor to the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Bush School Assistant Professor Aileen Teague moderated the discussion about the current state of superpower rivalries in the western hemisphere and what steps Washington should be taking to remedy the challenge.