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Pentagon Announces a New Counternarcotics Task Force in the Caribbean

CSIS Americas Program experts explain the significance of the Department of Defense’s establishment of a new Counternarcotics Task Force and consider how this reflects the Trump administration’s national security priorities.

Critical Questions by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Henry Ziemer, Rubi Bledsoe, and Isabel Teran — October 23, 2025

President Trump’s Latin America Policy: Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Risks

President Trump has given the Western Hemisphere more attention in nine months than most past administrations since the Cold War, with a return of hard power, the elimination of soft power and the use of economic coercion. Some in the region now regret getting the attention they wished for.

Commentary by Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Jessie Hu, and Sam Smith — October 6, 2025

USMCA Review 2026

CSIS Americas experts evaluate key challenges and opportunities ahead of the 2026 joint review of the USMCA free trade agreement.

Brief by Diego Marroquín Bitar, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, and Earl Anthony Wayne — August 18, 2025

Tariffs on Copper Imports Will Affect 45 Percent of U.S. Copper Needs

U.S. copper tariffs will negatively impact minerals security, as the majority of U.S. copper imports come from partners within the Western Hemisphere that have free trade agreements with the United States.

Analysis by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, and Henry Ziemer — July 29, 2025

An Americas First Case for Reauthorizing the Development Finance Corporation

Reauthorizing the DFC is critical to U.S. economic security, with deeper engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean essential to strengthening supply chains, outcompeting China, and advancing a more strategic regional approach.

Commentary by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Jessie Hu — July 22, 2025