U.S. Policy

"The Trump administration has a policy goal for Venezuela, but is split on how to pursue it," said Mark Feierstein, former senior director for the Western Hemisphere at the National Security Council, at AS/COA's Venezuela panel. 

Ending NAFTA will not "bring back an earlier time," says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in prepared testimony to members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

Listen: CUNY's Edwin Meléndez sees a rising solidarity within the Puerto Rican diaspora and the possibility of a new political era.

The region is having a hard time warming up to the U.S. president, but still prefers the United States over the EU or China. 

"So much of the current bilateral relationship is based on rebuilding trust. The impact of this announcement together with the attacks are no doubt damaging to all that’s been accomplished the past couple years,” pointed out AS/COA's Alana Tummino.