Authors

Writt is a research coordinator at JGI and an international relations graduate student at FIU’s Green School

Brown is a research coordinator at JGI and a global affairs graduate student at FIU’s Green School.

Escobari is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. She was previously assistant administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean and has served on the White House National Security Council.

Ibáñez is a Chilean journalist covering the politics, economics and cultures of Latin America

Lugo is an international correspondent in Caracas and a former Director of elestímulo.com and former editor-in-chief of El Mundo. He’s been covering Venezuela’s politics and economy for the past three decade for organizations such as Reuters, EFE and America Economía.

Guerra is an Immigration Policy Analyst at the Niskanen Center, where he focuses on immigration and foreign policy, the demographics of irregular migration, and assimilation processes. He writes from Washington.

Battaleme is the Secretary of International Affairs for Defense at Argentina’s Ministry of Defense, a position he has held since December 2023. Prior to this, he served as Academic Director of the Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI) from 2019-23.

Pedraza is a Bolivian political analyst and a former minister of sustainable development. He was a vice-presidential candidate with the center-left Comunidad Ciudadana party in the 2019 and 2020 elections.

Falco is an Italian photographer based in Belém who documents the issues shaping the Amazon.

Abbud is a journalist based in São Paulo. He has written recently for Sumaúma, Ojo Público and Deutsche Welle, and was an O Globo correspondent.

Mendrala is a Senior Advisor at Dinámica Americas. She served as a Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor on Migration at the White House. She has experience in both the private and non-profit sectors and served as a professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She writes from Washington, D.C.

 Jacobstein is Founder and Principal at Puentes Global Advisory and a Senior Fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue. He served at the State Department as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs and at the White House. He writes from Washington, D.C.

Ribeiro is Partner and Director of Macroeconomics and Sectoral Analysis at Tendências Consultoria in São Paulo, Brazil.

Cobos is a journalist based in New York City. She was previously the Opinion International Fellow at The New York Times.

Veronica Yepez is a partner in Covington’s white collar practice and leads the firm’s investigations and compliance practice for Latin America. She writes from Washington.