Alumnus in the News: Dan Erikson
Daniel P. Erikson, previously Managing Director at Blue Star Strategies, LLC has been sworn in as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Daniel P. Erikson, previously Managing Director at Blue Star Strategies, LLC has been sworn in as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Western Hemisphere Affairs.
On March 9, 2021, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted the online event “What Will It Take to Salvage Cuba’s Economy?”. The panel explored what effect the Cuban’s government 2021 economic reforms will have on the economy, the private sector, and Cuban foreign relations.
The energy markets of the United States and Mexico are deeply integrated, to the benefit of both countries and their economies. The new US administration has a clear interest in preserving and expanding this fruitful relationship while advancing its ambitious clean energy and climate goals, both at home and abroad. On March 11, the Inter-American Dialogue held a private roundtable on US-Mexico energy cooperation.
On March 5, the IE School of Global and Public Affairs’ Transatlantic Relations Initiative and the Observatory on Latin American Politics and Economics held an event moderated by its director, Germán Ríos. Michael Shifter, president of the Dialogue and Susana Malcorra, Dialogue member and dean for the IE School of Global and Public Affairs, spoke about the relations between Latin America and the United States.
The world is in a transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 that will change the way we use and produce energy and shape the sustainability of our planet. This paper, published by UC San Diego, addresses how Mexico and the United States can use their energy resources to deliver jobs, economic prosperity, and social justice at this transformational juncture in history, examining three areas fundamental to the US-Mexico energy relationship: sustainability; hydrocarbons; and gas, power, and renewables.
Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó con France24 sobre la futura relación entre los Estados Unidos y México y las prioridades de la nueva administración Biden respecto al manejo de la pandemia del Covid-19.
Energy and climate change are important aspects of the US-Brazil relationship and will only become more prominent under the Biden administration. Brazil and the US are important diplomatic and trade partners in the hemisphere, and both countries have the potential to make major contributions to combating climate change and developing more sustainable and reliable energy systems. In collaboration with FGV Energia, on February 26, the Inter-American Dialogue held a private virtual roundtable on US-Brazil energy and climate cooperation.
Entrevistado por Gonzalo Abarca para el programa Foro Interamericano, Michael Shifter explora varios aspectos de la estrategia del gobierno de Biden hacia América Latina. Se conversó también acerca de las políticas migratorias, la inversión en Centroamérica, la relación entre los Estados Unidos y México y las políticas hacia Venezuela y Cuba.
Julissa Reynoso, chief of staff for the First Lady and former US ambassador to Uruguay, will be the co-chair of the White House Gender Policy Council in the Biden administration.
En esta entrevista con Tomás Guevara, el presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, Michael Shifter, analizó el gobierno de Nayib Bukele y la espiral de autoritarismo en la que se ha embarcado El Salvador. Se discutió también sobre cuáles se espera que sean los puntos claves de la política exterior de la nueva administración Biden hacia este país centroamericano en particular y el Triángulo Norte en general.
En esta entrevista con Doris Ramírez, Michael Shifter discutió las actitudes de la nueva administración Biden hacia América Latina y la experiencia que el actual presidente de Estados Unidos tiene en la región. Se conversó también acerca de la estrategia de política exterior del nuevo gobierno en materia de migración, acercamiento a Cuba y Venezuela y la competencia con China.
On February 17, 2021, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted the online event “Biden’s Central America Plan – Perspectives from the Region” in partnership with Creative Associates International. Taking into account the Biden administration’s plan for Central America, speakers addressed the region’s doubts, needs and aspirations with respect to US partnerships toward short-term and long-term development in the region.
En esta entrevista para el programa Cuestión de Poder de la cadena NTN24, Michael Shifter y Gustau Alegret conversaron sobre la estrategia de Biden hacia Latinoamérica en el marco del artículo de opinión que Shifter publicó en el New York Times. Se habló también acerca del frágil contexto en el que actualmente se encuentra la región y los efectos de la pandemia del Covid-19.
France24 habló con Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, sobre el juicio político en contra del ex-presidente Donald Trump. Se analizaron las implicaciones que esto tendrá para la imagen de Trump y los argumentos que ambos bandos están usando para argumentar su postura.
As the Biden administration begins to undo Donald Trump’s legacy in Latin America, many in the region appear guardedly optimistic about the prospects for more constructive relations with their northern neighbor.