Dear Colleague,
With this email, I am pleased to share with you my article on the evolution of PRC engagement with the Dominican Republic, based on interactions during and research for my September 2023 trip to Santo Domingo.
In my research and conversations with China-connected Dominicans, I found that few of the high-profile PRC infrastructure projects, investments and access to the Chinese market that were promised when the previous government of Danilo Medina abandoned Taiwan for the PRC have occurred. Nonetheless, despite a cautious attitude toward the PRC by the Abinader government, the PRC and a range of Chinese entities are making low-profile progress in security cooperation, the digital and electricity, and retail sectors. This work looks at the evolution of PRC engagement in the Dominican Republic, with respect to both its advances and shortfalls. The geographic proximity of the Dominican Republic to the United States, and the position of the Abinader government as one of the few relatively pro-U.S. market-friendly governments in the region gives particular strategic importance to its relationship with the PRC.
The work is available here for download in English, from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, which published it:
It is also available in Spanish, from InfoBAE:
The work is also available for download, in English, at the CSIS website:
https://www.csis.org/analysis/evolution-chinese-engagement-dominican-republic
And for download in Spanish, at InfoBAE:
https://www.infobae.com/america/mundo/2023/11/04/la-evolucion-del-compromiso-chino-con-la-republica-dominicana/
Podcast and Radio Shows:
As always, I would also like to share with you the links to my latest audiovisual programs and podcasts.
These include my latest segments on the John Batchelor Show, in his special ongoing series on Latin America, The New World Report. You may find these weekly podcasts, which we have been doing regularly for well over a year now, as a useful analysis of key events in the region. The full list is available on my website:
https://www.revanellis.com
The latest episodes are:
Argentina and Venezuela: November 8: https://audioboom.com/posts/8397744-newworldreport-argentina-dead-heat-venezuela-failed-state-latin-american-research-professor-e
Chile: November 8: https://audioboom.com/posts/8397740-newworldreport-chile-at-the-white-house-latin-american-research-professor-evan-ellis-u-s-ar
Panama: November 8: https://audioboom.com/posts/8397741-newworldreport-panama-destabilizing-latin-american-research-professor-evan-ellis-u-s-army-wa
Americas Partnership for Prosperity: November 8: https://audioboom.com/posts/8397743-newworldreport-biden-administration-reaches-out-to-the-americas-perhaps-too-little-too-late-l
Website for all Publications:
As always, at my professional website you can access the present, and all of my past publications, as well as select webinars and podcasts:
https://revanellis.com/
I am pleased to announce that the website now has its own search engine and improved functionality for browsing and accessing my older articles, thanks to a gift by my brilliant son and Information Technology professional, Brandon Ellis.
Book on China-Latin America:
My latest book, China Engages Latin America: Distorting Development and Democracy, is available through my publisher Palgrave-Macmillan, at:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-96049-0
Please feel free to share this post with a friend or colleague. If you would like to be included in my (always free) distribution list, I welcome the opportunity to include you:
Thank you, as always, for your interest in my work.
Respectfully,
R. Evan Ellis, PhD
Latin America Research Professor
U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute
@REvanEllis
Website: https://revanellis.com
Great work Dr. Ellis, and an excellent broadcast on the 700 Club today. You only touched the tip of the iceberg on Jihadist activity in Latin America, yet the hosts and audience were stunned. Would you please listen to my worldwide radio show podcast today (#62) and comment on the involvement of SOUTHCOM head Gen. Laura Richardson in the leftward drift in The Americas? (Also, check my post, "The Passive Protector of Panama".)