Evan Ellis - The PRC, Taiwan, and the Future of Guatemala
Dear Colleague,
I am proud to share with you my new work on Guatemala, the activities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the country, the record of Taiwan as a partner to Guatemala, and the strategic importance of the country in the context of significant recent PRC advances across the northern portion of Central America.
The work is based on my off-the-record conversations with a number of Guatemalan and other senior officials and experts in recent weeks. It calls attention in particular to the strong but subtle pressures being applied by the PRC on the Arevalo government to change relations, the webs of personal influence the PRC is weaving in the country through journalists and other personnel, and the relationship between what is happening in Guatemala, and what is occurring in Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador, among other countries, from the perspective of the U.S. and the region.
This work is available for download in English from The Diplomat:
It available for download here, in Spanish, from Infobae:
It is also available in English directly from the website of The Diplomat:
https://thediplomat.com/2024/06/china-taiwan-and-the-future-of-guatemala/
It is available in Spanish directly from the website of Infobae:
https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2024/06/22/el-avance-de-china-en-centroamerica-y-la-importancia-de-guatemala-para-limitar-la-influencia-de-beijing/
Podcasts, Media Appearances, and Radio Shows:
As always, I would also like to share with you my latest weekly segments on the John Batchelor Show, in his special ongoing series on Latin America, The New World Report.
The latest episodes (June 19, 2024) are:
Russia in the Caribbean: https://audioboom.com/posts/8527162-newworldreport-russia-submarine-kazan-what-is-to-be-done-latin-american-research-professor
Venezuela: https://audioboom.com/posts/8527163-newworldreport-venezuela-election-and-guyana-latin-american-research-professor-evan-ellis-u
PRC and Peru: https://audioboom.com/posts/8527165-newworldreport-prc-and-peru-latin-american-research-professor-evan-ellis-u-s-army-war-coll
Mexico and AMLO: https://audioboom.com/posts/8527164-newworldreport-mexico-and-amlo-s-last-play-before-the-inauguration-latin-american-research-p
Website for all Publications:
As always, at my professional website you can access these, and past publications, webinars and podcasts:
https://revanellis.com/
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
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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