Evan Ellis - Why Suriname Matters: South America's Overlooked Strategic Geography
Dear Colleagues:
With this email, I am pleased to share my new article on upcoming May 25 elections in the often overlooked, but strategically important nation of Suriname, and their implications for the U.S. and the region.
The country is going into those elections with a revamped proportional representation electoral system, in which an array of parties with a combination of ethnic and ideological orientations are likely to win seats, and to subsequently vie to build a governing coalition, with a broad array of possible outcomes.
The path Suriname will take will have significant consequences for the region and the U.S., as the country navigates difficult organized crime and corruption challenges, new oil wealth, and important choices in its relationship with the People’s Republic of China, among others.
The article is available here for download in ENGLISH:
It is available here, in ENGLISH from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), which published it:
https://www.csis.org/analysis/why-suriname-matters-south-americas-overlooked-strategic-geography
Podcasts, Media Appearances, and Radio Shows:
I would like to share with you my latest podcasts, media appearance and radio shows. These include my latest weekly segments on the John Batchelor Show, in his special ongoing series on Latin America, The New World Report.
The latest episodes (May 7, 2025) are:
Latin America Political Landscape. https://audioboom.com/posts/8717068-newworldreport-best-investment-2025-latin-american-research-professor-evan-ellis-u-s-army-w
Suriname Elections. https://audioboom.com/posts/8717069-newworldreport-surinam-rising-latin-american-research-professor-evan-ellis-u-s-army-war-col
Peru Mining Violence. https://audioboom.com/posts/8717070-newworldreport-murder-in-peru-latin-american-research-professor-evan-ellis-u-s-army-war-co
Venezuela Hostage Rescue. https://audioboom.com/posts/8717066-newworldreport-venezuela-rescue-latin-american-research-professor-evan-ellis-u-s-army-war-c
Website for all Publications:
As always, at my professional website you can access these, and past publications, webinars and podcasts:
REvanEllis.com
Latest 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