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Benjamin Gedan
@benjamingedan
Senior Fellow, Director of the Latin America Program, @StimsonCenter / Fellow, Adjunct Lecturer, @JohnsHopkins @SAISHopkins
Washington, D.C.
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    Aug 6, 2024
    I wouldn’t ask Venezuelans to choose between Maduro and WhatsApp. He will lose that election too.
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    Alerta Mundial
    @AlertaMundoNews
    Aug 6, 2024
    🇻🇪 | LO ÚLTIMO: Maduro eliminó la aplicación WhatsApp de su teléfono celular y pidió a la población venezolana seguir su ejemplo para que de esta forma "puedan estar en paz".
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    Dec 8, 2023
    Guatemalan elites are playing with fire. Arresting Arévalo or throwing out his election win would invite regional isolation, including suspension from the OAS, US and EU sanctions, and a stampede for the exits by any investors looking for nearshoring opportunities in the country.
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    May 3, 2019
    Brazil, invited by President Trump in March to join NATO, is “not eligible,” its deputy secretary general, Rose Gottemoeller, said at @CFR_org, citing Article 10, and NATO’s name.
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    Jul 3, 2024
    56% of Argentines approve of Milei’s performance, despite six months of deep budget cuts and growing concern over rising joblessness. It is evidence of his political skills, the weakness of a divided and discredited opposition, and public relief as inflation comes under control.
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    Jan 20, 2024
    Milei is right, Argentina typically favors redistributing slices of a shrinking pie over pro-growth reforms. That said, cheerleading for inequality (“es la acumulación de capital y la división del trabajo lo que permite aumentar la productividad”) is not politically sustainable.
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    LA NACION
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    Jan 17, 2024
    Habla Javier Milei en el Foro Económico Mundial de Davos: "Estoy en Davos para decirles que Occidente está en peligro porque quienes deben defender sus valores se encuentran cooptados por una visión socialista"
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    May 24, 2021
    Hard to quantify "soft power," but Argentina's cultural exports, from Messi to mate, Anya Taylor-Joy to asado, keep it on the global radar even in times of domestic economic distress.
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    Embassy of Argentina in USA
    @ARGinUSA
    May 23, 2021
    Saturday Night Live Anya's Monologue in castellano! 🇦🇷 Vamos Argentina! #SNLFinale @nbcsnl @anyataylorjoy
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    May 1, 2021
    Poor pandemic management in Brazil and Mexico shows "the dangers of electing people who feel like they embody the state and the state doesn't need any competing sources of power or administrative capabilities," I said on the latest #Americas360. @LATAMProg
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    The Wilson Center
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    May 1, 2021
    In this episode of the #Americas360 podcast, @CindyArnson, @benjamingedan, @JohnMilewski, @anyaprusa, @AndrewIRudman, and @sandsatwilson review the outcome of recently held elections in Ecuador and Peru, and forthcoming elections in Mexico and Canada. Listen:
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    Sep 13, 2023
    President Giammattei has been flirting with statesmanship since the election, but he can’t have it both ways, expressing support for a democratic transition while turning a blind eye to the attorney general’s tyrannical crusade against the president-elect’s party.
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    EFE Noticias
    @EFEnoticias
    Sep 13, 2023
    #ÚLTIMAHORA | Presidente electo de Guatemala suspende proceso de transición con el actual Gobierno
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    Sep 29, 2025
    Among the *many* legitimate concerns about reported US plans to trigger regime change in Venezuela through military force, worries about governability under an opposition-led administration are arguably the least persuasive. Yes, the opposition would inherit a quasi-failed state
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    Feb 3, 2023
    I’m so honored to be selected by @TheWilsonCenter and grateful for the opportunity to strengthen U.S. ties in Latin America and the Caribbean and promote our shared values, including democracy, human rights, environmental protection and shared prosperity.
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    Latin America Program
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    Feb 2, 2023
    “@benjamingedan is known for his thoughtful leadership in Latin American studies. As our new @LATAMProg director, I’m excited to see the program reach new heights,” said @TheWilsonCenter President and CEO @AmbassadorGreen.
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    Feb 7, 2023
    “Uruguay is becoming a kind of Singapore for South America, a relative oasis for business and trade on a troubled continent.” I visited Montevideo twice last year, and the skyline shows that businesses, including tech companies, are rewarding Uruguay for its strong rule of law.
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    Americas Quarterly
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    Feb 3, 2023
    One thing that sets Uruguay’s institutions apart is how open they are, and integrated into society, writes @BrazilBrian. americasquarterly.org/article/what-u…
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    Feb 10, 2021
    President Nayib Bukele is "using the tools of democracy to destroy democracy," ruling by executive orders and portraying the opposition as an "enemy," Claudia Umaña Araujo (@fusades), said. Join us now for our El Salvador panel. @TheWilsonCenter @LATAMProg bit.ly/3cqunwu
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    The Wilson Center
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    Feb 10, 2021
    LIVE NOW: Ahead of El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly elections later this month, please join @LatAmProg to discuss the challenges to Salvadoran democracy nearly 30 years after the negotiated settlement of its brutal civil war.
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    Nov 16, 2022
    Conversé con la Fiscal General @SandraQuinonezA sobre el combate contra la corrupción, la importancia de un sistema de justicia penal independiente, y cómo EE. UU. puede fortalecer las instituciones democráticas de Paraguay.
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    Benjamin Gedan
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    Jul 20, 2023
    Grato encuentro con el Diputado @rlopezmurphy y @MarianoFederici. Hablamos sobre la enorme capacidad de Argentina para expandir su producción de minerales, alimentos y energía limpia para abastecer a un mundo con muchas necesidades.
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