Ryan C. Berg

Ryan C. Berg is the director of the Americas program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he also heads the Future of Venezuela Initiative.

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro speaks into a microphone at a press conference while gesturing with one hand. In the other hand, he holds up a tiny copy of the Venezuelan Constitution, which is shorter than his fingers.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro speaks into a microphone at a press conference while gesturing with one hand. In the other hand, he holds up a tiny copy of the Venezuelan Constitution, which is shorter than his fingers.

What’s Wrong With Biden’s Venezuela Policy
Argument
Ryan C. Berg
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador participates in a parade to celebrate the 112th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador participates in a parade to celebrate the 112th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City.

Why the U.S.-Mexico Relationship Could Get Even Worse
Argument
Ryan C. Berg
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Honduran Foreign Minister Enrique Reina attend a ceremony marking the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 26.
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Honduran Foreign Minister Enrique Reina attend a ceremony marking the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 26.

What Taiwan Can Learn from Honduras’s Switch to China
Analysis
Leland Lazarus, Ryan C. Berg
Argentine President Alberto Fernández visits the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing on Feb. 4.
Argentine President Alberto Fernández visits the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing on Feb. 4.

Argentina’s Embrace of China Should Be a Wake-Up Call
Argument
Ariel González Levaggi, Ryan C. Berg
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Argentine President Alberto Fernández at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb. 6.
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Argentine President Alberto Fernández at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb. 6.

Washington Must Respond to China’s Growing Military Presence in Latin America
Argument
Leland Lazarus, Ryan C. Berg
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House in Washington on Dec. 6.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House in Washington on Dec. 6.

The Democrat’s Playbook
Argument
Christopher Sabatini, Ryan C. Berg
An opposition activist holds a banner that reads “vaccination now” during a protest to demand the government generally vaccinate the population in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 28.
An opposition activist holds a banner that reads “vaccination now” during a protest to demand the government generally vaccinate the population in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 28.

Venezuela Is Without a Vaccination Plan
Argument
Ryan C. Berg, James M. Shultz
Riot police stand guard outside the house of Cristiana Chamorro, a presidential candidate who was arrested this week, in Managua, Nicaragua, on June 2.
Riot police stand guard outside the house of Cristiana Chamorro, a presidential candidate who was arrested this week, in Managua, Nicaragua, on June 2.

Did Ortega Just Kill Nicaragua’s Democracy?
Argument
Ryan C. Berg, Margarita R. Seminario
Children sail on a raft in the polluted waters of Lake Maracaibo in Zulia state, Venezuela, on June 13, 2019.
Children sail on a raft in the polluted waters of Lake Maracaibo in Zulia state, Venezuela, on June 13, 2019.

Venezuela’s Maduro Should Be Tried for Ecocide
Argument
Ryan C. Berg, Lauri Tahtinen
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador gestures during his daily morning briefing in Mexico City on June 10, 2020.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador gestures during his daily morning briefing in Mexico City on June 10, 2020.

Latin America’s Two Biggest Populists Are Preparing for a Showdown With Biden
Argument
Ryan C. Berg, Thiago de Aragão
A cutout of the Goddess of Democracy stands out in a sea of light during a vigil to remember the Tiananmen Square movement on its 10th anniversary in Hong Kong, on June 4, 1999.
A cutout of the Goddess of Democracy stands out in a sea of light during a vigil to remember the Tiananmen Square movement on its 10th anniversary in Hong Kong, on June 4, 1999.

Autocrats Have a Playbook—Now Democrats Need One Too
Argument
Christopher Sabatini, Ryan C. Berg
Cargo truck drivers line up to cross into the United States in Tijuana, Mexico, on June 6, 2019.
Cargo truck drivers line up to cross into the United States in Tijuana, Mexico, on June 6, 2019.

2021 Could Be the Year of Free Trade
Argument
Ryan C. Berg, Lauri Tahtinen
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a presidential candidate at the time, during a meeting in Mexico City on March 5, 2012.
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a presidential candidate at the time, during a meeting in Mexico City on March 5, 2012.

How Brazil and Mexico Will Come to Terms With the Biden Presidency
Election 2020
Ryan C. Berg
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro holds a Venezuelan flag while speaking from a balcony at Miraflores Presidential Palace to announce his breaking off diplomatic ties with the United States in Caracas on Jan. 23, 2019.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro holds a Venezuelan flag while speaking from a balcony at Miraflores Presidential Palace to announce his breaking off diplomatic ties with the United States in Caracas on Jan. 23, 2019.

In Latin America, Democracy Itself Is at Stake
Election 2020
Ryan C. Berg
Residents of the Galápagos Islands hold a demonstration outside the court where the crew of a Chinese-flagged ship confiscated by the Ecuadorian Navy is attending a hearing, on Aug. 25, 2017.
Residents of the Galápagos Islands hold a demonstration outside the court where the crew of a Chinese-flagged ship confiscated by the Ecuadorian Navy is attending a hearing, on Aug. 25, 2017.

China’s Hunger for Seafood Is Now Latin America’s Problem
Argument
Ryan C. Berg
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