Michael Camilleri testifies on democratic governance before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Michael Camilleri testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the subject of “Understanding Odebrecht: Lessons for Combating Corruption in the Americas.” Read the full testimony here: Full Article
Read MoreMichael Camilleri in Americas Quarterly: “All Eyes on Guatemala as Crisis Brews Ahead of Elections”
“It’s not every day that a purportedly friendly foreign nation tries to intimidate the United States by dispatching a fleet of military vehicles to the U.S. Embassy. It is rarer still for the vehicles in question to have been donated by the United States itself and diverted from their intended
Read MoreMichael Camilleri and Fen Osler Hampson in The Washington Post: “Seize the money of Venezuelan kleptocrats to help the country and its people”
“President Trump has said “all options are on the table” as he looks at ways to divert Venezuela’s revenue from the Maduro regime and offer direct aid to Juan Guaidó’s newly established interim government, which the United States formally recognized on Jan. 23. “Having put sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil
Read MoreMichael Camilleri in La Nacion: “Venezuela on the Brink”
“For the famously fractious Venezuelan political opposition, these have been weeks marked by uncharacteristic unity and strategic thinking. While achieving their ultimate goal—the ouster of Nicolás Maduro and restoration of democracy—remains uncertain, the opposition has strengthened to a point where transition seems possible, if by no means certain. “For the
Read MoreMichael Camilleri in the Miami Herald: “Who will save Brazil’s democracy if Jair Bolsonaro tries to destroy it?”
When Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil’s president on New Year’s Day, he announced that, “One of my priorities is to protect and reinvigorate Brazilian democracy.” The hardline former army captain was known for many things during his 27 years in Brazil’s Congress, but champion of democracy was not
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