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[Andrés Martínez-Fernández @AndresMartFern]

After years of reading @AmerQuarterly, it was a great pleasure to finally publish a piece there. My @AEIfdp colleague @RyanBergPhD and I offer our thoughts on Brazil's daunting gang threat. https://t.co/H9pohj4oHs

[Vice President Mike Pence Archived @VP45]

Two weeks ago the U.S. sanctioned ships transporting Venezuelan oil to Cuba. Today @potus took additional action against the Cuban regime. As I said at the UN, the US will continue to hold Cuba accountable for its larceny & it’s support of dictator Maduro until Venezuela is free.

[InterAmericanSW @IASecurity]

#Colombia continues to uncover hidden FARC assets. @AndresMartFern writes via @AEIdeas https://t.co/Pl1A9bfe9A

[AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp]

ICYMI: The US must rescue Central America from organized crime networks—using financial sanctions, law enforcement cooperation, security assistance, and development programs to defend democracy, the rule of law, and honest commerce. @rogernoriegaUSA
https://t.co/JxOUyfDdRN

[InterAmericanSW @IASecurity]

"Desperate conditions in these countries motivate thousands to put their lives in the hands of so-called coyotes to make the dangerous trek north." Read @rogernoriegaUSA's congressional testimony on treating the root causes of illegal immigration. @AEIfdp
https://t.co/EMSRojjNrv

[AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp]

.@rogernoriegaUSA before @HouseForeign: "US stakeholders should work to restore a broad bipartisan consensus behind free market policies, representative democracy, and the rule of law as the engines of growth in Central America."

[AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp]

TESTIMONY: Catch @AEI's @rogernoriegaUSA testify before @HouseForeign on "The Importance of US Assistance to Central America" today at 9:30 AM EST.

Watch the testimony live here:
https://t.co/1XgaB9nRFW

[Noticias RCN @NoticiasRCN]

#ATENCIÓN | El fiscal general Néstor Humberto Martínez reveló que infiltrados en la minga indígena pretendían realizar un atentado terrorista que pondría en riesgo la vida del presidente Iván Duque https://t.co/BXPS3y0hKi

[AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp]

RSVP: Join @AEI Thursday, April 11 for a conversation with @SenRickScott (R-FL) on the crisis in #Venezuela and what the US — and the world — should do. https://t.co/NA5yhYcIZK

[InterAmericanSW @IASecurity]

More sanctions? Designation as a criminal organization? A military option? Join @AEI and @SenRickScott this Thursday at 8:30am for a discussion on what's next for US-#Venezuela policy @rogernoriegaUSA @AEIfdp https://t.co/NiC9JS7RkA

[NoticiasUnivision247 @Univision247]

A Paper Bear in Venezuela. The Russian military presence in #Venezuela is just propaganda designed to cure the wounded pride of the former superpower, writes former #FMLN guerrilla leader #Joaquín Villalobos. https://t.co/2d867gnZRg

[Reuters Venezuela @ReutersVzla]

Vicecanciller venezolano dice que más tropas rusas podrían llegar al país: medios https://t.co/HN9FiMPbk7

[Ben Bartenstein @BenBartenstein]

Sec of State Mike Pompeo said he's had "direct talks" with #Russia counterpart Sergei Lavrov and doesn’t see an immediate end to Moscow's presence in #Venezuela. "It could get worse before it gets better," he said on Fox News.

[InterAmericanSW @IASecurity]

What's next for US-Venezuela policy? Join @AEI next Thursday for a conversation with Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) @AEIfdp @rogernoriegaUSA #Venezuela
https://t.co/NiC9JS7RkA

[InterAmericanSW @IASecurity]

"Cómo ayudar a los venezolanos a expulsar a Maduro" @rogernoriegaUSA escribe via @nypost #Venezuela https://t.co/oy2RMwqfQk

[InterAmericanSW @IASecurity]

EVENT: What is next for US-Venezuela policy? A conversation with Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) @SenRickScott @rogernoriegaUSA @AEIfdp https://t.co/NiC9JS7RkA

[InterAmericanSW @IASecurity]

"Rafael Correa just can’t leave Ecuador alone." @RyanBergPhD writes about what happened in #Ecuador's local elections and what it means for the future of the country @AEIfdp https://t.co/lgjFYrOu0e

[InterAmericanSW @IASecurity]

Watch @rogernoriegaUSA on @BBCWorld discussing President Trump's dramatic move to cut off aid to Central America