Alex monitors economic and political developments in Latin America and beyond and regularly engages with policymakers and civil society groups. His areas of expertise include global economic governance, Latin American and Caribbean integration, and US policy in the Western Hemisphere. Alex’s analyses have been published in numerous outlets, including The New York Times, Folha de São Paulo, Foreign Policy, the Los Angeles Times, The Hill, Dissent, Pagina 12, and Le Monde diplomatique.
Prior to CEPR, Alex spent more than six years in Latin America working as a foreign policy analyst and an international cooperation consultant. He holds degrees in history and political science from the Sorbonne University in Paris, France, and is fluent in Spanish and French.
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The French Economy, European Authorities, and the IMF: “Structural Reform” or Increasing Employment?
April 2017, Mark Weisbrot, Lara Merling, Alexander Main, and David Rosnick
A Year After Cáceres Assassination, US Policy on Honduras Yet to Change
Alexander MainThe Hill, March 2, 2017
Members of Congress Speak Out Against Abuses and Democratic Backsliding in Brazil
Alexander MainThe Hill, February 1, 2017
A Blow to Brazilian Democracy: The Illegitimate Removal of Dilma Rousseff from Power
November 2016, Alexander Main
Will Trump Be Better for Latin America than Obama?
Alexander MainJacobin, January 13, 2017
A Critical Review of the US State Department’s 2015 Progress Report on Haiti
December 2016, Alexander Main, Jasmine Huggins, Jake Johnston, Charissa Zehr, Jessica Hsu, and Alan Yarborough
Supporting Latin American Unity by Saying “No” to US Interventionism
Alexander MainNACLA Report on the Americas, Volume 48, Issue 4, December 2, 2016
The End of a Progressive Cycle?
Alexander Main and Gustavo CodasNACLA Report on the Americas, Volume 48, Issue 4, December 2, 2016
Have US-Funded CARSI Programs Reduced Crime and Violence in Central America?
September 2016, David Rosnick, Alexander Main, and Laura Jung
MACCIH Makes its First Appearance (But Has Yet to Begin Functioning)
After many weeks of fits and starts, the Support Mission Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras—known by its Spanish initials MACCIH — slowly began to sputter into motion late last month, with an initial series of meetings between MACCIH personnel an