Benjamin N. Gedan

Benjamin N. Gedan is a former South America director on the National Security Council and the current deputy director of the Wilson Center’s Latin American program.

Articles by Benjamin N. Gedan
Colombian senator and opposition leader Gustavo Petro delivers a speech under the rain during a political rally in Medellin, Colombia, on November 19, 2021.
Colombian senator and opposition leader Gustavo Petro delivers a speech under the rain during a political rally in Medellin, Colombia, on November 19, 2021.

Colombia’s President Is a Difficult U.S. Ally—Except on Climate

Analysis
Guy Edwards, Benjamin N. Gedan
Aerial view of a thermosolar power plant in Antofagasta, Chile, the first in in Latin America, on September 22, 2021.
Aerial view of a thermosolar power plant in Antofagasta, Chile, the first in in Latin America, on September 22, 2021.

The United States’ Easiest Climate Win Is in Latin America

Analysis
Benjamin N. Gedan
Gabriel Boric celebrates with supporters at the end of the Presidential Elections on November 21, 2021 in Santiago, Chile.
Gabriel Boric celebrates with supporters at the end of the Presidential Elections on November 21, 2021 in Santiago, Chile.

Latin America’s Leftists Aren’t Who You Think

Analysis
Benjamin N. Gedan, Richard E. Feinberg
Mexico City Imposes Restrictions To Cars Due to High Level of Air Pollution
Mexico City Imposes Restrictions To Cars Due to High Level of Air Pollution

Biden Should Pursue an Environmental Treaty for the Western Hemisphere

Argument
Benjamin N. Gedan
Officials attend the signing of a declaration to kick off the Prosur regional initiative at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, on March 22, 2019.
Officials attend the signing of a declaration to kick off the Prosur regional initiative at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, on March 22, 2019.

In Latin America, U.S. Popularity Is Already Bouncing Back

Argument
Benjamin N. Gedan
People protest against corruption in Lima on January 3, 2019.
People protest against corruption in Lima on January 3, 2019.

How to Tackle Coronavirus Corruption

Argument
Daniel R. Alonso, Benjamin N. Gedan
Posters against the International Monetary Fund in Buenos Aires
Posters against the International Monetary Fund in Buenos Aires

Argentina’s Friendships Could Jeopardize Its Debt Relief

Argument
Benjamin N. Gedan
Argentine President-elect Alberto Fernández
Argentine President-elect Alberto Fernández

U.S.-Argentine Relations Can Survive Trump’s Tariff Threat

Argument
Benjamin N. Gedan
Argentine President Mauricio Macri speaks during the second debate for presidential candidates in Buenos Aires on Oct. 20.
Argentine President Mauricio Macri speaks during the second debate for presidential candidates in Buenos Aires on Oct. 20.

Mauricio Macri Was Bound for Disaster

Argument
Benjamin N. Gedan
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner looks at Argentine President Mauricio Macri, before delivering a speech in Buenos Aires on Aug. 2, 2012. (Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images)
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner looks at Argentine President Mauricio Macri, before delivering a speech in Buenos Aires on Aug. 2, 2012. (Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images)

Only Criminals Can Clean Up Argentina’s Corruption

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Benjamin N. Gedan, Daniel R. Alonso
A Venezuelan refugee child walks inside a shelter in the city of Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil, on February 24, 2018. (MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images)
A Venezuelan refugee child walks inside a shelter in the city of Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil, on February 24, 2018. (MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images)

Latin America Has an Open-Door Policy for Venezuelan Refugees

Argument
Benjamin N. Gedan, Nicolás Saldías
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