Richard Feinberg

1 month ago | foreignaffairs.com | Rowan Jacobsen |Richard Feinberg

As with wine and coffee, chocolate—once a homogeneous commodity—has become a highly differentiated delicacy. The chocolate cognoscenti now taste delicate aromas and obscure flavors and compete to identify the terroir, or natural environment, where a particular batch of cocoa beans originated. Jacobsen, a science journalist and travel writer, profiles modern-day Indiana Joneses who trek deep into the rainforests of Mesoamerica and the Upper Amazon in search of shade-grown wild cacao trees.

Aug 20, 2024 | foreignaffairs.com | Alan Norton |Alan Taylor |Richard Feinberg |Marie Arana

In This Review In This Review American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850–1873In his spirited narrative, Taylor shows how the destinies of the three North American powers—Canada, Mexico, and the United States—became forever intertwined. In the nineteenth century, the doctrines of aristocratic hierarchy, republican liberalism, and indigenous communalism battled for hegemony throughout North America.

Aug 20, 2024 | foreignaffairs.com | Marie Simon |Marie Arana |Richard Feinberg |Alan Taylor

In This Review In This Review LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood MinorityLatinoLand is a sweeping, celebratory history of the diverse Latino contributions to American life. Arana begins with a terrifyingly bleak assessment of the genocidal racism of the early Spanish conquistadors and the biased colorism that continues to plague the Western Hemisphere.

Jan 4, 2024 | thehill.com | Richard Feinberg

Administrations facing tough reelection campaigns avoid controversial new policy initiatives. Not surprisingly, they prefer to campaign on their successes. Yet, a frightening humanitarian crisis is brewing just off the Florida coast. In Cuba, rampant inflation, sharply deflating wages and severe food shortages are driving a massive migrant exodus.

Nov 10, 2023 | theglobalamericans.org | Richard Feinberg

Source: U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica. At the June 2022 Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, the Biden administration initiated “The Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity” (APEP) in concert with eleven other Western Hemisphere nations. The APEP initiative was an eleventh-hour addition to an otherwise stormy run-up to the IX Summit of the Americas.