Dr. Evan Ellis is the Latin America Research Professor and General Douglas Macarthur Research Chair at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, with a focus on the region’s relationships with China and other non-Western Hemisphere actors, as well as transnational organized crime and populism in the region.

Dr. Ellis has published over 600 works, including five books: the 2009 book China in Latin America: The Whats and Wherefores, the 2013 book The Strategic Dimension of Chinese Engagement with Latin America, the 2014 book, China on the Ground in Latin America, the 2018 book, Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the 2022 book, China Engages Latin America: Distorting Development and Democracy?

Dr. Ellis previously served as on the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff (S/P) with responsibility for Latin America and the Caribbean (WHA), as well as International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) issues. 
 
In his academic capacity, Dr. Ellis presented his work in a broad range of business and government forums in 27 countries. 
 
He has given testimony on Latin America security issues to the US Congress on various occasions, has discussed his work regarding China and other external actors in Latin America on a broad range of radio and television programs, and is cited regularly in the print media in both the US and Latin America for his work in this area.
 
Dr. Ellis has also been awarded the Order of Military Merit José María Córdova by the Colombian government, and an Honorary Professorship by San Martin de Porres University of Peru for his scholarship on security issues in the region.
 

Articles, Op-Eds, and Briefs

• “Transnational Organized Crime in Mexico and the Government’s Response,” Contemporary International Security Affairs, November 2025, forthcoming.
• “China-Latin America Space Engagement from the Perspective of Washington,” in Latin America in the New Space Race: Actors, Strategies and Alliances, Daniel Blinder, Ariel González Levaggi, and Ana Soliz de Stange, Eds., 2025, forthcoming.
• “Preparing for PRC Military Actions in Latin America in the Context of a War in the Indopacific,” in China and Strategic Surprise (West Point, NY: Modern Warfare Institute 2025), forthcoming.
• “Prologo,” El Perú bajo ataque: Estrategia integral contra el Crimen Organizado Transnacional, Manolo Eduardo Villagra, Ed. (Lima, Peru: Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army, 2025), forthcoming.
• “Prologo,” China: Estudios Estrategicos, Eduardo Tzili-Apango, Ed., (Mexico City: 2025), Forthcoming.
• “Guatemala’s Security Challenges and the Government’s Response,” Journal of the Americas, September 2025, forthcoming.
• “Peru’s “Active Neutrality,” Navigating Between Western Democratic Identity and the Temptations of Chinese Money,” Expediente Abierto, September 2025, forthcoming.
• “Peru Navigating Between China and the West,” The Diplomat, September 2025, forthcoming.
• “Peru Navegando entre China y el Occidente,” Infobae, September 2025, forthcoming.
• “Finally the Endgame in Venezuela?” Opidata, September 2025, forthcoming.
• “¿Por fin, el Fin del Partido en Venezuela? Opidata, September 2025, forthcoming.
• “Resumen para Profesionales de Negocios y Seguridad sobre el Compromiso de la RPC en América Latina,” Expediente Abierto, August 29, 2025. 
• “Overview for Business and Security Professionals on PRC Engagement in Latin America,” Expediente Abierto, August 26, 2025.
• “Loyal Paraguay: The Peña Government’s Strategic Choice to Stay with Taiwan,” Indrastra, August 25, 2025.
• “Paraguay leal: la decisión estratégica del Gobierno de Peña de estrechar su vínculo con Taiwán,” Infobae, August 23, 2025, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2025/08/23/paraguay-leal-la-decision-estrategica-del-gobierno-de-pena-de-seguir-con-taiwan/.
• “Brazil as an Aspiring Middle Power,” in Non-Western Middle Powers in the Multipolar Order, Hanna Samir Kassab and Natalie Ann Ghosn, Eds. 2025, August 2025, https://www.routledge.com/Non-Western-Middle-Powers-in-the-Multipolar-Order/Kassab-Ghosn/p/book/9781041052241?utm_source=cjaffiliates&utm_medium=affiliates&cjevent=00f4e1d67d6d11f0828700240a82b820, pp. 19-40.
• “Election, Crisis, and U.S. Opportunity in Bolivia,” Opidata, August 12, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/election-crisis-and-u-s-opportunity-in-bolivia/.
• “Elecciones, crisis y oportunidades para los Estados Unidos en Bolivia,” Opidata, August 12, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/elecciones-crisis-y-oportunidades-para-los-estados-unidos-en-bolivia/.
• “Costa Rica: Strategic Fragility in a Key U.S. Partner,” Expediente Abierto, August 8, 2025, https://www.expedienteabierto.org/costa-rica-strategic-fragility-in-a-us-partner/.
• “La fragilidad estratégica de Costa Rica, un socio clave de Estados Unidos,” Infobae, August 3, 2025, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2025/08/03/la-fragilidad-estrategica-de-costa-rica-un-socio-clave-de-estados-unidos/.
• “Tráfico de influencia china y luchas comerciales en Costa Rica,” Infobae, August 5, 2025, https://www.infobae.com/opinion/2025/08/05/trafico-de-influencia-china-y-luchas-comerciales-en-costa-rica/.
• “China’s Successes and Struggles in Costa Rica,” The Diplomat, August 1, 2025, https://thediplomat.com/2025/08/chinas-successes-and-struggles-in-costa-rica/.
• “Argentina’s Triumphs and Perilous Path Forward Under Javier Milei,” Opidata, July 21, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/los-triunfos-de-argentina-y-el-peligroso-camino-a-seguir-con-javier-milei/2/.
• “Los triunfos de Argentina y el peligroso camino a seguir con Javier Milei,” Opidata, July 21, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/los-triunfos-de-argentina-y-el-peligroso-camino-a-seguir-con-javier-milei/.
• “Central and South America and the Caribbean,” in Academic Year 2025–26 Annual Estimate of the Strategic Security Environment, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, July 9, 2025, https://ssi.armywarcollege.edu/SSI-Media/Recent-Publications/Article/4237818/academic-year-202526-annual-estimate-of-the-strategic-security-environment/, pp. 34-39.
• “Latin America’s Drone Problem,” Opidata, June 18, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/drones-america-latina-opidata/2/.
• “El Problema de los Drones en América Latina,” Opidata, June 18, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/drones-america-latina-opidata/.
• “Trends and Strategic Impacts of PRC Engagement in Latin America,” in Latin America in the New Global Geopolitics, 2^nd Edition, Paul Eduardo Vera Delzo, Ed. (Lima, Peru:  Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army, June 2025), https://ceeep.mil.pe/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Latin-America-in-the-new-global-geopolitics-digital-FINAL.pdf, pp. 36-61.
• “El avance de China en Colombia en Tiempos de Gustavo Petro,” Infobae, June 11, 2025, https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2025/06/10/el-avance-de-china-en-colombia-en-tiempos-de-gustavo-petro/.
• “China’s Advance in Colombia in the Time of Gustavo Petro,” Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), June 10, 2023, https://www.csis.org/analysis/chinas-advance-colombia-time-gustavo-petro.
• “Colombia’s Tragic Downward Security Spiral,” Indrastra, June 2, 2025, https://www.indrastra.com/2025/06/colombias-tragic-downward-security.html.
• “La trágica crisis de seguridad que atraviesa Colombia,” Infobae, May 31, 2023, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2025/05/31/asesinatos-secuestros-y-aumento-del-narcotrafico-claves-para-entender-la-grave-crisis-de-seguridad-que-atraviesa-colombia/.
• “Of Course, US Actions May Facilitate China’s Advance in Latin America,” Opidata, May 13, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/por-supuesto-las-acciones-de-ee-uu-pueden-facilitar-el-avance-de-china-en-america-latina/2/.
• “Por supuesto, las acciones de EE.UU. pueden facilitar el avance de China en América Latina,” Opidata, May 13, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/por-supuesto-las-acciones-de-ee-uu-pueden-facilitar-el-avance-de-china-en-america-latina/.
• “Why Suriname Matters: South America’s Overlooked Strategic Geography,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 5, 2025, https://www.csis.org/analysis/why-suriname-matters-south-americas-overlooked-strategic-geography.
• “Las alternativas de Ecuador frente a China en el segundo mandato de Daniel Noboa” Infobae, May 8, 2025, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2025/05/08/las-alternativas-de-ecuador-frente-a-china-en-el-segundo-mandato-de-daniel-noboa/.
• “Mexico Targeted: Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Influence in Mexico,” The Watch, May 7, 2025, https://thewatch-journal.com/2025/05/07/mexico-targeted-ccp-economic-influence-in-mexico/.
• “Ecuador’s Incoming Government Faces Difficult Choices Regarding China,” The Diplomat, May 5, 2025, https://thediplomat.com/2025/05/ecuadors-incoming-government-faces-difficult-choices-regarding-china/.
• “China’s Coming Diplomatic Blitz in the Americas,” The Diplomat, May 2, 2025, https://thediplomat.com/2025/05/chinas-coming-diplomatic-blitz-in-the-americas/.
• “El riesgo del avance de china en las americas,” Infobae, April 29, 2025, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2025/04/29/el-riesgo-del-avance-de-china-en-las-americas/.
• “La delincuencia organizada transnacional en México y la respuesta del Gobierno,” Infobae, April 30, 2025, https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2025/04/30/la-delincuencia-organizada-transnacional-en-mexico-y-la-respuesta-del-gobierno/.
• “Working Paper: Transnational Organized Crime in Mexico and the Government’s Response,” Florida International University, April 29, 2025, https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/the-policy-spotlight/2025/transnational-organized-crime-in-mexico-and-the-governments-response.html.
• “Reflections on a Tipping Point Moment,” Opidata, April 14, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/reflexiones-en-un-momento-de-inflexion/2/.
• “Reflexiones en un momento de inflexión,” Opidata, April 14, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/reflexiones-en-un-momento-de-inflexion/.
• “PRC Influence and the Status of Taiwan’s Diplomatic Allies in the Western Hemisphere,” Statement before the Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues, March 26, 2025, https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/d337c2b7-a53b-9481-18bb-aa8cd4e52c71/032625_Ellis_Testimony.pdf.
• “El avance de China en México,” Infobae, March 24, 2025, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2025/03/24/el-avance-de-china-en-mexico/.
• “Amid Trump Tariffs, Where Do China-Mexico Ties Stand?” The Diplomat, March 22, 2025, https://thediplomat.com/2025/03/amid-trump-tariffs-where-do-china-mexico-ties-stand/.
• “Mexico’s Wicked Security Challenges and Cooperation with the U.S.,” Opidata, March 18, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/mexicos-wicked-security-challenges-and-collaboration-with-the-u-s/.
• “Los ‘Problemas Perversos’ de Seguridad de México y la Colaboración con EE.UU.,” Opidata, March 18, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/los-problemas-perversos-de-seguridad-de-mexico-y-la-colaboracion-con-ee-uu/.
• Toward a More Effective DoD Contribution to Strategic Competition in the Western Hemisphere (Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, February 24, 2025), https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/975/.
• “Trump’s Foreign Policy Could Accelerate China’s Advance in Latin America,” The Diplomat, February 28, 2025, https://thediplomat.com/2025/02/trumps-foreign-policy-could-accelerate-chinas-advance-in-latin-america/.
• “La nueva política exterior de Estados Unidos,” Infobae, February 25, 2025, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2025/02/25/la-nueva-politica-exterior-de-estados-unidos/.
• “The Impact of China on U.S. Interests in Latin America,” Opidata, February 19, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/the-impact-of-china-on-u-s-interests-in-latin-america/.
• “El impacto de China en los intereses de EE.UU. en América Latina,” Opidata, February 19, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/el-impacto-de-china-en-los-intereses-de-ee-uu-en-america-latina/.
• R. Evan Ellis, Parsifal D’Sola Alvarado and Juliana González Jáuregui, “PRC Assessments of China-Latin America Relations,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, February 14, 2025, https://interpret.csis.org/prc-assessments-of-china-latin-america-relations/.
• “Ecuador’s Security Challenges and the Government’s Response,” Florida International University, February 10, 2025, https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/the-policy-spotlight/2025/ecuadors-security-challenges-and-the-governments-response.html.
• “China, the Illiberal Counter-Order, and the Role of Values in the Strategic Response,” Journal of the Americas, Vol. 7, No. 1, February 4, 2025.  https://www.airuniversity.af.edu//Portals/10/JOTA/journals/Volume-7_Issue_1/21-Ellis_eng1.pdf, pp. 257-277.
• “China, el contrapeso iliberal y la función de los valores en la  respuesta estratégica,” REVISTA PROFESIONAL DE LA FUERZA AÉREA DE EUA, Vol. 7, No. 1, February 4, 2025.  https://www.airuniversity.af.edu//Portals/10/JOTA/journals/Volume-7_Issue_1/05-Ellis_s1.pdf, pp. 39-61.
• “A China, a Contraordem Não Liberal e o Papel dos Valores na Resposta Estratégica,” REVISTA PROFISSIONAL DA FORÇA AÉREA DOS EUA, Vol. 7, No. 1, February 4, 2025.  https://www.airuniversity.af.edu//Portals/10/JOTA/journals/Volume-7_Issue_1/13-Ellis_port1.pdf, pp. 158-179.
• “Beyond the Canal:  The Real Risks of China’s Engagement in Panama,” The Diplomat, 4 February 2025, https://thediplomat.com/2025/02/beyond-the-canal-the-real-risk-of-chinas-engagement-in-panama/.
• “El riesgo del involucramiento de China en Panamá,” Infobae, 3 February 2025, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2025/02/03/el-riesgo-del-involucramiento-de-china-en-panama/.
• “The New Nicaragua Canal: Chinese Strategic Options Ever-Closer to US Shores,” Opidata, January 27, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/the-new-nicaragua-canal/.
• “El Nuevo Canal de Nicaragua: Las opciones estratégicas chinas cada vez más cerca de las costas de EE. UU.,” Opidata, January 27, 2025, https://legadoalasamericas.org/el-nuevo-canal-de-nicaragua-las-opciones-estrategicas-chinas-cada-vez-mas-cerca-de-las-costas-de-ee-uu/.
• “Retos y oportunidades para la cooperación en materia de seguridad entre Estados Unidos y México,” Estudios de Inteligencia, January 14, 2025, file:///C:/Users/R_Eva/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/IE/DCU2OSI3/Revista%20Estudios%20de%20Inteligencia%20Num%201[1].pdf.
• “Evolution of the Latin American Strategic Environment and the Posture of its Security Forces,” Indrastra, January 14, 2025, https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ZzY-EQAAQBAJ.
• “Los grandes desafíos de América Latina: cómo será el panorama global en 2025,” Infobae, December 31, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2024/12/29/trump-la-amenaza-china-y-los-grandes-desafios-de-america-latina-como-sera-el-panorama-global-en-2025/.
• “2025: Possibilities for the Year to Come,” Indrastra, December 31, 2024, https://www.indrastra.com/2024/12/2025-possibilities-for-year-to-come.html.
• “The Evolution of the Ecuador-China Relationship,” The Diplomat, December 26, 2024, https://thediplomat.com/2024/12/ecuadors-evolving-engagement-with-the-prc/.
• “La evolución de la relación de Ecuador con China,” Infobae, December 26, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2024/12/27/la-evolucion-de-la-relacion-de-ecuador-con-china/.
• “Evolución del entorno Estratégico Latinoamericano y la Postura de sus Fuerzas de Seguridad,” Ensayos Militares, Vol. 10, No. 2, December 2024, https://revistaensayosmilitares.cl/index.php/acague/article/view/519/316.
• “Making the case for democratic, limited government and economic liberty in the Americas,” Opidata, No. 10, December 16, 2024, https://legadoalasamericas.org/making-the-case-for-democratic-limited-government-and-economic-liberty-in-the-americas/.
• “Abogando por un gobierno democrático, limitado y libertad económica en las Américas,” Opidata, No. 10, December 16, 2024, https://legadoalasamericas.org/abogando-por-un-gobierno-democratico-limitado-y-libertad-economica-en-las-americas/.
• “Perspectivas sobre la participación de China en las cumbres de BRICS, APEC y G-20,” Infobae, November 28, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2024/11/26/perspectivas-sobre-la-participacion-de-china-en-las-cumbres-de-brics-apec-y-g-20/.
• “China’s Summit Diplomacy: Insights From BRICS, APEC and the G20,” The Diplomat, November 26, 2024, https://thediplomat.com/2024/11/chinas-summit-diplomacy-insights-from-brics-apec-and-the-g20/.
• “Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation,” Global Americans, November 25, 2024, https://globalamericans.org/challenges-and-opportunities-for-u-s-mexico-security-cooperation/.
• “The BRICS Summit, China, and the Emerging Illiberal Counter-Order,” Opidata, No. 8, November 12, 2024, https://legadoalasamericas.org/?p=1332.
• “La cumbre de los BRICS, China y la contraorden antiliberal emergente,” Opidata, No. 8, November 12, 2024, https://legadoalasamericas.org/?p=1331.
• “Security Challenges in the Dutch Caribbean,” Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army, November 7, 2024, https://ceeep.mil.pe/2024/11/07/desafios-de-seguridad-en-el-caribe-holandes/?lang=en.
• “Desafíos de seguridad en el Caribe holandés,” Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army, November 7, 2024, https://ceeep.mil.pe/2024/11/07/desafios-de-seguridad-en-el-caribe-holandes/.
• “Strategic Implication of the Chinese-Operated Port of Chancay.” RedCAEM.  No. 42, November 7, 2024.  https://chinayamericalatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WP42-November-2024-REDCAEM.pdf.
• “Implicación Extratégica del Puerto De Chancay Operado por China.” RedCAEM.  No. 42, November 7, 2024.  https://chinayamericalatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WP42-November-2024-REDCAEM.pdf.
• “Venezuela: el camino hacia Adelante,” Infobae, November 5, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2024/11/05/venezuela-el-camino-hacia-adelante/.
• “Los desafíos de seguridad de Paraguay y la respuesta del gobierno,” Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army, September 12, 2024, https://ceeep.mil.pe/2024/09/12/los-desafios-de-seguridad-de-paraguay-y-la-respuesta-del-gobierno/.
• “Guatemala’s Security Challenges and the Government’s Response,” Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army, September 12, 2024, https://ceeep.mil.pe/2024/09/26/desafios-de-seguridad-en-guatemala-y-la-respuesta-del-gobierno/?lang=en.
• “Desafíos de seguridad en Guatemala y la respuesta del gobierno,” Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army, September 12, 2024, https://ceeep.mil.pe/2024/09/26/desafios-de-seguridad-en-guatemala-y-la-respuesta-del-gobierno/.
• “Re-Asserting the Value of the Individual for Latin America’s Security and Prosperity,” Opidata, No. 4, October 14, 2024, https://legadoalasamericas.org/?p=1285.
• “Reafirmando el valor de la persona para la seguridad y la prosperidad de América Latina,” Opidata, No. 4, October 14, 2024, https://legadoalasamericas.org/?p=1272.
• “Chile’s Expanding Defense Relationship with China,” RedCAEM, October 15, 2024, https://chinayamericalatina.com/la-creciente-relacion-de-chile-con-china-en-materia-de-defensa/.
• “La creciente relación de Chile con China en materia de defensa,” Infobae, October 6, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2024/10/05/la-creciente-relacion-de-chile-con-china-en-materia-de-defensa/.
• “China’s Prospects in Mexico Under Claudia Sheinbaum,” inFocus, October 2, 2024, https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2024/10/02/chinas-prospects-in-mexico-under-claudia-sheinbaum/#.
• “How China’s pursuit of self-interest impacts Latin America,” in How are the United States and China intersecting in Latin America?  Brookings Institution, September 25, 2024, https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-are-the-united-states-and-china-intersecting-in-latin-america/.
• “Challenges of, Innovation among, and Cooperation Between Central American and Caribbean Air Forces,” Dialogo, September 18, 2024, https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/challenges-of-innovation-among-and-cooperation-between-central-american-and-caribbean-air-forces/.
• “Desafíos, innovación y cooperación entre las Fuerzas Aéreas de Centroamérica y el Caribe,” Dialogo, September 18, 2024, https://dialogo-americas.com/es/articles/desafios-innovacion-y-cooperacion-entre-las-fuerzas-aereas-de-centroamerica-y-el-caribe/.
• “Desafios, inovação e cooperação entre as forças aéreas da América Central e do Caribe,” Dialogo, September 18, 2024, https://dialogo-americas.com/pt-br/articles/desafios-inovacao-e-cooperacao-entre-as-forcas-aereas-da-america-central-e-do-caribe/.
• “Viaje de Dina Boluarte a China: Perspectivas sobre la penetración del régimen en América Latina,” InfoBAE, September 12, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/peru/2024/09/13/viaje-de-dina-boluarte-a-china-perspectivas-sobre-la-penetracion-del-regimen-en-america-latina/?outputType=amp-type.
• “Dina Boluarte’s China Trip — Insights into PRC Engagement with Latin America,” Indrastra, September 14, 2024, https://www.indrastra.com/2024/09/dina-boluartes-china-trip-insights-into.html.
• “Bolivia, y los dilemas de Estados Unidos ante regímenes problemáticos en América Latina,” InfoBAE, September 14, 2023, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2024/09/14/bolivia-y-los-dilemas-de-estados-unidos-ante-regimenes-problematicos-en-america-latina/.
• “Brazil’s Attempt to Control X: The Deterioration of the Liberal World Order,” Global Americans, September 13, 2024, https://globalamericans.org/brazils-attempt-to-control-x-the-deterioration-of-the-liberal-world-order/.
• “Bolivia and US Dilemmas in Engaging with Problematic Regimes in Latin America,” Indrastra, September 11, 2024, https://www.indrastra.com/2024/09/bolivia-and-us-dilemmas-in-engaging.html.
• “¿Buques de guerra rusos, elecciones venezolanas y una crisis fabricada con Guyana en el Caribe?” Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army, September 5, 2024, https://ceeep.mil.pe/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PDF-Buques-de-guerra-rusos-elecciones-venezolanas-y-una-crisis-fabricada-con-Guyana-en-el-Caribe-Evan-Ellis_5-sept.pdf.
• “The Impact of the Political Orientation of Latin America, on the Advance  of the People’s Republic of China in the Region,” Journal of the Americas, 2^nd Edition, 2024, https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/JOTA/journals/Volume-6_Issue-2/23-Ellis_eng.pdf, pp. 268-284.
• “El impacto de la orientación política de Latinoamérica sobre el avance de la República Popular China en la región,” Journal of the Americas, 2^nd Edition, 2024, https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/JOTA/journals/Volume-6_Issue-2/07-Ellis_s.pdf, pp. 75-92.
• “O impacto da orientação política da América Latina no avanço da República Popular da China na região,” Journal of the Americas, 2^nd Edition, 2024, https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/JOTA/journals/Volume-6_Issue-2/15-Ellis_port.pdf, pp. 174-191.
• “Elections in Venezuela: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst,” Indrastra, July 25, 2024, https://www.indrastra.com/2024/07/venezuelas-elections-hoping-for-best.html.
• “Elecciones en Venezuela: esperando lo mejor, preparándose para lo peor,” Infobae, July 24, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2024/07/24/elecciones-en-venezuela-esperando-lo-mejor-preparandose-para-lo-peor/.
• “Working Paper: Guatemala’s Security Challenges and the Government’s Response,” Florida International University, July 23, 2024, https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/the-policy-spotlight/2024/guatemalas-security-challenges-and-the-governments-response.html.
• “El compromiso con China ha tenido un impacto multifacético en la democracia latinoamericana,” Infobae, July 10, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2024/07/10/el-compromiso-con-china-ha-tenido-un-impacto-multifacetico-en-la-democracia-latinoamericana/.
• “Working Paper:  Paraguay’s Security Challenges and the Government Response,” Florida International University, July 2, 2024, https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/the-policy-spotlight/2024/paraguays-security-challenges-and-the-government-response.html.
• “El avance de China en Centroamérica y la importancia de Guatemala para limitar la influencia de Beijing,” InfoBAE, June 22, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2024/06/22/el-avance-de-china-en-centroamerica-y-la-importancia-de-guatemala-para-limitar-la-influencia-de-beijing/.
• “The PRC, Taiwan, and the Future of Guatemala,” The Diplomat, June 17, 2024, https://thediplomat.com/2024/06/china-taiwan-and-the-future-of-guatemala/.
• “Buques de guerra rusos, elecciones venezolanas y la amenaza de una crisis fabricada con Guyana en el Caribe,” Infobae, June 15, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2024/06/15/buques-de-guerra-rusos-elecciones-venezolanas-y-la-amenaza-de-una-crisis-fabricada-con-guyana-en-el-caribe/.
• “Russian Warships, Venezuelan Elections, and a Fabricated Crisis with Guyana in the Caribbean?” Florida International University, June 14, 2024, https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/the-policy-spotlight/2024/russian-warships-venezuelan-elections-and-a-fabricated-crisis-with-guyana-in-the-caribbean.html
• “The Strategic Value of Taiwan and Stability in Asia for Latin America,” Industra Global, June 14, 2024, https://www.indrastra.com/2024/06/the-strategic-value-of-taiwan-and.html#google_vignette.
• “El valor estratégico de Taiwán y la estabilidad en Asia para América Latina,” Infobae, June 12, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/opinion/2024/06/11/el-valor-estrategico-de-taiwan-y-la-estabilidad-en-asia-para-america-latina/.
• “Opinion: PRC influence in Mexico extends to public, underworld spheres,” The Watch, December 4, 2023, https://thewatch-journal.com/2023/11/29/opinion-prc-influence-in-mexico-extends-to-public-underworld-spheres/.
• “Opinion: PRC presence deep and growing in Mexican economy, society,” The Watch, December 1, 2023, https://thewatch-journal.com/2023/12/01/opinion-prc-presence-deep-and-growing-in-mexican-economy-society/.
• “Examining PRC engagement in the Bahamas,” The Watch, September 28, 2023, https://thewatch-journal.com/2023/09/24/examining-prc-engagement-in-the-bahamas/.
• “Working Paper: China, the Illiberal Counter-Order, and the Role of Values in the Strategic Response,” Florida International University.  June 10, 2024.  https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/the-policy-spotlight/2024/china-the-illiberal-counter-order-and-the-role-of-values-in-the-strategic-response.html.
• “The Evolution of Chinese Engagement in Argentina Under Javier Milei,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, June 5, 2024, https://www.csis.org/analysis/evolution-chinese-engagement-argentina-under-javier-milei.
• “China-Argentina Space Engagement: Reconciling Science, Sovereignty, and Strategic Risk,” RedCAEM, No. 40.  May 23, 2024, https://chinayamericalatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WP40-May-2024-REDCAEM.pdf.
• “El Compromiso Espacial China - Argentina: Conciliar Ciencia, Soberanía y Riesgo Estratégico,” RedCAEM, No. 40.  May 23, 2024, https://chinayamericalatina.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WP40-Mayo-2024-REDCAEM-2.pdf.
• “Argentina: Security Challenges and the Government Response,” Seguridad y Poder Terrestre, Vol. 3, No. 2, June 2024, https://revistas.ceeep.mil.pe/index.php/seguridad-y-poder-terrestre/issue/view/9/12. pp. 37-53.
• “Argentina: Retos de Seguridad y Respuesta del Gobierno,” Seguridad y Poder Terrestre, Vol. 3, No. 2, June 2024, https://revistas.ceeep.mil.pe/index.php/seguridad-y-poder-terrestre/issue/view/9/12. pp. 17-35. 
• “Risks of PRC Security Engagement for Latin America and the Caribbean,” Dialogo, March 20, 2024, https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/risks-of-prc-security-engagement-for-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/.
• “Paraguay: un gobierno prometedor que navega por un camino peligroso,” Infobae, May 1, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2024/05/01/paraguay-un-gobierno-prometedor-que-navega-por-un-camino-peligroso/.
• “Paraguay: A Promising Government Navigating a Perilous Path,” Global Americans, April 30, 2024, https://globalamericans.org/paraguay-a-promising-government-navigating-a-perilous-path/.
• “Argentina’s Political and Economic Challenges,” Florida International University, March 11, 2024, https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/the-policy-spotlight/2024/argentina-political-and-economic-challenges.html.
• “¿Está China acaparando la transición hacia la energía verde en América Latina?” Dialogo, February 28, 2024, https://dialogo-americas.com/es/articles/esta-china-acaparando-la-transicion-hacia-la-energia-verde-en-america-latina/.
• “A China está controlando a transição para a energia verde na América Latina?” Dialogo, February 28, 2024, https://dialogo-americas.com/pt-br/articles/a-china-esta-controlando-a-transicao-para-a-energia-verde-na-america-latina/.
• “Es necesario contener, no mimar, a Nicolás Maduro,” InfoBae, February 28, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2024/02/28/es-necesario-contener-no-mimar-a-nicolas-maduro/?outputType=amp-type#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17091465552250&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.
• “The case for containing, not coddling, Maduro,” Global Americans, February 27, 2024, https://theglobalamericans.org/the-case-for-containing-not-coddling-maduro/.
• “La avanzada china sobre la seguridad de América Latina y el Caribe,” InfoBAE, February 24, 2024, https://www.infobae.com/america/mundo/2024/02/24/la-avanzada-china-sobre-la-seguridad-de-america-latina-y-el-caribe/.
• “China-Latin America Space Cooperation – An Update,” Dialogo, February 21, 2024, https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/china-latin-america-space-cooperation-an-update/.
• “Cooperación espacial China-América Latina – Actualización,” Dialogo, February 21, https://dialogo-americas.com/es/articles/cooperacion-espacial-china-america-latina-actualizacion/.
• “Cooperação espacial entre a China e a América Latina – uma atualização,” Dialogo, February 21, https://dialogo-americas.com/pt-br/articles/cooperacao-espacial-entre-a-china-e-a-america-latina-uma-atualizacao/.
• “China-Latin America Space Cooperation – An Overview,” The Diplomat, February 16, 2024, https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/china-latin-america-space-cooperation-an-overview/.
• “Argentina's Milei Returns Idea of Limited Gov't to Global Stage,” NewsMax, February 5, 2024, https://www.newsmax.com/evanellis/capitalist-libertarianism-milei/2024/02/05/id/1152304/.
• “Recommendations for a Strategy for Responding to Extra-Hemispheric Actors in Latin America and the Caribbean,” Atlantic Council, forthcoming.
• “PRC Engagement with Central America – An Update,”  Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army (CEEEP), March 2023
• “Compromiso de la República Popular China con Centroamérica – Una actualización,” Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army (CEEEP), March 2023
• Challenges and Threats to Security in Latin America (CEEP), March 2023
• “Los riesgos de la penetración del régimen chino en Brasil,” Infobae, March 11, 2023
• “PRC Engagement with Central America – An Update,” Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army (CEEEP), March 7, 2023
• “Compromiso de la República Popular China con Centroamérica – Una actualización,” Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army (CEEEP), March 7, 2023
• “Entendiendo el interés del régimen chino en el Caribe: Estados Unidos, Taiwán y la importancia geográfica,” InfoBAE, February 27, 2023
• “Understanding PRC Political and Security Engagement in the Caribbean,” Global Americans, February 21, 2023
• “Understanding PRC Commercial Engagement and People-to-People Relations in the Caribbean,” Global Americans, February 17, 2023
• “The State of and Prospects for Brazil’s Relations with China,” Global Americans, February 15, 2023
• “Understanding PRC Commercial Engagement and People-to-People Relations in the Caribbean,” Global Americans, February 17, 2023
• A Strategy to Respond to Extra-hemispheric Actors in Latin America and the Caribbean, (Sheridan, WY: IndraStra Global Publishing Solutions, February 5, 2023)
• “Colombia’s Security Challenges, the Government Response, and the Future of US-Colombia Relations,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, February 2, 2023
• “Latin America Panorama,” Interview with Evan Ellis by Global Review scholar Ralf Ostner, Global Review, January 9, 2023
• “The Strategic Role of Latin America in a Global Conflict Over Taiwan,” Seguridad y Poder Terrestre, Vol. 2, No. 1, January-March 2023, 35, pp. 113-131
• “El Papel Estratégico de América Latina en un Conflicto Global por Taiwán,” Seguridad y Poder Terrestre, Vol. 2, No. 1, January-March 2023, 34, pp. 91-111
• “How US can Compete with China in Latin America,” National Defense Magazine, January 1, 2023