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Joseph Bouchard

Joseph is a Senior Writer with Spheres of Influence, covering geopolitics, crime, and democracy in the Western hemisphere. He has spent over a year in Latin America, notably working as a freelance journalist covering democracy in Colombia, researching lithium mining in Bolivia, and studying organized crime in Brazil. His articles have appeared in The Diplomat, Mongabay, the City Paper Bogotá, The Rio Times, and Global Americans, and he has worked as a fixer for Al Jazeera English. Joseph has a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Latin American Studies from the University of British Columbia, and completed graduate coursework in international affairs at Texas A&M University. He has worked for a number of think tanks, including the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the Igarapé Institute. He is based in South America, hoping to gain expertise in the region.

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China Spreads Its Vision for Global Order With BRICS Expansion

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard October 31, 2023October 29, 2023

China continues to reshape global order, promoting an alternative path to engagement for countries dissatisfied with liberal and Western leadership.

Posted inOpinion

Lula is No Peacemaker

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard June 6, 2023June 6, 2023
Posted inSpotlight

Carnaval, Brought to You By Brazilian Mafias and Corrupt Politicians

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard March 13, 2023March 14, 2023
Posted inOpinion

How Colombia’s New Leftist President Can Reset Relations with Canada and the United States

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard August 26, 2022August 26, 2022
Posted inNarrative

What I Learned in Colombia on Election Day

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard June 11, 2022June 13, 2022
Posted inThe Big Picture

The Fernández-Kirchner Government in Argentina Trades American Support for Chinese and Russian Money

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard April 11, 2022March 12, 2023
Posted inOpinion

Illegal Gold Mining in Venezuela: How to Hold the Maduro Regime Accountable

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard March 18, 2022March 18, 2022
Posted inOpinion

The US Government Has a Choice to Make on the Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard February 13, 2022February 13, 2022
Posted inAnalysis

Bolsonaro’s Attack on Democracy Ahead of Brazil’s October Elections

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard February 1, 2022August 3, 2022
Posted inThe Big Picture

The West, Canada, and the Mujahedin-e-Khalq

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard December 4, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inOpinion

How to Improve the US-Canada Task Force Against Firearms Smuggling

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard November 13, 2021December 5, 2021
Posted inAnalysis

Counterfeit PPE Manufacturing in the United States

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard November 5, 2021December 28, 2024
Posted inOpinion

Organized Crime Financing and Reconstruction in Latin America

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard September 29, 2021August 3, 2022
Posted inOpinion

The Non-Coup in Haiti

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard August 9, 2021August 31, 2021
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A New Cold War in Taiwan and the Cuba Paradigm

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard July 27, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Countering China’s Growing Influence in Latin America

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard July 13, 2021December 28, 2024
Posted inOpinion

The Space Force is Crucial to Protecting Our Way of Life

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard June 21, 2021June 21, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Torture as Intelligence: Let’s Stop Kidding Ourselves

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard June 7, 2021June 29, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Our Approach to Regime Change in Venezuela is Detrimental: Here’s Why

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard May 18, 2021June 9, 2021
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Where Do Terrorist Groups Get Their Money?

Avatar photo by Joseph Bouchard April 17, 2021May 22, 2021

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