Steven Holmes

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Steven Holmes

Research Associate, Latin America Studies

Steven Holmes is a research associate for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, he was a program associate in the Asia and Latin America program at the Inter-American Dialogue. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and environmental studies from Tufts University and a master's in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Immigration and Migration

Why Six Countries Account for Most Migrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Photo Essay by Will Freeman, Steven Holmes and Sabine Baumgartner July 9, 2024
Kolumbien

Petro’s Total Peace Plan Turns One: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Petro’s peace plan is neither a total failure nor a total success, for now.

Blog Post by Will Freeman and Steven Holmes August 30, 2023 Latin America’s Moment

Vereinigte Staaten

Foreign Policy at the U.S. National Political Conventions

Foreign policy issues regularly come to the fore at the national political conventions, especially during periods of global instability. Sometimes the events are marked by bitter disagreements within the parties.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors August 21, 2024

Palästinensische Autonomiegebiete

What Is Hamas?

The Palestinian militant group struggled to govern the Gaza Strip before launching a surprise attack on Israel in 2023. Now facing Israel’s military campaign to destroy it, Hamas’s future is in doubt, as is Gaza’s.

Backgrounder by Kali Robinson August 19, 2024

Monetary Policy

What Is the U.S. Federal Reserve?

Over the past decade, the Fed kept interest rates low while it deployed trillions of dollars in stimulus and expanded its regulatory oversight. Now, the central bank is back in the spotlight for its battle against inflation.

Backgrounder by James McBride, Anshu Siripurapu and Noah Berman August 15, 2024 Renewing America

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