Arms Smuggling Through the Panama Canal, Jack Devine & Amanda Mattingly; Latin America Advisor, July 2013
TAG’s President Jack Devine and Latin America expert Amanda Mattingly answered questions about arms smuggling through the Panama Canal for a recent issue of the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor. Mr. Devine and Ms. Mattingly responded that the interception of a North Korean vessel that had come from Cuba and smuggling arms was “a […]
Fight Against Narcotics Trafficking, Jack Devine & Amanda Mattingly; Latin America Advisor, February 2013
TAG’s President Jack Devine and Latin America expert Amanda Mattingly answered questions about how the U.S. has “militarized the battle” against narcotics traffickers in the Americas for a recent issue of the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor. Mr. Devine and Ms. Mattingly responded that it is in the U.S. national security interest to support the governments and […]
Mexican President-Elect's Trip South, Jack Devine & Amanda Mattingly; Latin America Advisor, September 2012
TAG’s President Jack Devine and Latin America expert Amanda Mattingly answered questions about Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto’s trip to Central and South America in a recent issue of the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor. Mr. Devine and Ms. Mattingly responded that Pena Nieto’s main message to his Latin American brethren was about economic […]
Security in Brazil, Jack Devine & Amanda Mattingly; Latin America Advisor, August 2012
TAG’s President Jack Devine and Latin America expert Amanda Mattingly answered questions about Brazil’s security in a recent issue of the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor. Mr. Devine and Ms. Mattingly responded that despite a recent increase in crime in São Paulo, Brazil has been a great success over the last several years and […]
Facing Challenges & Opportunities in Mexico
Dear clients and friends, Mexicans went to the polls a month ago and elected the young face of the old Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Enrique Peña Nieto. After two successive presidential terms of the National Action Party (PAN), Mexicans opted for the telegenic Peña Nieto who has promised to tackle the crime and drug violence […]
U.S.-Pakistan ties: Shift the focus, not the urgency, Whitney Kassel; Foreign Policy Af-Pak Channel, June 4, 2012
U.S.-Pakistan ties: Shift the focus, not the urgency By Whitney Kassel Monday, June 4, 2012 NATO’s plan to transition Afghanistan to Afghan security control by the end of 2014 offers an unexpected but potentially golden opportunity for the United States and its allies to rectify, or at least improve, their strategy towards Pakistan. In the […]
Latin America's New Billionaires, Jack Devine & Amanda Mattingly; Latin America Advisor, April 2012
TAG’s President Jack Devine and Latin America expert Amanda Mattingly answered questions about the new Latin American billionaires in a recent issue of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin America Advisor. Mr. Devine and Ms. Mattingly responded that the rise of Latin America’s new billionaires is directly related to the rise of Latin America in general as […]
The Leviathan Gas Basin and Geopolitics
In November, TAG President Jack Devine spoke at the Marfin Popular Bank’s 4th International Conference in Cyprus. The topic was Commodities, Environment, and Climate Change, and the discussion focused on the discovery and exploration of the Leviathan natural gas basin in the Eastern Mediterranean. This development is likely to be of increasing interest as global […]
Business Climate in Brazil, Jack Devine & Amanda Mattingly; Latin America Advisor, June 2011
TAG’s President Jack Devine and Latin America expert Amanda Mattingly answered questions about Brazil’s business climate in a recent issue of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin America Advisor. Mr. Devine and Ms. Mattingly responded that despite continued positive growth rates and significant FDI, Brazil has some work to do in improving its overall business climate. You […]
Jack Devine Discusses Death of Osama bin Laden with NBC-NY’s Chuck Scarborough, May 2, 2011
On May 2, 2011, President of The Arkin Group, Jack Devine, discussed the successful U.S. military operation that resulted in the demise of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Asked for his first reaction to the news of bin Laden’s death, Mr. Devine said, “What a great day … what a wonderful moment […]
