Juan Carlos Pinzón
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- Milken Institute57 min
Pacific Alliance: Leading Integration in Latin America
Julie T. Katzman, Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Carlos Pareja, Juan Carlos Pinzón, Juan Gabriel Valdés
Established by Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile, the Pacific Alliance functions as a minimalist, market-oriented bloc that has eliminated tariffs on 92% of intra-regional goods to form the world's eighth-largest economy. By leveraging 41% of Latin American foreign direct investment and hosting strategic forums with major economies like the US, EU, and China, the alliance is actively pursuing deeper supply chain integration and potential convergence with Mercosur. Despite challenges in labor mobility and low current intra-regional trade, the bloc is implementing structural reforms to formalize SMEs, expand student mobility, and solidify its geopolitical stance within the Asia-Pacific region.
- Milken Institute1h 4m
Hybrid and Next-Generation Warfare: The Future of Conflict
Matthew Spence, Henry Crumpton, Geoffrey Ling, Pippa Malmgren, Yasuhide Nakayama, Juan Carlos Pinzón
This analysis asserts that modern warfare requires balancing technological precision with human intelligence to preserve empathy while addressing volatile threats from biotechnology and neuro-integration. It further identifies economic drivers like food insecurity and infrastructure financing as primary catalysts for geopolitical aggression, particularly in Asia, where hypersonic weapons and asymmetric non-state actors have compressed decision-making timelines. Ultimately, the discussion concludes that successful counterinsurgency and future security depend on integrated logistics, community empowerment, and viewing artificial intelligence as a symbiotic tool rather than a standalone solution.