Daniel Batlle

Adjunct Fellow

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Daniel Batlle is an adjunct fellow at Hudson Institute. His work focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Biography

Daniel Batlle is an adjunct fellow at Hudson Institute. His work focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean.

During the George W. Bush administration, Mr. Batlle served in senior roles at the State Department and at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Prior to that, he worked at Freedom House, where he led programs to strengthen democratic governance and rule of law in Latin America. Earlier, he was a legislative aide to US Representative David McIntosh.

Since serving in government, he has worked in a number of international business and consulting roles, in which he led global business development at an infrastructure advisory firm and served clients in the food and beverage, retail, and hospitality industries. Most recently, as managing director for Latin America at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), he supported and advocated for the region’s commercial real estate developers and retailers and organized trade shows and conferences.

Mr. Batlle received a BA from Wheaton College and an MBA from the University of Maryland Smith School of Business, where he was a Smith Fellow.

01
November 2024
Past Event
Countering Authoritarian Regimes’ New Tactics in Latin America
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Félix Maradiaga
University students demand Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government release the political prisoners in Managua on February 3, 2020. (Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images)
01
November 2024
Past Event
Countering Authoritarian Regimes’ New Tactics in Latin America

Join Hudson Adjunct Fellow Daniel Batlle for a conversation with Nicaraguan democracy leader and Freedom House Trustee Félix Maradiaga to examine how today’s autocrats exert control and why democracies need new tactics to support democratic leaders in the region.

University students demand Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government release the political prisoners in Managua on February 3, 2020. (Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Félix Maradiaga
17
October 2024
Past Event
Looking Ahead at Brazil’s Foreign and Domestic Policies
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Marcio Coimbra
Rafael Favetti
Mark Langevin
Sao Paulo Mayor Ricardo Nunes of the Movimento Democratico Brasileiro (MDB) casts his vote during the municipal elections in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 6, 2024. (Nilton Fukuda/AFP via Getty Images)
17
October 2024
Past Event
Looking Ahead at Brazil’s Foreign and Domestic Policies

Join Hudson for an event that will examine Brazil’s responses to key policy challenges, the impact of municipal elections, and prospects for bilateral relations between Brasília and Washington. Daniel Batlle will moderate an expert panel featuring Marcio Coimbra, Rafael Favetti, and Mark Langevin.

Sao Paulo Mayor Ricardo Nunes of the Movimento Democratico Brasileiro (MDB) casts his vote during the municipal elections in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 6, 2024. (Nilton Fukuda/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Marcio Coimbra
Rafael Favetti
Mark Langevin
27
September 2024
Past Event
Resisting Repression in Venezuela
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
José R. Cárdenas
Carla Angola
Jesús Armas Nuevo
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech as he holds a replica of Liberator Simon Bolivar's sword during a rally in Caracas on August 28, 2024. (Pedro Rances Mattey/AFP via Getty Images)
27
September 2024
Past Event
Resisting Repression in Venezuela

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion on political repression in Venezuela, what the latest developments mean for the democratic opposition’s strategy, and the ramifications for the United States’ policy. Hudson Adjunct Fellow Daniel Batlle will moderate a discussion with former Acting Assistant Administrator for Latin America at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) José R. Cárdenas, TVV Network Journalist Carla Angola, and Venezuelan pro-democracy activist Jesús Armas Nuevo.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech as he holds a replica of Liberator Simon Bolivar's sword during a rally in Caracas on August 28, 2024. (Pedro Rances Mattey/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
José R. Cárdenas
Carla Angola
Jesús Armas Nuevo
30
August 2024
Past Event
Stalemate in Colombia: A Conversation with Former Vice President Francisco Santos
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Ambassador Francisco Santos
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks during a meeting of illicit crops growers in the department of Nariño, Colombia, on May 13, 2023. (Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP via Getty Images)
30
August 2024
Past Event
Stalemate in Colombia: A Conversation with Former Vice President Francisco Santos

Join Hudson for an event with former Vice President Francisco Santos to assesses Petro’s record, identify potential scenarios for the second half of Petro’s presidency, and discuss the implications for the United States and the region with Hudson’s Daniel Batlle.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks during a meeting of illicit crops growers in the department of Nariño, Colombia, on May 13, 2023. (Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Ambassador Francisco Santos
26
June 2024
Past Event
Mexico’s New Political Landscape: A Conversation with Luis Rubio
Featured Speakers:
Luis Rubio
Daniel Batlle
Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum shows her inked fingerprint after casting her vote during the presidential elections in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 2, 2024. (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blankquet/Getty Images)
26
June 2024
Past Event
Mexico’s New Political Landscape: A Conversation with Luis Rubio

Join Hudson Institute for a conversation with Luis Rubio, chairman of México Evalúa and former president of Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Exteriores (COMEXI), on Mexico’s new political landscape.

Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum shows her inked fingerprint after casting her vote during the presidential elections in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 2, 2024. (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blankquet/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Luis Rubio
Daniel Batlle
21
June 2024
Past Event
Accelerating Latin America’s Economic Growth
Featured Speakers:
William Maloney
Elena Ianchovichina
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
Torre Latinoamericana (Latin-American Tower) stands over its central location in Mexico City.
21
June 2024
Past Event
Accelerating Latin America’s Economic Growth

Join Hudson for a conversation with World Bank economists William Maloney and Elena Ianchovichina on how productivity gains could help accelerate economic growth in Latin America.

Torre Latinoamericana (Latin-American Tower) stands over its central location in Mexico City.
Featured Speakers:
William Maloney
Elena Ianchovichina
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
14
May 2024
Past Event
Mexico after AMLO
Featured Speakers:
Kim Breier
Antonio Ortiz-Mena
Arturo Sotomayor
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
A Mexican flag waves on the esplanade of the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City on November 13, 2022. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
14
May 2024
Past Event
Mexico after AMLO

Join Hudson for a discussion of possible post-election scenarios with Covington Senior Advisor Kim Breier, Dentons Global Advisors Partner Antonio Ortiz-Mena, and National Defense University Professor Arturo Sotomayor.

A Mexican flag waves on the esplanade of the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City on November 13, 2022. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Kim Breier
Antonio Ortiz-Mena
Arturo Sotomayor
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
29
April 2024
Past Event
Latin America’s Foreign Policies at a Crossroads
Featured Speakers:
Hector Schamis
Daniel Batlle
Riot police officers stand guard outside the Ecuadorian embassy in Mexico City on April 6, 2024, following the severance of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Ecuadorian authorities stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito on April 5 to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who had been granted political asylum there, prompting Mexico to sever diplomatic ties after the "violation of international law". (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP) (Photo by YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
29
April 2024
Past Event
Latin America’s Foreign Policies at a Crossroads

Join Hudson for a conversation with academic and columnist Hector Schamis on how Latin American governments’ approach to foreign policy destabilizes the region.

Riot police officers stand guard outside the Ecuadorian embassy in Mexico City on April 6, 2024, following the severance of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Ecuadorian authorities stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito on April 5 to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who had been granted political asylum there, prompting Mexico to sever diplomatic ties after the "violation of international law". (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP) (Photo by YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Hector Schamis
Daniel Batlle
18
March 2024
Past Event
US Security Assistance in Colombia and Mexico
Featured Speakers:
Paul J. Angelo
Daniel Batlle
Military police patrol a street in Cartagena, Colombia, on August 29, 2000, as the city as prepares for the visit of President Bill Clinton (Photo by Marcelo Salinas/AFP via Getty Images)
18
March 2024
Past Event
US Security Assistance in Colombia and Mexico

Join Hudson for a discussion with Paul J. Angelo on the factors that enable or impede successful security assistance in Latin America.

Military police patrol a street in Cartagena, Colombia, on August 29, 2000, as the city as prepares for the visit of President Bill Clinton (Photo by Marcelo Salinas/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Paul J. Angelo
Daniel Batlle
21
February 2024
Past Event
What Does Bukelismo Mean for Latin America?
Featured Speakers:
James Bosworth
Orlando Pérez
Carlos Eduardo Piña
Ricardo Valencia Pineda
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
Presidential candidate for Nuevas Ideas Nayib Bukele speaks during a press conference after casting his vote on February 4, 2024, in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Alex Peña via Getty Images)
21
February 2024
Past Event
What Does Bukelismo Mean for Latin America?
Presidential candidate for Nuevas Ideas Nayib Bukele speaks during a press conference after casting his vote on February 4, 2024, in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Alex Peña via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
James Bosworth
Orlando Pérez
Carlos Eduardo Piña
Ricardo Valencia Pineda
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
07
December 2023
Past Event
Latin America’s Democratic Recession
Featured Speakers:
Dinorah Azpuru
Gerardo Berthin
Félix Maradiaga
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
The polling station on the day of the 2023 Chilean Constitutional Council election in Valparaiso, Chile. (Cristobal Basaure Araya/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
07
December 2023
Past Event
Latin America’s Democratic Recession
The polling station on the day of the 2023 Chilean Constitutional Council election in Valparaiso, Chile. (Cristobal Basaure Araya/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Dinorah Azpuru
Gerardo Berthin
Félix Maradiaga
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
04
December 2023
Past Event
Russian Disinformation in Latin America
Featured Speakers:
Douglas Farah
Román D. Ortiz
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks next to Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 18, 2023. (Getty Images)
04
December 2023
Past Event
Russian Disinformation in Latin America

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion with the authors of the report; Douglas Farah, the founder and president of IBI Consultants; and Román Ortiz, senior consultant with IBI Consultants. The speakers will discuss the strategy behind Russia’s disinformation efforts, the tools and tactics that have been most effective, and how the US and its allies can counter disinformation campaigns.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks next to Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 18, 2023. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Douglas Farah
Román D. Ortiz
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
25
October 2023
Past Event
The Venezuela Election Agreement
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Mark Feierstein
José R. Cárdenas
President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with the "Consejo Nacional de Economía Productiva" at Humboldt Hotel on September 21, 2023, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Carlos Becerra via Getty Images)
25
October 2023
Past Event
The Venezuela Election Agreement
President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with the "Consejo Nacional de Economía Productiva" at Humboldt Hotel on September 21, 2023, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Carlos Becerra via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Mark Feierstein
José R. Cárdenas
27
September 2023
Past Event
Russia’s Cuban Recruits
Featured Speakers:
Can Kasapoğlu
Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat
Erich de la Fuente
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
The Russian Federation Navy Admiral Gorshkov frigate arrives to Havana's port on June 24, 2019. - A Russian naval detachment, led by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, arrived in Havana on Monday in times of high tension between the island and the United States. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images)
27
September 2023
Past Event
Russia’s Cuban Recruits

The revelation that Russia has recruited hundreds of Cuban citizens to fight in Ukraine underscores the desperation of Cuban citizens and the expansion of cooperation between Cuba and Russia.

The Russian Federation Navy Admiral Gorshkov frigate arrives to Havana's port on June 24, 2019. - A Russian naval detachment, led by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, arrived in Havana on Monday in times of high tension between the island and the United States. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Can Kasapoğlu
Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat
Erich de la Fuente
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
30
August 2023
Past Event
Guatemala’s Election Surprise
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Bernardo Rico
Marielos Chang
Edgar Ortiz
Enrique Naveda
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30
August 2023
Past Event
Guatemala’s Election Surprise
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Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Bernardo Rico
Marielos Chang
Edgar Ortiz
Enrique Naveda
01
August 2023
Past Event
Assessing Lula’s Leadership in Brazil
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Marcio Coimbra
Matthew Taylor
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01
August 2023
Past Event
Assessing Lula’s Leadership in Brazil

Join Hudson Institute for an assessment of President Lula's first seven months in office and what his leadership means for the future of Brazil and US-Brazil relations. 

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Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Marcio Coimbra
Matthew Taylor
25
May 2023
Past Event
Imprisoned in Nicaragua: A Conversation with Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa
Featured Speakers:
Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa
Daniel Batlle
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25
May 2023
Past Event
Imprisoned in Nicaragua: A Conversation with Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa

Please join Hudson Institute Adjunct Fellow Daniel Batlle for a conversation with Aguirre-Sacasa on his experience as a political prisoner and the repressive nature of the Ortega regime. 

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Featured Speakers:
Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa
Daniel Batlle
09
May 2023
Past Event
Fighting for Democracy in Venezuela with Leopoldo López
Featured Speakers:
Leopoldo López
Daniel Batlle
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09
May 2023
Past Event
Fighting for Democracy in Venezuela with Leopoldo López

Please join Hudson Institute for a discussion with Venezuelan pro-democracy leader Leopoldo López on the situation in Venezuela, the growing alliance between authoritarian regimes, and the prospects for democracy in Venezuela and beyond.

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Featured Speakers:
Leopoldo López
Daniel Batlle
28
March 2023
Past Event
China's Growing Influence in Latin America
Featured Speakers:
Miles Yu
Pedro Burelli
Evan Ellis
Julio Guzman
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
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28
March 2023
Past Event
China's Growing Influence in Latin America
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Featured Speakers:
Miles Yu
Pedro Burelli
Evan Ellis
Julio Guzman
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
Policemen stand guard while supporters of slain Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio pay their respects during an act organized by the Movimiento Construye party and friends at the Quito Exhibition Center in Quito on August 11, 2023. (Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images)
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Policemen stand guard while supporters of slain Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio pay their respects during an act organized by the Movimiento Construye party and friends at the Quito Exhibition Center in Quito on August 11, 2023. (Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images)