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.

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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.

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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)
How Organized Crime Warps Latin American Democracy
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