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.

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)