Ian Vásquez
Director, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity
Ian Vásquez is the director of the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. He is a member of the Mont Pèlerin Society and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Prior to joining the Cato Institute in 1992, Vásquez worked on inter-American issues at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Caribbean/Latin American Action. His articles have appeared in newspapers throughout the United States and Latin America including the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Times, the Miami Herald, the Financial Times, Investors' Business Daily, El Comercio (Peru), El Economista (Mexico), El Mercurio (Chile), and El Nuevo Herald (U.S.). Vásquez regularly appears on CNBC, NBC, C-SPAN Washington Journal, CNN en Español, Telemundo, Univisión, and Canadian Television, as well as NPR and Voice of America. He received his bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and his master's degree from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
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Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: ivasquez@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"The International War on Drugs," prepared by Ted Galen Carpenter and Ian Vásquez, Cato Handbook for Congress, 6th Edition (2005), pp. 599–606.
"Relations with Cuba," prepared by L. Jacobo Rodríguez and Ian Vásquez, Cato Handbook for Congress, 6th Edition (2005), pp. 627–636.
"International Financial Crises and the IMF," Cato Handbook for Congress, 6th Edition (2005), pp. 661–670.
"U.S. Policy toward Latin America," Cato Handbook for Congress, 6th Edition (2005), pp. 671–677.
"Foreign Aid and Economic Development," Cato Handbook for Congress, 6th Edition (2005), pp. 679–692.
Cato Studies
"The New Approach to Foreign Aid: Is the Enthusiasm Warranted?," Foreign Policy Briefing no. 79, September 17, 2003.
"Reauthorize or Retire the Overseas Private Investment Corporation?," by Ian Vásquez and John Welborn, Foreign Policy Briefing no. 78, September 15, 2003.
"Rethinking the Export-Import Bank," by Aaron Lukas and Ian Vásquez, Trade Briefing Paper no. 15, March 12, 2002.
"Repairing the Lender-Borrower Relationship in International Finance," Foreign Policy Briefing no. 54, September 27, 1999.
"Washington's Dubious Crusade for Hemispheric Democracy," Policy Analysis no. 201, January 12, 1994.
Articles and Newsletters
"Peter Bauer: Blazing the Trail of Development," Econ Journal Watch, vol. 4, no. 2, May 2007.
"The Central Role of Economic Freedom in Democracy," Issues of Democracy, December 2005.
"A Retrospective on the Mexican Bailout," Cato Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, Winter 2002.
"The Brady Plan and Market-Based Solutions to Debt Crises," Cato Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall 1996
Opinion and Commentary
"Improving Peru," National Review (Online), December 14, 2007
"Government Failure in Peru," The Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2007
"Dysfunctional Bank," National Review, July 2, 2007
"Economic Freedom in the Arab World," Washington Times, December 22, 2005
"The False Promise of Aid to Africa," Washington Times, July 8, 2005
Events
"Georgia's Transformation into a Modern Market Democracy," May 13, 2008 [Policy Forum]
"Hayekian Insights on Economic Development," March 18, 2008 [Policy Forum]
"The Venezuelan Student Movement for Liberty," March 12, 2008 [Policy Forum]
"Freedom, Commerce and Peace: A Regional Agenda," October 25, 2006 [Conference]
"23rd Annual Monetary Conference: Monetary Institutions and Economic Development," November 3, 2005 [Conference]
Speeches and Testimony
"The Chilean Private Pension System," June 16, 2005.
"Re-Authorize or Retire the Export Import Bank?," May 8, 2001.
"The International Monetary Fund: Challenges and Contradictions," September 28, 1999.
"The International Monetary Fund: Has Congressional Conditionality Made It More Effective?," March 9, 1999.
"Why the IMF Should Not Intervene," February 25, 1998.
Multimedia
Ian Vásquez on Reuters talking about Castro's resignation and the future of Cuba (February 20, 2008) [Real Media]
Ian Vásquez talks to Sam Donaldson about Castro's retirement February 19, 2008 [Flash Video, 06:20]
Ian Vásquez talks about Castro's retirement on Fox 5 February 19, 2008 [Flash Video, 01:07]
Ian Vásquez discusses the stepping down of Fidel Castro on Reuters TV. February 19, 2008 [Flash Video, 02:59]
"A Turning Tide in Latin America?" featuring Ian Vásquez, December 7, 2007 [Flash Audio, 08:57]