Christopher Hernandez-Roy

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Americas Program
Hernandez-Roy

Christopher Hernandez-Roy is a senior fellow and deputy director of the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. His work includes research into democratic backsliding, transnational organized crime, geopolitics, and economic and national security issues in the Western Hemisphere. Christopher held senior leadership positions at the Organization of American States (OAS), as the first director of the Department of Public Security and later the Department of Sustainable Democracy and Special Missions. He also served as a senior political adviser to two secretaries general, during which time he documented the grave human rights abuses of dictatorship in Venezuela and co-led the OAS’s efforts to bring a case to the International Criminal Court for possible crimes against humanity. He oversaw the OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia and negotiated the establishment of the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras. Christopher was also intimately involved in the peaceful resolution of border disputes between Honduras and Nicaragua, Belize and Guatemala, and Honduras and El Salvador. He worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police early in his career. He has been interviewed on CBS, CTV and the CBC and cited in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the New York Times, among other media outlets. He has also testified on Capitol Hill. Christopher is an affiliated practitioner at James Madison University’s Department of Political Science. He holds a BA honors degree in history from Carleton University and an MPhil in international relations from the University of Cambridge.

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Preparing for the Consequences of Collapse in Cuba

CSIS experts explore the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Cuba, and lay out recommendations for the United States and international community to address growing need on the island. 

Critical Questions by CSIS Scholars — April 9, 2026

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Unpacking Costa Rica's Elections

Christopher Hernandez-Roy sits down with Kevin Casas to discuss Costa Rica’s recent elections.

Podcast Episode by Christopher Hernandez-Roy — March 20, 2026

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Alberta Separatism Would Harm Both Canada and the United States

CSIS Americas Program Deputy Director and Senior Fellow Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Randy Boissonnault explore the Alberta separatist movement and how it has impacted U.S.-Canada relations.

Critical Questions by Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Randy Boissonnault — March 9, 2026

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Best of 35 West: LAC Fighters in Ukraine

In this Best of 35 West episode, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, sat down with Elizabeth M.F. Grasmeder for a conversation on X (formerly Twitter) about the role of foreign fighters from LAC on both sides in Ukraine.

Podcast Episode by Christopher Hernandez-Roy — March 5, 2026

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State of Play: The Global Impact of the SCOTUS Decision on IEEPA Tariffs

On February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court declared President Donald Trump’s use of IEEPA to impose global tariffs against U.S. trading partners illegal. CSIS experts assess how governments and key sectors around the world are likely to interpret and react to the decision.

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — February 20, 2026

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State of Play: The Global Impact of the SCOTUS Decision on IEEPA Tariffs

An audio version of “⁠State of Play: The Global Impact of the SCOTUS Decision on IEEPA Tariffs⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Victor Cha, Nicholas Szechenyi, Oge Onubogu, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Charles Edel, Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco, Henrietta Levin, Bonny Lin, Federico Steinberg, Richard M. Rossow, Kristi Govella, Mona Yacoubian, and Gregory B. Poling. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by CSIS Scholars — February 20, 2026

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Best of 35 West: Derechos Humanos en Cuba / Human Rights in Cuba

In this Best of 35 West episode, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow with the Americas Program, sits down with Yaxys Cires, Director of Strategy at the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights to discuss the recent United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review of Cuba.

Podcast Episode by Christopher Hernandez-Roy — February 19, 2026

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Can middle powers build a new world order as PM Carney says?

Chris Hernandez-Roy and Kristi Govella join Will to discuss whether or not key U.S. allies like Canada and Japan could do this, what it might look like, and what the risks are.

Podcast Episode by Will Todman, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, and Kristi Govella — January 29, 2026

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The Future of the Alberta Separatist Movement

In this episode, Christopher Hernandez-Roy sits down with Randy Boissonnault to discuss the history and future of the Alberta Separatism movement in Canada.

Podcast Episode by Christopher Hernandez-Roy — January 22, 2026

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The Geopolitics of Maduro’s Capture: Cuba’s Inflection Point

An audio version of “⁠The Geopolitics of Maduro’s Capture: Cuba’s Inflection Point⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS's Christopher Hernandez-Roy. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Christopher Hernandez-Roy — January 21, 2026

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