R. EVAN ELLIS is a professor of national security studies, modeling, gaming, and simulation with the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, with a research focus on Latin America's relationships with external actors, including China, Russia, and Iran. His work in this area includes the 2009 book, China in Latin America: The Whats and Wherefores, and over 20 articles in English and Spanish published over the past 6 years in magazines and journals ranging from Joint Forces Quarterly to Air and Space Power Journal en Espanol to the Revista de Dinamica de Sistemas. Dr. Ellis has presented his wor...