Occasionally, I write op-ed articles for the general media. My writing mainly focuses on international development issues, such as global health and education, as well as US-Latin America relations. Please find here some recent articles that I have written.

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Brazil’s health system suffers as recession bites

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Eduardo J. Gómez, BBC, June 5, 2016

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Cuba’s Health Diplomacy in the Age of Ebola

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Eduardo J. Gómez, BBC, November 14, 2014

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Why Dilma Rousseff was Re-elected in Brazil

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Eduardo J. Gómez, CNN, October 27, 2014

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How Sweet are the MINTs?

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Eduardo J. Gómez, CNN, January 19, 2014

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The Benefit Behind Challenging US-Brazil Relations

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Eduardo J. Gómez, BBC, September 19, 2013

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Brazil, China, and India are Fat, And Getting Fatter

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Eduardo J. Gómez, The Atlantic, April 8, 2013

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Ahmadinejad’s Hug and the Future of Chávez’s Alliance

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Eduardo J. Gómez, CNN, March 13, 2013

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Understanding the Geopolitics of Epidemics: How Brazil outpaced the other Emerging Nations

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Eduardo J. Gómez, Global Health Governance, January 31, 2013

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Brazil’s Cuban Connection

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Eduardo J. Gómez, America’s Quarterly, January 18, 2013

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Why did Brazil Underwhelm in the London Olympics?

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Eduardo J. Gómez, America’s Quarterly, August 15, 2012

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In Brazil, Health Care is a Right

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Eduardo J. Gómez, CNN, July 13, 2012

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Tackling Brazil’s Obesity Problem

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Eduardo J. Gómez, America’s Quarterly, June 27, 2012

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Brazil’s Educational Challenge

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Eduardo J. Gómez, BBC, April 16, 2012

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Why Iran-Brazil Friendship has gone Cold

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Eduardo J. Gómez, CNN, April 5, 2012

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Brazil’s European Dream

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Eduardo J. Gómez, Foreign Policy, March 20, 2012

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U.N. Unlikely to Sway Poorer Nations on Obesity, Diabetes

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Eduardo J. Gómez, CNN, September 19, 2011

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Why Brazil’s Response to AIDS Worked

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Eduardo J. Gómez, CNN, June 4, 2011

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Stop Fighting Viruses, Start Treating People: The Obama Administration’s Broad Vision on Global Health

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Eduardo J. Gómez, Foreign Policy, January 28, 2010

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Why Brazil Won: How Lula brought the Olympic Games to his Rising Power

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Eduardo J Gómez, Foreign Policy, October 2, 2009

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Brazil’s Public Option: What Obama can Learn from Lula’s Universal Health Care System

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Eduardo J. Gómez, Foreign Policy, September 2, 2009

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Brazil’s Blessing in Disguise: How Lula turned an HIV Crisis into a Geopolitical Opportunity

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Eduardo J. Gómez, Foreign Policy, July 22, 2009

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