DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

A newly released report by the Atlantic Council, published on 30 March 2026, systematically diagnoses the Dominican Republic’s most pressing national debates through a 30-year macroeconomic lens as judicial independence, fiscal reform, informal labor and nearshoring. Authored by Marino Auffant for the Freedom and Prosperity Center’s 2026 Atlas, the document evaluates the nation’s political, economic, and legal evolution, outlining structural successes while targeting the deferred reforms holding the country back.

Marino Auffant is a Dominican-born international historian and geopolitical strategist who serves as a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. He holds a PhD in International History from Harvard University and leads the boutique advisory firm Auffant Global. Domestically, he has served as an advisor to the National...