"We are in a global battle for hearts and minds, where decisions are being made today that will lock in relationships for the longer term," writes AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in The National Interest.
News & Analysis
AS/COA covers this year’s votes in the Americas, from presidential elections to referendums.
Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica will hold presidential and legislative votes this year, but those aren't the only elections taking place in the hemisphere.
“This election was a testament to the strength of Chilean democracy,” says AS/COA’s Holly K. Sonneland, who reflects on the smooth electoral process and ways the results reflected polling.
What country is a booster champ? Who kept a vaccine promise? Where was there a rebel with a cause? We look at how countries rose to the vaccination occasion.
Washington’s Build Back Better World Initiative—still taking shape—seeks to offer an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
The three-day event has drawn attention for its invite list and anti-corruption policy.
See how the competition between Gabriel Boric and José Antonio Kast is shaping up ahead of the December 19 second round.
"The biggest challenge for keeping ties productive will be sustaining the attention necessary to tackle deep-rooted problems," writes AS/COA's Carin Zissis in World Politics Review.
The democratic socialist and former first lady will end to 12 years of National Party rule in the country.
The November 28 election may be as much a referendum on democracy as a decision about the next president.
The two polar-opposite candidates will try to woo voters from the center ahead of the December 19 second-round vote.
We look at top candidates’ stances on immigration, inflation, pensions, and more.
The three heads of state meet on November 18. AS/COA’s Carin Zissis covers what’s on the docket at the first North American Leaders Summit in five years.
“You can’t force people to vote when they themselves are convinced that the system is completely rigged,” says the AS/COA Venezuela Working Group head of the November 21 vote.
"Neither the United States nor Nicaragua’s neighbors took meaningful steps to slow or reverse the democratic slide," said the AS/COA vice president to Forbes.com.
See how the competition between presidential hopefuls is taking shape ahead of the November 21 elections.
Ahead of the November 28 vote, AS/COA Online monitors the competition between Nasry Asfura, Xiomara Castro, and Yani Rosenthal.
With signs the opposition coalition is poised to make gains, the special advisor to AS/COA analyzes what the November 14 legislative elections mean for the country's future political course.
By denying the Ortega regime of the legitimacy it seeks, Washington and the international community can discourage other budding dictators, writes AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth for Univision.