Free trade agreements between the United States and key partners in the Western Hemisphere have led to significantly higher trade flows.
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Rapid urbanization spells trouble when it comes to air pollution and slum populations.
Regional leadership is needed to support democracy wherever challenged, writes AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth for World Politics Review.
The prime minister’s China trip set a positive tone, but progress will require balanced trade relations, writes AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth for China-US Focus.
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From cattle fencing to three-level pedestrian walls, we look at the various efforts and obstacles to erecting a border barrier.
Hillary Clinton may poll well ahead with Latinos in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and Nevada, but she still has to catch up to Barack Obama’s 2012 numbers.
Immigrant detention is big business. As the White House considers shutting down for-profit detention facilities, we take a look at the stats.
Failure to approve the TPP would harm U.S. credibility in the region, writes COA's Kezia McKeague for U.S. News & World Report.
The October 2 Yes/No plebiscite vote on a FARC peace deal faces a divisive scenario.
A new report reveals how climate change could affect your morning café con leche.
Lo único que puede salvar la presidencia de Michel Temer sería una pronta recuperación económica, escribe Brian Winter de AS/COA.
CFOs have to help their companies evolve or risk failure, the executive said at COA’s Buenos Aires CFO Forum.
As millions of students head back to school, we take a look at the ABCs of education in the region.
The negotiations pave the way to ending a 52-year-old internal armed conflict, which claimed almost a quarter of a million lives.
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Buenos Aires, Santiago, and San Juan were all regional winners in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2016 rankings.
Recent moves by Daniel Ortega have the opposition and observers crying foul, though the Sandinista president remains popular.
Donald Trump's rhetoric overlooks the extent of U.S.-Mexico economic and demographic ties, writes AS/COA’s Carin Zissis for World Politics Review.
In light of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we look at the region’s more than 500 indigenous languages.