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"Whatever you may think about the right of U.S. citizens and the world to know about the N.S.A. program, clearly Ecuador isn’t the logical, legitimate champion of freedom of expression globally," writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini for Fox News Latino.
Immigrants boost the housing market to the benefit of all Americans. The fourth in a series of AS/COA fact sheets on immigration shows how.
Sweeping political reform, increased investments in public transport, and expanded healthcare services are part of Dilma Rousseff’s five-point plan.
A report explores how investment in natural resource extraction could contribute to broader community and national development in Chile.
Legislation signed by President Rafael Correa on June 21 establishes new rules that could be used to censor the press.
New research by AS/COA and Partnership for a New American Economy finds that U.S. immigrants have created $3.7 trillion in housing wealth.
A new report explores how investment in natural resource extraction could contribute to broader community and national development.
While a rise in mass-transit fares sparked protests of historic proportions, Brazilians also rallied against cost-of-living increases, corruption, and the quality of public services.
Brazilians have taken to the streets to rally against a variety of issues, including corruption. Meanwhile, legislators will vote on a bill to take investigative powers away from public prosecutors’ offices.
The project allows a Hong Kong-based company to build a waterway three times the length of the Panama Canal.
Initiatives like the Pacific Alliance offer a chance to pursue ties with Latin American countries "willing and able to partner with us," writes COA’s Eric Farnsworth for ABC News/Univision.
Trips to the White House by the presidents of Chile and Peru spotlighted the latest efforts toward Pacific Rim integration.
COA's Eric Farnsworth writes for PODER that reassessing the Bush administration’s legacy in the hemisphere could help ensure sound U.S. policies in the future.
Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama’s summit could make a “lasting contribution to the regional debate” regarding commercial, security, and cyber threats, writes COA's Eric Farnsworth for China-U.S. Focus.
From June 4 to 6, foreign ministers from across the hemisphere discuss steps to combat narcotics, while three Latin America countries consider drug legislation.
Could the Chinese president’s June 4-6 visit to Mexico help reset bilateral relations?
The results of the Pacific Alliance summit last month suggest that “this new economic bloc is an emerging powerhouse in Latin America,” writes AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth for World Politics Review.
“El actual modelo de relaciones hemisféricas puede romperse y hacer ineficaz la política de EE.UU.” si toma en cuenta únicamente las democracias de la región, escribe Eric Farnsworth para Excélsior.
COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth outlines why the vice president’s tour is part of “a long-overdue strategy of hemispheric engagement in 2013.”