FARC negotiations, security, and the economy may prove important as President Juan Manuel Santos hints at a run for a second term.
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La visita del vicepresidente representa “una evolución del interés nacional de E.E. U.U. en una región y una diplomacia cambiantes”, escribe Christopher Sabatini para El Tiempo.
The Central American country’s two largest street gangs agreed to a truce on May 28. Will the deal, eight months in the works, help lead to a drop in violence?
A viagem do vice-presidente Joe Biden demonstra “o esforço para reforçar a diplomacia e o compromisso econômico” com a América Latina, escreve Christopher Sabatini para O Globo.
In World Politics Review, AS/COA’s Christopher Sabatini writes that while President Evo Morales continues to employ populist rhetoric, Bolivia still remains significantly different from its ALBA allies.
Observers say the vice president’s May 26-30 trip to Brazil, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago signifies increasing U.S. engagement with the region.
The country’s Constitutional Court voided part of the genocide trial of the former general, annulling the conviction and jail sentence handed down by another court.
The BNY Mellon president talks with AS/COA Online about how to increase the number of women in business leadership roles.
With an eye toward Asia, this Latin American group is looking to increase trade and integration among members.
The first Brazilian oil concessions in five years took place on May 14 and 15, while Congress passed a law to upgrade the country’s ports.
The ambassador reflected on the Obama administration’s evolving Central American security policy, as well as building economic opportunity in El Salvador.
In FT's beyondbrics, AS/COA’s Christopher Sabatini writes that the Obama administration has sought a “new-found effort to buttress diplomacy with economic promise” in Latin America.
Representatives from Asia-Pacific economies meet in Peru May 15 to continue negotiations on a far-reaching trade deal, recently energized by news that Japan will join talks.
Guatemala and Honduras are the latest countries to join this Venezuelan-run regional bloc that provides preferential oil agreements.
President Obama's visit to Mexico shifted the narrative on bilateral relations, but it fell short on promoting a broader domestic ambition for both countries, writes COA's Eric Farnsworth for World Politics Review.
In Financial Times' beyondbrics, AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth examines the factors behind Bolivian President Evo Morales' decision to expel USAID.
Get information and analysis on the president’s May 2-4 trip to Latin America.
Estados Unidos debe reconocer a México como un socio económico de importancia crucial para la construcción de la competitividad de Norteamérica, escribe Eric Farnsworth para Excelsior.
May 1 marks the deadline for candidates to register for Chile’s upcoming presidential primaries, as parties in the country’s two main political blocs confirm final candidates.
Immigrants can help boost U.S. labor force productivity. The third in a series of AS/COA fact sheets on immigration shows how.