The rescue of the 33 miners trapped in a collapsed Chilean mine captured the world’s attention. AS/COA Online offers an overview of multimedia coverage, as well as news about what happens next.
Finance ministers fell short of reaching an agreement on currency policy at a weekend IMF-hosted meeting, stoking fears about the “currency war” decried by Brazil’s Guido Mantega.
An AS/COA Online interview with New Mexico’s governor covers topics ranging from the need for a hemispheric security pact to the shifting U.S.-Cuban relationship. Richardson also urged for comprehensive immigration reform, warning of “continued division” without it.
Latino voters could play a crucial role in a number of elections across the country, with immigration and economic issues affecting which way they vote. AS/COA Online looks at key races.
Ecuador declared a state of emergency September 30 after police clashed with President Rafael Correa and his supporters, sparking a national crisis. Access an AS/COA resource guide to reactions and coverage.
Dilma Rousseff, heir apparent of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, won Sunday's election but fell a few points short of the majority vote needed to avoid a second round. She faces José Serra in an October 31 runoff and remains the favorite.
The U.S. and Mexico are ramping up their efforts to help those that need it most, writes Fred Niehaus, senior vice president of global public affairs for Western Union.
In the September 26 parliamentary election, an opposition coalition ended the two-thirds majority control over the National Assembly held by President Hugo Chávez’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela.
To stem the flow of illegal drugs, the United States and Bolivia "need to find a more effective way to cooperate for mutual benefit," argues COA's Eric Farnsworth in The Houston Chronicle. "Rethinking the bilateral approach to coca is a promising place to start."
In what President Juan Manuel Santos called “a decisive blow,” a Colombian strike this week claimed the life of the FARC’s top military leader Jorge Briceño Suárez, known as Mono Jojoy.
Against the backdrop of sustained regional growth, Chile, Colombia, and Peru moved one step closer to an integration of stock markets that could add a new dimension to their strong economic performance.
Mexico’s bicentennial underscores challenges and opportunities for the United States as well, writes former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and Americas Society Board Member Antonio O. Garza.
Mexico celebrates its bicentennial this week amid a glut of pulse-taking media coverage that reflects on the country’s direction.
Control over Venezuela’s National Assembly is at stake in the September 26 legislative election.
With attention turned to the rescue of 33 trapped miners, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera unveiled a new bill to raise taxes on the country’s lucrative mining industry. The rescue efforts could also spell reform of the agency overseeing mining safety.
"Over a five week span, voters in Venezuela, Brazil, and the United States, respectively, will make choices that will reconfirm or redirect the Bolivarian revolution, support or soften the international course that President Lula has set, and continue or overturn the ongoing pause in the U.S. trade agenda with the hemisphere," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth.
As Peru’s economy surges, its government pursues free trade pacts with some of Asia’s largest economies—most recently South Korea.
"If done carefully, further reforms hold the promise of breaking the policy and human rights stasis that has gripped Cuba, and U.S. policy towards Cuba, for more than half a century. That is a prize worth grasping," writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini in the Financial Times.
As the Mexican Congress prepares to come back in session, President Felipe Calderón unveiled a new bill aimed to strike at the heart of organized crime by stemming the flow of illicit cash that funds cartels. But some wonder how the new law might affect legitimate business.
Data from the first region-wide citizen terror assessment shows the importance of a strong rule of law in putting citizens at ease.
