News & Analysis

As Russia faces harsh sanctions for invading Ukraine, we review U.S. economic restrictions on Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

"Long-standing assumptions about the so-called U.S. sphere of influence in the Western Hemisphere now need to be revisited," writes AS/COA's Brian Winter in Foreign Affairs.

Three primary-like votes will eliminate more than half of a large, unwieldy presidential field.

“Countries cannot be reactive. They have to be proactive in the way they manage monetary and fiscal policy,” says the AS/COA president and CEO.

Against a backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions, AS/COA Online looks at Russia’s recent moves in the Americas. 

Economist Rodrigo Chaves outperformed polls to place second and secure a spot against former President José María Figueres in the April 3 runoff.

"We all need to recognize the responsibility that advanced economy creditors have to their stressed borrowers," cowrites AS/COA Chairman Emeritus William R. Rhodes in Reuters Breakingviews. 

La iniciativa de la OMS que busca corregir las inequidades globales en vacunación ha distribuido 93 millones de dosis a través de la región.

The WHO program that seeks to correct for global vaccination inequities has distributed 93 million doses across the region.

Amid concerns about debt and unemployment, Ticos vote for a president and legislators on February 6. Learn more and see what the polls say.

"Market participants urgently need to make reforms to prevent a deepening debt crisis in developing economies," cowrites AS/COA Chairman Emeritus William R. Rhodes in The Wall Street Journal.

The Peruvian president waited until he was half a year into his term to talk with the media. We look at some of his more indicative quotes.

Recognition of Central America as part of a larger North American economic zone is necessary to reduce the factors driving migration, writes AS/COA's Steve Liston in The Hill. 

The Summit takes place in Los Angeles in June. AS/COA’s Steve Liston covers the chance to “lay out a vision for what the U.S. wants to achieve” in Latin America.

Many countries are vaccinating children five years or even younger. In Brazil and Mexico, however, age eligibility lines have been less clear.

Muchos países están vacunando a niños de cinco años y más jóvenes aún. En Brasil y México, sin embargo, los criterios de edad para ser elegible han sido menos claros. 

Hasta con tasas de hospitalización más bajas, Omicron amenaza con ser disruptiva. Desde pruebas hasta vacunas y restricciones, así es cómo la región está manejando el último tsunami de Covid.

Even with lower hospitalization rates, Omicron threatens disruption. From tests to shots to restrictions, here’s how the region is handling the latest Covid tsunami.

Brasil, Colombia, y Costa Rica tendrán elecciones presidenciales y legislativas este año, pero esas no son las únicas votaciones que se llevarán a cabo en la región. 

The region has witnessed a mix of stability and stagnation with several big setbacks and a couple bright spots.