Brazil’s discovery of a massive undersea deposit of natural gas could potentially alter its long-term energy strategy and also adversely affect neighboring Bolivia’s lucrative supply of hydrocarbons to its biggest customer.
Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama approved an act that allocated $600 million to boost security along the border with Mexico. An AS/COA analysis looks at how the funds will be raised and spent.
President Sebastián Piñera started his term overseeing Chile's post-earthquake reconstruction and has presided over a robust economic recovery. Still, six months after the earthquake the new leader has seen his approval ratings slump.
While Venezuela and Colombia have taken an important step in reestablishing diplomatic ties, a sustained commitment by both countries will be necessary to achieve a new era of bilateral cooperation, writes AS/COA's Jason Marczak in El Diario/La Prensa. (en español)
The U.S. Trade Representative filed a complaint against Guatemala on July 30, claiming violations to labor rights agreed to under the Central American Free Trade Agreement. The dispute marks the first U.S. case of its kind within the framework of a trade pact.
"If the President wants to meet his export goals and have sustainable growth, [Latin America] is a region that has largely felt the cold shoulder of Washington for decades, but is willing to take business relations to another level," writes AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal in The Huffington Post.
Caracas maintains territorial, maritime, and border disputes with several Caribbean countries, leading to uneasy ties between Venezuela and many of its neighbors.
Juan Manuel Santos takes over Colombia’s presidency on August 7 and has built a team to take on economic and diplomatic challenges as the country celebrates its bicentennial. Learn more about the new cabinet.
It's time for the United States to ease restrictions and promote development of IT services in Cuba, writes Carlos Saladrigas of the Cuba Study Group in an op-ed for The Miami Herald.
President Inácio Lula da Silva's protogé Dilma Rousseff and rival José Serra poll neck and neck as the race heats up for Brazil’s October election.
After eight years in office, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe leaves his successor Juan Manuel Santos with strong ties to Washington.
The Partners Forum is spurring governments, NGOs and the private sector to collaborate against a scourge that affects 250 million people in the hemisphere.
A federal judge placed holds on some of the more controversial portions of Arizona’s new immigration law just a day before the legislation’s implementation. Access AS/COA’s resource guide to SB1070 and the temporary injunction.
China may be a step ahead in terms of Latin American trade and investment, but the region has started looking to fast-growing India as another opportunity to ramp up Asian commercial ties.
Bogota presented evidence at an OAS session that Venezuela knowingly provides sanctuary and support to FARC and ELN rebels within its territory. Caracas responded by breaking diplomatic ties with its neighbor.
"While Washington hesitates, U.S. businesses are losing their competitive edge in Latin America as Europe, Canada, and Asia sign free trade agreements with our neighbors," writes AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal.
Central American leaders gathered in San Salvador July 20 to coordinate strategies for stemming the rising tide of violence caused by organized crime, particularly in the “northern triangle” of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
During her visit to China, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner secured $12 billion worth of pledges from Beijing, primarily for her country’s rail system. But the trip fell short of resolving a Chinese ban on Argentine soybean oil.
Written in collaboration with the Brookings Institution and the Cuba Study Group, this white paper outlines ways that public and private sector can buiild access to technology and telecommunications services in Cuba.
AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini writes in ForeignPolicy.com for the White House "to loosen restrictions on U.S. telecom activities in Cuba and assist U.S. business in providing the tools for Cubans to communicate beyond the prison walls of the Castros' island nation."
