"China’s leadership should…offer to support serious negotiations," co-writes AS/COA Chairman Emeritus William R. Rhodes for South China Morning Post.
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“It’s untenable to have a free-trade agreement with the Nicaraguan regime right now,” said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Miami Herald
“I think the United States has finally come around to recognizing that it’s not just about trading commodities,” said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Foreign Policy
"It’s low-hanging fruit for Biden while Lula needs all the help he can get," said AS/COA's Cecilia Tornaghi on efforts to save the Amazon to the Los Angeles Times.
“Even though these are two leaders with a lot in common, their underlying world views and national interests are quite different, and Ukraine is a big one,” said AS/COA's Brian Winter to The New York Times.
"We are going back to normal and normal is two big continent-sized democracies who have shared interests but also a history of not seeing eye-to-eye," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to The Washington Post.
The region continues to deal with the effects of sanctions against Russia, even as many leaders refuse to strongly condemn Moscow.