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."
Infrastructure
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 Haiti passes the six-month mark since a devastating earthquake, rebuilding proceeds at a slow pace hindered by politics and the massive scale of the disaster.
AS/COA held an April panel discussion on infrastructure and development in Central America. Discussion centered on an economic and investment outlook for the region, infrastructure development, and the importance of enhancing regional and global trade relations.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this week announced a major infrastucture investment plan valued at roughly $880 billion. News of the plan could provide a boost to the political campaign of his chosen successor, Dilma Rousseff, ahead of the October 2010 election.
A Pfizer vice president looks at how multinational companies can best mobilize resources to assist recovery efforts in countries such as Haiti and Chile.
Months after the January 12 earthquake, a photojournalist finds piles of rubble but a city still teeming with life and activity.