President of Mexico Felipe Calderón travels to Washington this week amidst ongoing security worries and rising U.S. tensions over immigration. But experts say the meeting also provides a chance to boost bilateral relations and cooperation.
Security experts launched the "Transnational Crime and Security" issue (Spring 2010) of Americas Quarterly at a program that highlighted Rio de Janeiro's security challenges and innovations as it prepares to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics.
"Rather than working with the United States, Europe, and the other BRIC nations to build a more secure global environment, Lula's gambit risks enabling an outcome that could dramatically heighten regional and indeed global tensions," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth, discussing the Brazilian President's trip to Iran.
A new Americas Quarterly charticle explores illicit drug trafficking links throughout the Americas and across the globe. Access the charticle online.
William J. Bratton and William Andrews, two U.S. policing experts, propose a new strategy for Latin America in the Spring 2010 issue of Americas Quarterly.
In a new Americas Quarterly feature, former Vice President of Costa Rica Kevin Casas-Zamora, analyzes how to break the link between organized crime and politics.
"As sovereign nations, Russia and Venezuela have every right to engage in bilateral diplomatic and commercial exchange," writes COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth, discussing Caracas' recent billion-dollar arms deal with Moscow. "But we should not be unaware or naïve; U.S. interests are being affected to the extent our regional friends and allies are negatively impacted."
