"Concrete policy proposals and actions are required in order to keep the momentum and show the hemisphere, through deeds as well as words, that we really have embarked upon a new path in hemispheric affairs," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth in an article for Poder.
U.S. Policy
Latin America Calling
AQ Interview: U.S. Senator Richard Lugar
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) predicts the Senate will lift the U.S. travel ban to Cuba this congressional session.
Fresh Look Review: Obama Administration and the Americas: Agenda for Change edited by Abraham F. Lowenthal, Theodore J. Piccone, and Laurence Whitehead
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Daniel W. Fisk
Daniel W. Fisk looks at a Brookings Institution book on U.S.-Latin America policy.
Fresh Look Review: The Myths and Costs of the Cuban Revolution
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Eusebio Mujal-León
Congressional Trips Overseas Are Necessary for U.S. Policy
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Brian Wanko
Unfortunately, media and constituents at times misconstrue trips abroad as flamboyant travel by members of Congress at taxpayers’ expense.
Remarks: U.S. Amb. to Brazil Clifford Sobel at AS/COA's São Paulo Conference
Speaking at the 2009 Latin American Cities Conference in São Paulo, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Clifford Sobel outlined the advances in the U.S.-Brazil relations in recent years and how the Obama administration envisions future partnerships with its Brazilian counterparts.