Chile

The Piñera administration is pursuing energy independence, fearing lacking supplies will affect growth and mining investments.

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera introduced education and tax reforms to address student protester demands, though some question if the legislation goes far enough.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s five-day tour of Colombia, Brazil, and Chile focused on regional defense, disaster preparedness, and arms exchanges.

Colombia is thought to host significant but undeveloped copper reserves, attracting interest from Chile’s national copper company, which hopes to make its first international investment there.

A panel co-hosted by COA explored the benefits of integrating the stock exchanges of Chile, Colombia, and Peru and outlined remaining challenges for the initiative.

Americas Quarterly hosted former President of Chile Ricardo Lagos and former President of Peru Alejandro Toledo for a discussion on the political and economic changes and challenges in the Western Hemisphere.

The murder of a gay youth in Chile sparked national debate about passage of a long-languishing antidiscrimination bill.