Southern Cone & Brazil

In an article for Viewpoints Americas, Jonathan Hamilton, Partner at White & Case LLP, examines the recent trend in some parts of Latin America to reject arbitration for resolving investment disputes. It is unlikely that foes of neutral dispute mechanisms will be able to  "put the arbitration genie fully back into a bottle," he writes.

Review 75 opens with a section of scholarly articles developed by Guest Academic Editor Raúl Antelo on a range of topics relating to Argentine writing and humanities, such as the decade of the seventies in Argentine literature and the influence of the pampa on Argentine identity.

Americas Society presents Beginning with a Bang! From Confrontation to Intimacy, an exhibition of Argentine contemporary art that maps the historical scenario of specific breakthroughs in contemporary art of 1960s Buenos Aires. The exhibition opened September 28 with a curatorial dialogue. In addition, AS hosted a panel discussion on contemporary Argentine literature at 6:30 p.m. reflecting on Argentina's complex identity through its culture, history, and landscape.

In an AS/COA public event, President Michelle Bachelet highlighted the importance of energy stability and noted that Chile has reached out to U.S. congressional leaders to voice support for pending hemispheric free-trade agreements.

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Minister Roberto Rodrigues visited our Washington Office to speak with members about domestic and international agricultural developments. At the April 25 meeting, Rodrigues discussed Brazil's ethanol production, WTO trade negotiations, and Brazil's trade relationship with the U.S.