The Colombia & Panama Free Trade Deals
The US is becoming more and more focused on its own problems, while increasingly middle class, globalized Latin American nations are finding new partners.
Analysis
Are Long-Stalled US Free-Trade Pacts Headed for Passage?
Will the three accords receive congressional approval? What is standing in the way?
Constructing Citizen Security in the Americas
Public security is today the issue that most troubles the citizens of nearly every country of Latin America and the Caribbean.
How Successful Was Obama’s Trip to Latin America?
Which aspects of Obama’s recent trip to Latin America were a success and which were disappointments?
Rethinking US Drug Policy
US citizens today are clearly unhappy with their government’s anti-drug policies.
Wikileaks & Latin America
Wikileaks has made international diplomacy more complicated for the US—or at a minimum more awkward.
US-Brazil Relations: Expect More Conflict
President Lula da Silva triumphantly announced that he and his Turkish counterpart had persuaded Iran to shift a major part of its uranium enrichment program overseas—an objective that had previously eluded the US and other world powers. Washington, however, was not applauding.
Rising Brazil: The Choices Of A New Global Power
What should we expect from a newly powerful Brazil? Does the country have the capacity and leadership to be a central actor in addressing critical global and regional problems?
Was the Iran Nuclear Deal a Victory for Brazil?
Was the deal involving Brazil a victory for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva following criticisms of his engagement with Tehran? What will the agreement with Iran do for Brazil’s prospects as a leader and negotiator on the global stage?
Does Latin America Need Another Regional Organization?
During last month’s Rio Group summit in Mexico, Latin American leaders agreed to form a new regional bloc that would exclude the United States and Canada. Is this new group needed?
Should Insulza Have Another Term as OAS Secretary General?
Should Insulza be elected to another term as OAS secretary general? Will he be challenged for re-election?
The Washington Post & the OAS Secretary General
The OAS needs to be reformed, but the changes need to emerge from accurate analysis of the problems confronting both Latin America and the OAS.
A Disappointing First Year: Obama & Latin America
Inter-American relations have taken a disappointing course for the Obama Administration. The US has suffered several political setbacks in the region and little progress has been made on most of the “legacy” issues that Obama inherited.
The Obama Administration: A Difficult Year in Latin America
2009 has not been a good year for U.S.-Latin America relations. Despite their warm welcome at the April Summit, Latin America’s governments made life more difficult than anticipated for President Obama.
Haiti: Real Progress, Real Fragility
Haitian President René Préval says that his country no longer deserves its “failed state” stigma, and he is right. Haiti’s recent progress is real and profound, but it is jeopardized by continued institutional dysfunction, including the government’s inexperience in working with Parliament.