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Regional Policy Overview: Western Hemisphere
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This section contains the ten most-recently added documents to this Regional Policy Overview. All recently-included items can also be found by subject division below.
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White House
- [16 Sep 09] Remarks by President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Harper during Press Availability
- [10 Aug 09] Press Conference by President Obama, President Calderón of Mexico, and Prime Minister Harper of Canada
- [10 Aug 09] Joint Statement by North American Leaders
- [10 Aug 09] North American Leaders' Declaration on Climate Change and Clean Energy
- [10 Aug 09] North American Leaders Summit: Energy Deliverables
- [10 Aug 09] North American Leaders' Declaration on H1N1
- [7 Aug 09] Press Briefing on the President's Upcoming Trip to Guadalajara
National Security Advisor General James Jones, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman, NSC Senior Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs Daniel Restrepo, and Deputy National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security John Brennan
- [6 Aug 09] Press Briefing by National Security Advisor General James Jones, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman, NSC Senior Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs Daniel Restrepo, and Deputy National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security John Brennan
- [29 June 09] Remarks by President Obama and President Uribe of Colombia in Joint Press Availability
- [28 June 09] Statement from President on the Situation in Honduras
- [23 June 09] Remarks by President Obama and President Bachelet of Chile after Meeting
- [19 April 09] Press Conference by the President, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- [19 April 09] Fact Sheet: The United States and the 2009 Summit of the Americas: Securing Our Citizens' Future
- [18 April 09] Fact Sheet: New $100 Million Microfinance Growth Fund for the Western Hemisphere
- [18 April 09] Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the President's meeting with UNASUR Countries
- [18 April 09] Press Briefing by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough on the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the Summit of the Americas
- [18 April 09] Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Chairman of the National Economic COuncil Larry Summers, and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough on the First Plenary Session of the Summit of the Americas
- [17 April 09] Remarks by the President at the Summit of the Americas Opening Ceremony
- [16 April 09] Joint Press Conference with President Barack Obama and President Felipe Calderón of Mexico
- [16 April 09] Fact Sheet: US-Mexico Discuss New Approach to Bilateral Relationship
- [16 April 09] Fact Sheet: U.S.-Mexico Announce Bilateral Framework on Clean Energy and Climate Change
- [16 April 09] Remarks by President Barack Obama at Dinner, Mexico City, Mexico
- [16 April 09] Remarks by President Barack Obama at Welcoming Ceremony, Mexico City, Mexico
- [16 April 09] Choosing a Better Future in the Americas
Editorial by President Barack Obama, available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese
- [14 April 09] Proclamation: Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2009
- [13 April 09] Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in Cuba: Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce
- [13 April 09] Press Briefing on the President's Trip to Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago
Daniel Restrepo, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow, Director, Summit of the Americas, and Denis McDonough, Director for Strategic Communications, NSC
- [13 April 09] Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and Dan Restrepo, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [13 April 09] Fact Sheet: Reaching Out to the Cuban People
- [9 April 09] Readout of the President's Call with Prime Minister Manning of Trinidad and Tobago
- [27 March 09] A New Day for Partnership in the Americas
Op-Ed by Vice President Joe Biden
- [14 March 09] Remarks by President Obama and President Lula da Silva of Brazil in Press Availability
- [19 Feb 09] Press Availability by President Obama and Prime Minister Harper of Canada
- [17 Feb 09] Interview of the President by Peter Mansbridge, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- [17 Feb 09] Press Briefing on the Trip to the President to Canada by Denis Mcdonough, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communication
- [13 Jan 09] Message to the Cuban People by the President
- [13 Jan 09] President Bush Meets with President Calderón of Mexico
- [23 Dec 08] To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement with Respect to Costa Rica and for Other Purposes: A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
- [16 Dec 08] President Bush Meets with President Saca of El Salvador
- [27 Oct 08] President Bush Meets with President Lugo of Paraguay
- [16 Oct 08] President Bush Signs H.R. 7222, the Andean Trade Preference Act Extension
- [16 Oct 08] Fact Sheet: Creating New Opportunities for Consumers and Businesses Around the World
- [10 Oct 08] President Bush Meets with Cuban American Community Leaders
- [24 Sep 08] President Bush Discusses Free Trade with Western Hemisphere Leaders
- [24 Sep 08] Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas
- [17 Sep 08] President Bush Meets with President Torrijos of Panama
- [21 May 08] President Bush Discusses Cuba, Marks Day of Solidarity
- [21 May 08] Fact Sheet: Promoting Democracy in Cuba
- [20 May 08] Proclamation: A Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, 2008
- [7 May 08] President Bush Attends Council of the Americas
- [6 May 08] President Bush Meets with President Torrijos of Panama
- [28 April 08] President Bush Meets with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom
- [28 April 08] President Bush Meets with U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum
- [22 April 08] Joint Statement by President Bush, President Calderon, Prime Minister Harper
- [22 April 08] President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Calderon of Mexico and Prime Minister Harper of Canada
- [21 April 08] President Bush Attends Opening of Mexican Consulate
- [21 April 08] President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Harper of Canada
- [21 April 08] President Bush Meets with President Calderon of Mexico
- [21 April 08] President Bush Attends United States Chamber of Commerce Reception
- [18 April 08] Excerpts From Press Gaggle by Tony Fratto and Dan Fisk, NSC Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs on the North American Leaders' Summit
- [20 March 08] President Bush Meets with Prime Ministers of the Bahamas, Barbados, and Belize
- [7 March 08] President Bush Discusses Cuba
- [19 Feb 08] President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Kagame of Rwanda
NOTE: Contains the President's reaction to Fidel Castro's resignation half way through
- [14 Dec 07] President Bush and President Garcia of Peru Sign H.R. 3688
- [14 Dec 07] Fact Sheet: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
- [4 Dec 07] President Bush Pleased with Senate Passage of Free Trade Agreement with Peru
- [29 Nov 07] President Bush Meets with President Saca of El Salvador
- [8 Nov 07] President Bush Pleased by Approval of Free Trade Agreement with Peru
- [24 Oct 07] President Bush Discusses Cuba Policy
- [24 Oct 07] Fact Sheet: Encouraging Freedom, Justice, and Propserity in Cuba
- [13 Oct 07] President's Radio Address - International Trade
- [12 Oct 07] President Bush Discusses Free Trade Agreements
- [24 Sep 07] President Bush Meets with President Lula of Brazil
- [21 Aug 07] Joint Statement by Prime Minister Harper, President Bush, and President Calderon
- [21 Aug 07] President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister Harper of Canada and President Calderon of Mexico
- [20 Aug 07] Press Gaggle on the President's Bilateral Meetings with Mexico and Canada
Dan Fisk, Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, National Security Council
- [9 July 07] President Bush Participates in a Conversation on the Americas
- [9 July 07] Mrs. Bush's Remarks at a White House Conference on the Americas
- [9 July 07] Fact Sheet: White House Conference on the Americas
- [20 June 07] Joint Statement: Conference on the Caribbean
- [23 April 07] President Bush Meets with President Garcia of Peru
- [14 March 07] Joint U.S.-Mexico Communique
- [14 March 07] President Bush and President Calderón Participate in a Joint Press Availability
- [12 March 07] President Bush and President Berger of Guatemala Participate in Joint Press Availability
- [11 March 07] President Bush and President Uribe of Colombia Participate in a Joint Press Availability
- [10 March 07] President Bush and President Vazquez of Uruguay Participate in Joint Press Availability
- [9 March 07] President Bush Participates in a Joint Press Availability with President Lula of Brazil
- [9 March 07] President Bush and President Lula of Brazil Discuss Biofuel Technology
- [5 March 07] President Bush Discusses Western Hemisphere Policy
- [5 March 07] Press Briefing on the President's Trip to Latin America
- [1 March 07] Implementation of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement with Respect to the Dominican Republic and for Other Purposes
- [27 Feb 07] President Bush Meets with President Saca of El Salvador
- [16 Feb 07] President Bush Meets with President Torrijos of the Republic of Panama
- [6 Dec 06] President Bush Welcomes President Arias of Costa Rica to the White House
- [25 Oct 06] President Bush Welcomes President Fernandez of the Dominican Republic to the White House
- [10 Oct 06] Joint Statement between the United States of America and the Republic of Peru
- [10 Oct 06] President Bush Welcomes President Garcia of Peru to the White House
- [7 Sept 06] Statement on Second Report of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
- [10 July 06] Fact Sheet: Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba Report to the President
- [6 July 06] President Bush Participates in Press Availability with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
- [9 June 06] Joint Statement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Chile
- [31 March 06] The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: Progress
- [31 March 06] The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: Next Steps
- [31 March 06] President Bush, President Fox of Mexico, and Prime Minister Harper of Canada in Press Availability
- [30 March 06] Press Briefing by Dan Fisk, Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, National Security Council
- [30 March 06] President Bush and Prime Minister Harper of Canada Deliver Remarks in Mexico
- [29 March 06] Interview of the President by CTV
TOP Department of Defense
- [current] United States Northern Command
- [current] United States Southern Command
- [current] North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
- [2 Nov 09] Remarks for Consular Corps of Miami
Gen Douglas Fraser, Commander, U.S. Southern Command
- [5 May 09] A Common Bond We Share...
Remarks by ADM Stavridis, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, at the closing of UNITAS GOLD
- [5 May 09] Remarks at the UNITAS 50th Iteration Commemorative Dinner
B. J. Penn, Secretary of the Navy (Acting)
- [April 09] UNITAS 50: A History of Naval Cooperation
U.S. Southern Command
- [6 March 09] Remarks at Mexican Naval War College
Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- [5 March 09] Media Stakeout with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Canadian Minister of Defense Peter Mackay outside the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
- [March 09] 2009 Posture Statement
U.S. Southern Command
- [16 June 08] North American Forum (Washington, D.C.)
Remarks by Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense
- [13 May 08] NORAD-NORTHCOM Command Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (Colorado Springs, CO)
Statement by Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense
- [29 April 08] Media Availability with Secretary Gates in Mexico City, Mexico
- [4 Oct 07] Media Availability with Secretary Gates and Defense Minister Goni from Chile
- [2 Oct 07] Press Availability with Secretary Gates and President Saca from San Salvador, El Salvador
- [17 Aug 07] DoD Press Briefing with Dr. Ward, Capt. Boynton, Mr. Leitch on USNS Comforts Four-Month, 12-Country Humanitarian Mission To South America, Central America and the Caribbean
- [7 Aug 07] DoD Media Briefing with Commodore Kapcio and Captain Boynton
- [28 June 07] Command Strategy 2016
United States Southern Command
- [12 June 07] U.S. Southern Command: Enhancing Hemisphere Stability and Security
Brig. Gen. Michael R. Moeller, U.S. Southern Command
- [21-22 March 07] 2007 SOUTHCOM Posture Statement by Admiral James G. Stavridis
- [23 Feb 07] Media Availability: Adm. James Stavridis, Commander, U.S. Southern Command
- [11 Dec 06] Department of Defense and Canada Sign Next Stage Joint Strike Fighter Agreement
TOP Department of State
- [current] Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [current] Western Hemisphere Affairs: Countries and Other Areas
- [current] USAID: Latin America and the Caribbean
- [current] America.gov: Telling America's Story: The Americas
- [17 Nov 09] Press Release: The United States Responds to Natural Disaster in El Salvador
- [10 Nov 09] Press Release: United States-Ecuador Bilateral Dialogue
- [6 Nov 09] Press Statement: Honduras
- [30 Oct 09] Recent Developments in Honduras
Remarks by Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Dan Restrepo, White House Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [30 Oct 09] Press Release: U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement
- [30 Oct 09] Breakthrough in Honduras
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [29 Oct 09] Briefing on the Situation in Honduras
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [28 Oct 09] Remarks on the Situation in Honduras
Alejandro Wolff, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
- [28 Oct 09] Explanation of Vote on the Cuba Resolution
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
- [26 Oct 09] U.S. State Department Reports on Religious Freedom in the Western Hemisphere - 2009
- [22 Oct 09] Press Statement: Nicaraguan Supreme Court Ruling on Re-election
- [28 Sep 09] Statement on Honduras
- [26 Sep 09] U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual and Mexican Ambassador to the United States Arturo Sarukhan
- [22 Sep 09] Press Statement: Situation in Honduras
- [22 Sep 09] Remarks at the Launch of Inter-American Social Protection Network (IASPN)
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [21 Sep 09] Remarks with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez and Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno Ugarte at Camera Spray After Their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [15 Sep 09] Remarks with Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [3 Sep 09] Press Statement: Termination of Assistance and Other Measures Affecting the De Facto Regime in Honduras
- [3 Sep 09] Briefing: Senior Administration Officials on Honduras
- [25 Aug 09] Senior State Department Officials on Honduras
- [18 Aug 09] Remarks with Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez after Their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [18 Aug 09] Secretary Clinton's Meeting with Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermúdez
Background Briefing by Senior State Department Official
- [19 July 09] Press Statement: Negotiations in Costa Rica
- [16 July 09] Remarks with Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Patricia Espinosa Cantellano and Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon after the North American Trilateral Ministerial Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [14 July 09] Press Statement: Cuba Migration Talks
- [7 July 09] Interview with Leopoldo Castillo of Globovision
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [7 July 09] Remarks at the Top of the Daily Press Briefing
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [5 July 09] Background Briefing on the Organization of American States Decision on Honduras
Teleconference Background Briefing by Three Senior Department Officials
- [1 July 09] Background Briefing on the Situation in Honduras
Teleconference Background Briefing by Two Senior Department Officials
- [29 June 09] Media Note: Letter of Agreement Signed with Dominican Republic
- [29 June 09] Remarks on the Situation in Honduras
Rosemary DiCarlo, U.S. Alternative Representative to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs
- [29 June 09] Taken Question: U.S. Assistance to Honduras
- [29 June 09] Remarks at the Top of the Daily Press Briefing
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [28 June 09] Background Briefing on the Situation in Honduras
Teleconference Background Briefing by Two Senior Officials
- [28 June 09] Situation in Honduras
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [25 June 09] Press Statement: The United States and Venezuela Agree to Resume Full Diplomatic Representation
- [18 June 09] Press Statement: Letter of Agreement Signed with Costa Rica
- [12 June 09] Press Statement: Freedom of Expression in the Western Hemisphere
- [9 June 09] Remarks at the Inter-American Conference of Mayors
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [8 June 09] The Future of Inter-American Relations
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [3 June 09] The OAS Ministerial in Honduras
Briefing by Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Dan Restrepo, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council
- [3 June 09] OAS Resolution
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [2 June 09] Intervention During the Plenary Session Regarding Cuba and the OAS
Remarks by Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [2 June 09] Remarks with Jamaican Foreign Minister Kenneth Baugh at CARICOM Breakfast Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [1 June 09] Remarks with El Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [1 June 09] New Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas
Op-Ed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [31 May 09] Intervention at Pathways to Prosperity Ministerial
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [31 May 09] Millennium Challenge Corporation Event
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [13 May 09] Remarks at the 39th Washington Conference of the Council of Americas
James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State
- [13 May 09] Remarks at the 39th Washington Conference of the Council of the Americas
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [13 May 09] Remarks at the 39th Washington Conference of the Council of the Americas
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [30 April 09] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2008: Western Hemisphere Overview
- [24 April 09] Press Release: Letter of Agreement with Nicaragua Signed
- [17 April 09] Digital Town Hall of the Americas
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [17 April 09] Remarks with Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [14 April 09] Remarks at the Haiti Donors Conference
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [13 April 09] Fact Sheet: The United States and Mexico: A Multifaceted Partnership
- [6 April 09] Upcoming Summit of the Americas
Jeffrey S. Davidown, White House Advisor for the Summit of the Americas
- [26 March 09] Remarks at the Simeprode/Benlesa Biogas Plant
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [26 March 09] Remarks at TecMilenio University
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [26 March 09] Press Availability at TecMilenio University
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [25 March 09] Remarks with Mexican Foreign Secretary Particia Espinosa After Their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- [13 March 09] Preview of President Barack Obama's Meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [13 March 09] Press Statement: Letter of Agreement Signed with Panama
- [12 March 09] A Discussion on the Summit of the Americas
Remarks by Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Jeffrey S. Davidow, White House Advisor for the Summit of the Americas, at the Inter-American Dialogue
- [10 March 09] The Merida Initiative
Testimony by David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- [10 March 09] The Merida Initiative
Testimony by Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- [25 Feb 09] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in the Western Hemisphere - 2008
- [19 Feb 09] Press Statement: The Government of Ecuador's Expulsion of a Second U.S. Diplomat
- [10 Feb 09] Press Release: The United States and Belize Implement the Merida Initiative
- [5 Feb 09] Fact Sheet: The Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials
- [5 Feb 09] Press Statement: The United States and Guatemala Implement the Merida Initiative
- [28 Jan 09] Fact Sheet: Participation in Hemispheric Security Treaties and Conventions
- [12 Jan 09] 2008 Common Values, Shared Interests: The United States and its Promise in the Western Hemisphere
- [19 Dec 08] Joint Press Conference on the Merida Initiative High-Level Consultative Group
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [19 Dec 08] Media Note: Joint Statement of the Merida Initiative High-Level Consultative Group
- [12 Dec 08] Fact Sheet: Second United States-Central American Dialogue on Security
- [12 Dec 08] U.S. and Canada Signed MOU on Emergency Management Cooperation
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [11 Dec 08] Media Note: Pathways to Prosperity Education Initiative
- [10 Dec 08] Remarks at Signing Ceremony with Panamanian First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [10 Dec 08] Remarks at Pathways to Prosperity Plenary Session I
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [8 Dec 08] Press Statement: Belize-Guatemala Border Agreement
- [5 Dec 08] U.S. Diplomacy in the Americas: A Conversation with the Diplomatic Corps
Remarks by Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and the U.S. Ambassadors to Western Hemisphere Countries, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- [20 Nov 08] Media Note: Joint Statement by the United States and Brazil Announcing the Expansion of Cooperation on Biofuels to Advance Energy Security and Promote Sustainable Development
- [23 Oct 08] Remarks with Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Patricia Espinosa
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [23 Oct 08] Press Statement: Nicaragua's Electoral Climate
- [22 Oct 08] Remarks En Route to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [8 Oct 08] Narco-Trafficking: What is the Nexus with the War on Terror?
Remarks by David M. Luna, Director for Anticrime Programs, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
- [1 Oct 08] Media Note: United States and Uruguay Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Cooperation on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
- [25 Sep 08] Initiation of Security Cooperation Dialogue with Caribbean Leaders
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [24 Sep 08] Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas Initiative
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [15 Sep 08] Press Statement: Humanitarian Assistance to the Cuban People Following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
- [12 Sep 08] Press Statement: Expulsion of U.S. Ambassadors to Venezuela and Bolivia
- [11 Sep 08] Press Statement: Bolivia: President Morales Declares Ambassador Goldberg PNG
- [9 Sep 08] Fact Sheet: Humanitarian Assistance to the Cuban People Following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
- [20 Aug 08] Summit Promotes Security, Prosperity, Democracy
Op-Ed by Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Ambassador Hector Morales, U.S. Summit of the Americas Coordinator
- [11 Aug 08] Fact Sheet: Qs&As: The United States and The Bahamas Proliferation Security Initaitve Shipboarding Agreement
- [6 Aug 08] Fact Sheet: The Merida Initiative
- [1 July 08] The Merida Initiatvie: Our Partnership Moves Forward
Foreign Press Center briefing by Thomas Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [23 June 08] EU Lifts Restrictive Measures on Cuba
Remarks by Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [23 June 08] Energy Answers Await at our Doorstep
Op-ed by Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Daniel S. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Eonomic, Energy, and Business Affairs
- [17 June 08] Remarks at the Fourth North American Forum
John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
- [10 June 08] U.S. Diplomacy in the Americas
Remarks by Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, at the Center for Hemispheric Policy
- [2 June 08] Press Conference in Medellin, Colombia
John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
- [2 June 08] Remarks at the 38th General Assembly of the Organization of American States
John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
- [23 May 08] U.S. State Department Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports for the Western Hemisphere - 2008
- [22 May 08] Cuba's Leaders Must be Held Accountable
Op-ed by Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, and Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
- [20 May 08] Fact Sheet: U.S. and Summit of the Americas: Securing Our Citizens' Future
- [20 May 08] A Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People
Foreign Press Center Briefing by Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [7 May 08] Remarks at the Council of the Americas 38th Annual Meeting
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [30 April 08] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2007: Western Hemisphere Overview
- [29 April 08] Transnational Crime and Unity of Effort to Combat Gangs, Criminals and Terrorists
Remarks by David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, before the Ministers of Justice or Attorney Generals of the Americas (REMJA)
- [22 April 08] Three-Nation Partnership Going Strong
Op-ed by John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary
- [18 April 08] Discussion on the Security and Prosperity Partnership
Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Note: Remarks to the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America and COuncil of the Americas along with Walter Bastian, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for the Western Hemisphere, Alfonso Martinez-Fonts, Assistant Secretary for the Private Sector Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- [8 April 08] Remarks with Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa and Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier after their Meeting
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [8 April 08] Fact Sheet: Organization of American States
- [3 April 08] Building an Enduring Engagement in Latin America
Remarks by Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, to the Americas Society, Council ofthe Americas
- [18 March 08] Anniversary of Cuba's Black Spring
- [14 March 08] Remarks with Chilean Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [14 March 08] Remarks with President of Neoenergia Marcelo Correa and Governor of da Bahia Jacques Wagner
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [13 March 08] Remarks with Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [11 March 08] U.S. State Department Country Reports for Human Rights Practices in the Western Hemisphere - 2007
- [5 March 08] With Castro Stepping Down, What's Next for Cuba and the Western Hemisphere?
Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [4 March 08] Media Note: U.S.-Brazil Steering Group and Advisory Board Meet to Advance Cooperation on Biofuels
- [29 Feb 08] Congressional Budget Justification: Foreign Operations - Fiscal Year 2009: Western Hemisphere Regional Overview
- [24 Feb 08] Statement on Cuba's Transition
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [7 Feb 08] US Obligations Under the Merida Initiative
Statement of Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Before the House Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [30 Jan 08] Fact sheet: CAFTA-DR Labor Projects
- [22 Jan 08] The Western Hemisphere: 2007 in Review and Looking Ahead to 2008
Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [14 Jan 08] Fact Sheet: 2007: Historic Commitment, Positive Engagement in Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [20 Dec 07] Remarks with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Bernier after their Meeting
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [14 Dec 07] Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Signing Ceremony
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [3 Dec 07] Remarks to the Caribbean Central America Action Conference
Daniel S. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs
- [3 Dec 07] Fact Sheet: CARICOM-U.S. Initiative to Combat Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms and Light Weapons
- [14 Nov 07] Merida Initiative
Statement by Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, to the House Commmittee on Foreign Affairs
- [8 Nov 07] House of Representatives Passage of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreeement
Statement by Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [24 Oct 07] On-the-Record Briefing with Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez and Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas A. Shannon on Cuba Policy
- [22 Oct 07] The Mexico/Central America Security Cooperation Package.
On-the-record briefing by Thomas Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [22 Oct 07] Joint Statement on the Merida Initiative: A New Paradigm for Security Cooperation
- [22 Oct 07] Fact Sheet: The Merida Initiative: United States - Mexico - Central America Security Cooperation
- [17 Oct 07] U.S.-Brazil Relations: Forging a Strategic Partnership
Remarks by Christopher McMullen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, to the Brazil - U.S. Business Council
- [9 Oct 07] Remarks at the Organization of American States, Hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [20 Sep 07] The Americas: Dynamic Change in the 21st Century
Remarks by Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, at the Miami Herald Americas Conference
- [18 Sep 07] Remarks at the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America 40th Annual Meeting
John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
- [22 Aug 07] Fact Sheet: Advancing Cooperation on Biofuels: U.S.-Brazil Steering Group Meets August 20 in Brasilia
- [21 Aug 07] Briefing by Ky Luu, Director, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development and Michele Bond, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizen Services on U.S. Assistance to Earthquake and Hurricane Victims In the Western Hemisphere Region
- [17 Aug 07] Fact Sheet: Combatting Avian Flu in North America: The North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza
- [8 Aug 07] Remarks with Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Chilean Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley at the Signing Ceremony for U.S.-Chile Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [3 Aug 07] Reflections on the U.S.-Brazil Relationship and Foreign Policy Challenges and Opportunities in Latin America
Remarks by R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- [18 July 07] U.S. Strategy to Combat the Threat of Criminal Gangs from Central America and Mexico
- [15 July 07] Latin America: We Need These Trade Deals
Op-Ed by Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [12 July 07] Remarks at the U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit
R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs
- [11 July 07] Press Briefing in Montevideo, Uruguay
R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs
- [10 July 07] Roundtable with Chilean Media
R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs
- [9 July 07] Remarks at the White House Conference on the Americas
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [6 July 07] Special Briefing on Upcoming White House Conference on the Americas
Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [2 July 07] Extension of the Andean Trade Preference Act
- [21 June 07] Remarks by Ambassador David H. Wilkins to the Chamber of Commerce - University of Saskatchewan
- [4 June 07] Remarks at Organization of American States General Assembly Plenary Session
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [29 May 07] U.S. Concerned about Freedom of Expression in Venezuela
- [17 May 07] U.S. Concludes Arrangement with Canada on Access to U.S. Defense Technology
- [2 May 07] Remarks at 37th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas
John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
- [2 May 07] Building the Americas Consensus
Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [18 April 07] Fact Sheet: Central America: Embracing CAFTA-DR
- [13 April 07] Joint Statement by the United States and Chile
- [30 March 07] Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U.) on Education Between the Governments of the United States and Brazil
- [30 March 07] Remarks from the Signing Ceremonies Between the U.S., Brazil, and Guinea-Bissau and the U.S. and Brazil
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [22 March 07] Remarks to the Council of the Americas
R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs
- [13 March 07] Interview With Joaquin Lopez-Doriga of Televisa
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [27 Feb 07] Remarks as Prepared for Delivery to the American Chamber of Commerce in Managua, Nicaragua
Daniel S. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs
- [23 Feb 07] Press Conference on the Security and Prosperity Partnership Ministerial Meeting
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Patricia Espinosa
- [22 Feb 07] Briefing on the Secretary's Travel to Canada
Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [5 Feb 07] Roundtable with Latin American Journalists on Travel to Brazil and Argentina
R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs
- [21 Dec 06] Remarks with Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay after their Meeting
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [5 Dec 06] United States and Bolivia Extend Cultural Property Protection Agreement
- [24 Oct 06] Chilean and U.S. Joint Statement: Bilateral Trade
- [13 Oct 06] Luncheon Remarks at the Cuba Transition to Democracy Summit
Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs
- [23 Aug 06] U.S. Policy toward Cuba
Foreign Press Center briefing by Thomas Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- [4 June 06] Press Availability with Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- [13 Jan 04] Joint Statement by the United States of America, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic on the Third Border Initiative
TOP Other Policy Sources
- [current] Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Briefs for the Central America and the Caribbean, North America, and South America
Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government
- [current] United States Trade Representative - Americas
Gateway to information on trade between the United States and the Americas
- [current] Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
- [19 Nov 09] Is it Time to Lift the Ban on Travel to Cuba?
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- [27 Oct 09] Iran in the Western Hemisphere
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade
- [22 Oct 09] Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder on Project Coronado
- [15 Oct 09] Assessing U.S. Drug Policy in the Americas
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [16 Sep 09] Remarks by Ambassador Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative, at The American Chamber of Commerce, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- [3 Sep 09] Honduras: Make it Official - It's a Coup
Op-ed by Howard L. Berman, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- [Sep 09] The Impact of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Nineteenth Report - 2007-2008
U.S. International Trade Commission
- [10 July 09] The Crisis in Honduras
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [17 June 09] TV Marti: A Station in Search of an Audience?
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight
- [9 June 09] Guatemala at a Crossroads
Heraing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [June 09] U.S. Agricultural Sales to Cuba: Certain Economic Effects of U.S. Restrictions
Jonathan R. Coleman. U.S. International Trade Commission
- [6 May 09] Escalating Violence in Mexico and the Southwest Border as a Result of the Illicit Drug Trade
Hearing before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
- [29 April 09] National Security Implications of U.S. Policy toward Cuba
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security
- [2 April 09] Remarks at the Mexico/United States Arms Trafficking Conference
Eric Holder, Attorney General
- [2 April 09] Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels
- [30 March 09] U.S.-Mexican Border Violence
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- [24 March 09] Press Briefing on U.S.-Mexico Border Security Policy
Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, Jim Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State, and David Ogden, Deputy Attorney General
- [18 March 09] Guns, Drugs and Violence: The Merida Initiative and the Challenge in Mexico
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [17 March 09] Law Enforcement Responses to Mexican Drug Cartels
Testimony of Kumar C. Kibble, Deputy Director, Office of Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, and the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
- [13 March 09] Money, Guns, and Drugs: Are U.S. Inputs Fueling Violence on the U.S.-Mexico Border?
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
- [11 March 09] The Summit of the Americas: A New Beginning for U.S. Policy in the Region?
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- [3 March 09] U.S. Bolivia Relations: Looking Ahead
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [23 Feb 09] Changing Cuba Policy - In the United States National Interest
Staff Trip Report to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- [4 Feb 09] US Policy Toward Latin America in 2009 and Beyond
Hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [30 Dec 08] Cuba Today: Fifty Years of Castro's Reign
Op-ed by Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
- [16 Dec 08] Remarks to the Heritage Foundation "Cuba at the Crossroads" Series
Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
- [28 Oct 08] Cost Estimate: S. 1007: Western Hemisphere Energy Compact, As Reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 23, 2008
Congressional Budget Office
- [8 Oct 08] Narco-Trafficking: What is the Nexus with the War on Terror?
Remarks by Charles Allen, Under Secretary of Homeland Security
- [22 Sep 08] Fact Sheet on Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- [18 Sep 08] Families Torn Apart: Human Rights and U.S. Restrictions on Cuban-American Travel
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
- [16 Sep 08] Foreign Assistance in the Americas
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [12 Sep 08] Department of the Treasury Press Release: Treasury Targets Venezuelan Government Officials Supporting the FARC
- [11 Aug 08] A Preview of the 2008 Americas Competitiveness Forum, August 17-19 in Atlanta, Ga
Foreign Press Center Briefing with Carlos M. Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- [5 Aug 08] Joint Statement on Brazil-United States Energy Meeting
U.S. Department of Energy
- [31 July 08] Energy in the Americas
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [17 July 08] Venezuela: Looking Ahead
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [16 June 08] U.S. Chamber of Commerce's 4th Annual North America Forum
Remarks by Secretary Bodman, Department of Energy
- [11 June 08] The New Challenge: China in the Western Hemisphere
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [10 June 08] Remarks on the House Floor by Howard L. Berman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on his Legislation H.R. 6028, Authorizing the Merida Initiative
- [5 June 08] The Merida Initiative: Examining U.S. Efforts to Combat Transnational Criminal Organizations
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism
- [8 May 08] Central America and the Merida Initiative
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [May 08] Caribbean Region: Review of Economic Growth and Development
U.S. International Trade Commission
- [28 April 08] Playing with Fire: Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela
Report from the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate
- [10 April 08] The Crisis in the Andes: The Border Dispute Between Colombia and Ecuador, and the Implications for the Region
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [10 March 08] National Security and Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities on Energy Cooperation
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
- [6 March 08] The U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Northern Command in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2009 and the Future Years Defense Program
Hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee
- [5 March 08] With Castro Stepping Down, What's Next for Cuba and the Western Hemisphere?
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
- [28 Feb 08] Joint Statement by Ministers Responsible for the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
Department of Commerce
- [Dec 07] Report by the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status
- [8 Nov 07] Secretary of the Treasury Paulson Statement on Peru Free Trade Agreement
- [17 Oct 07] Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Remarks to the Brazil-U.S. Business Council
- [9 Oct 07] Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Remarks at the Uruguayan-American Chamber of Commerce, Montevideo, Uruguay
- [20 Sep 07] Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Remarks to the Miami Herald Americas Conference
- [17 Sep 07] Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez Remarks at the Heritage Foundation Cuba at a Crossroads Series
- [Sep 07] The Impact of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
United States International Trade Commission
- [Aug 07] North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
- [9 July 07] Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Remarks at the White House Conference of the Americas
- [19 June 07] Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Remarks to the Carribbean Community (CARICOM) Conference on the Caribbean
- [June 07] Competitiveness in the Americas: Promoting Prosperity and Economic Opportunity
Department of Commerce
- [2 May 07] Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Remarks to the Council of the Americas
- [23 April 07] Securing the Promise of the Western Hemisphere
Remarks by Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce, to the Council on Foreign Relations
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Research & Analysis
- [Nov/Dec 09] Revolutionary Management: The Role of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias in the Cuban Economy
Terry L. Maris. Military Review
- [5 Nov 09] Venezuela: Accelerating the Bolivarian Revolution
International Crisis Group
- [Nov 09] New Castro, Same Cuba: Political Prisoners in the Post-Fidel Era
Nik Steinberg. Human Rights Watch
- [30 Oct 09] Brazil's New National Defense Strategy Calls for Strategic Nuclear Developments
Sarah Diehl and Eduardo Fujii. Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [30 Oct 09] Honduran Handshake: U.S. Policy Still Needs to Be Better
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [30 Oct 09] Honduran Politics and the Chavez Factor
Christopher Sabatini. Council on Foreign Relations
- [30 Oct 09] Why Zelaya's Protest Support Dwindled
Daniel Altschuler. Americas Quarterly
- [22 Oct 09] The U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement: A Good Deal for America
James M. Roberts. Heritage Foundation
- [12 Oct 09] The Writing on the Wall: Media Wars in Latin America
Ivan Briscoe. openDemocracy
- [7 Oct 09] Strategic Implications of Chinese Aid and Investment in Latin America
Evan Ellis. Jamestown Foundation
- [Oct 09] The Canada First Defence Strategy - One Year Later
George Macdonald. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
- [Oct 09] Oil in Venezuela: Triggering Violence or Ensuring Stability? A Context-Sensitive Analysis of the Ambivalent Impact of Resource Abundance
Annegret Mähler. German Institute of Global and Area Studies
- [Oct 09] Vigilantism: Increasing Self-Defense against Runaway Violence in Mexico?
George W. Grayson. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [Oct 09] Impacts of Climate Change on Colombia's National and Regional Security
David M. Catarious and Ralph H. Espach. Center for Naval Analysis
- [Oct 09] A Summer Fling in South America: U.S. Bases and a Weapons Race?
Pedro Seabra. Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security
- [Oct 09] Hugo Chávez’s Criminal Nuclear Network: A Grave and Growing Threat
Roger F. Noriega. American Enterprise Institute
- [Oct 09] Using Social Power to Balance Soft Power: Venezuela's Foreign Policy
Javier Corrales. Washington Quarterly
- [25 Sep 09] High Stakes in Chile
Nicole Ferrand. Center for Security Policy
- [23 Sep 09] The Return of Manuel Zelaya and the Honduras Crisis: Time for a U.S. Policy Change
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [22 Sep 09] What is Venezuela Up To? Chavez's Latest Efforts to Purchase Nuclear Technology are Cause for Concern
Andrea Scheel. Institute for Science and International Security
- [21 Sep 09] Oil Nationalism in Latin America
Adam Green. Foreign Policy in Focus
- [17 Sep 09] U.S. Embargo on Cuba: Recent Regulatory Changes and Potential Presidential or Congressional Actions
Government Accountability Office
- [15 Sep 09] Between Hypocrisy and Narcoterrorism in Latin America
Mauricio Cárdenas. Brookings Institution
- [11 Sep 09] Press Statements and Replies to Questions Following Talks with President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez
Remarks by Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia, and Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela
- [7 Sep 09] The Dragon and the Anaconda: China, Brazil and the Power Balance in the Americas
Loro Horta. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
- [Sep 09] Accountability In and For National Security
Reg Whitaker and Stuart Farson. Institute for Research and Public Policy
- [Sep 09] The Americas
Chapter 15 of Global Strategic Assessment 2009: America's Security in a Changing World
Patrick M. Cronin, ed. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
- [Sep 09] Canada's National Security Challenges in the Caribbean and Latin America
Stephen J. Randall. Canadian International Council
- [Sep 09] Hugonomics: Venezuela's Fight Against Poverty, and Against the Private Sector
Philip Peters. Lexington Institute
- [Sep 09] Breaking Global Deadlocks: A Canadian Track 1.5 Success
Peter Heap. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
- [Sep 09] Dealing with Political Ferment in Latin America: The Populist Revival, the Emergence of the Center, and Implications for U.S. Policy
Hal Brands. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Sep 09] A "New" Dynamic in the Western Hemisphere Security Environment: The Mexican Zetas and Other Private Armies
Max G. Manwaring. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Sep 09] Cuba Outlook: Raúl and Beyond
Peter DeShazo. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Sep 09] Haiti's Changing Tide: A Sustainable Security Case Study
Reuben Bigety, II and Natalie Ondiak. Center for American Progress
- [Fall 09] Arms Brokering Control in the Americas
An Vranckx. Disarmament Forum
- [27 Aug 09] Shining Path, Tupac Amaru (Peru, leftists)
Kathryn Gregory. Council on Foreign Relations
- [20 Aug 09] Mercosur: South America's Fractious Trade Bloc
Joanna Klonsky and Stephanie Hanson. Council on Foreign Relations
- [13 Aug 09] Lack of North American Leadership
Laura Carlsen. Foreign Policy in Focus
- [6 Aug 09] Nicaragua: Between Revolution and Democracy
Sergio Ramírez. openDemocracy
- [6 Aug 09] The North American Leaders Summit: Promoting Economic Freedom and Security
James M. Roberts and Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [4 Aug 09] Shiprider Program Demonstrates U.S.-Canadian Cooperation
Dean Lenuik and Jena Baker McNeill. Heritage Foundation
- [Aug 09] Mid-term Elections Reshape Mexico
Patrick Corcoran. Harvard International Review
- [Aug 09] Setting the NAFTA Agenda on Climate Change
Jeffrey J. Schott and Meera Fickling. Peterson Institute for International Economics
- [Aug 09] The Millennium Challenge Corporation and Economic Sanctions: A Comparison of Honduras with Other Countries
Alexander Main and Jake Johnston. Center for Economic and Policy Research
- [Aug 09] La Familia Michoacána: A Deadly Mexican Cartel Revisited
George W. Grayson. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [Aug 09] The Role of Cuban Paramilitary Organizations (People's Militias) in the Post-Castro Era
Max G. Manwaring. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Aug 09] Russia and Latin America: Competition in Washington's "Near Abroad"?
Mark A. Smith. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
- [Aug 09] Toward the Heavens: Latin America's Emerging Space Programs
Johanna Mendelson Forman, et al. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [30 July 09] Jamaat al-Muslimeen: The Growth and Decline of Islamist Militancy in Trinidad and Tobago
Chris Zambelis. Jamestown Foundation
- [27 July 09] Honduras's Conservative Awakening
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [21 July 09] Latin America's Infrastructure: Roads to the Future
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
- [21 July 09] Brazil on the International Stage
Stephanie Hanson. Council on Foreign Relations
- [20 July 09] Drug Control: U.S. Counternarcotics Cooperation with Venezuela Has Declined
Government Accountability Office
- [13 July 09] Brazil in the Global Crisis: Still a Rising Economic Superpower?
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
- [13 July 09] Argentina's Broken Polity
Celia Szusterman. openDemocracy
- [9 July 09] The Careful U.S. Diplomacy on Honduras
Kevin Casas-Zamora. Council on Foreign Relations
- [7 July 09] Crisis in Honduras: A Diplomatic Balancing Act for the United States
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [7 July 09] Trouble in Paradise: Contraband, WMD, and Security Council Resolution 1540
Alex Reed. Henry L. Stimson Center
- [7 July 09] NAFTA's Economic Impact
Lee Hudson Teslik. Council on Foreign Relations
- [July 09] Third-Generation Gangs and Criminal Insurgency in Latin America
Hal Brands. Small Wars Journal
- [July 09] Not So Fast, Amigas y Amigos
Robert Killebrew. Small Wars Journal
- [July 09] U.S.-Mexico Defense Relations: An Incompatible Interface
Craig A. Deare. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
- [July 09] Mexico's 2009 Midterm Elections: Winners and Losers
Andrew Selee and Katie Putnam. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- [July 09] Raulonomics: Tough Diagnosis and Partial Prescriptions in Raul Castro's Economic Policies
Philip Peters. Lexington Institute
- [July 09] Corruption in the Andean Region: Is Progress Being Made?
Carlos Basombrío Iglesias. Inter-American Dialogue
- [July 09] Elections in Latin America: The Problematic Use of a Democratic Institution
Claudia Zilla. German Institute for International and Security Affairs
- [July 09] The PRI Makes a Comeback in Mexico
George Grayson. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [July 09] The Culture of Fear and Control in Costa Rica (I): Crime Statistics and Law Enforcement
Sebastian Huhn. German Institute of Global and Area Studies
- [July 09] The Obama Administration and the Americas: A Promising Start
Abraham F. Lowenthal. Washington Quarterly
- [29 June 09] Honduras Fires Its Runaway President: Constitutional Order is Preserved
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [28 June 09] OAS Permanent Council Condemns Coup D'Etat in Honduras, Calls Meeting of Ministers and Entrusts Secretary General with Carrying Out Consultations
Organization of American States
- [25 June 09] Four Reflections on the Political Consequences of the Economic Crisis in Latin America
Kevin Casas-Zamora. Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
- [23 June 09] Latin America and the Economic Crisis
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event featuring Michele Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile
- [9 June 09] Narco-Terrorism in Peru: The Return of Shining Path
James M. Roberts and Edwar Enrique Escalante. Heritage Foundation
- [5 June 09] Cuba in the OAS: Communist Fox in the Democratic Hen House?
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [4 June 09] Cuba Today
Nicholas Hanlon. Center for Security Policy
- [June 09] Gangs in the Caribbean: A Problem with International Consequences
Bilyana Tsvetkova. Harvard International Review
- [June 09] Surplus Arms in South America: A Survey
Aaron Karp. Small Arms Survey
- [June 09] Protect and Serve? The Status of Police Reform in Central America
Adriana Beltrán. Washington Office on Latin America
- [June 09] Change in Our Interest: Travel, Trade and Improved Relations with Cuba
Washington Office on Latin America
- [June 09] Undermining Democracy: 21st Century Authoritarians - Venezuela: Petro-Politics and the Promotion of Disorder
Javier Corrales. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, and Freedom House
- [June 09] The Essentials of U.S. Policy toward Latin America
Sidney Weintraub. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [June 09] Measuring Parliament's Attitude towards Canada-US Cooperation
Alexander Moens and Nachum Gabler. Fraser Institute
- [June 09] Canada's National Security "Complex": Assessing the Secrecy Rules
Craig Forcese. Institute for Research on Public Policy
- [June 09] Towards a Canadian Arctic Strategy
Franklyn Griffiths. Canadian International Council
- [May/June 09] Iran and Venezuela: The "Axis of Annoyance"
CDR Kavon "Hak" Hakimzadeh, USN. Military Review
- [Summer 09] Gangs, Drugs, Terrorism - and Information Sharing
Greg Gardner and Robert Killebrew. Joint Force Quarterly
- [29 May 09] Secretary of State Clinton in El Salvador and Honduras: Definining Obama's Latin America Policy
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [28 May 09] The Global Economic Crisis and Mexico: Forecast for the Future
Transcript of a Center for National Policy event
- [26 May 09] The Merida Initiative and Central America
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
- [1 May 09] Hugo Chávez and Venezuela: A Leader's Destiny
Enrique Krauze. openDemocracy
- [May 09] Disaster Relief Management in Cuba: Why Cuba's Disaster Relief Model is Worth Careful Study
Jonathan Keyser and Wayne Smith. Center for International Policy
- [May 09] Gangs of Central America: Causes, Costs, and Interventions
Dennis Rodgers, Robert Muggah, and Chris Stevenson. Small Arms Survey
- [May 09] The Merida Initiative and Central America: The Challenges of Containing Public Insecurity and Criminal Violence
Diana Villiers Negroponte. Brookings Institution
- [May 09] State of the World's Human Rights: Americas
Amnesty International
- [May 09] Power, Governance, and Ideas in Chile's Free Trade Agreement
Leslie Wehner. German Institute of Global and Area Studies
- [May 09] Mexico's Narco-Insurgency and U.S. Counterdrug Policy
Hal Brands. Strategic Studies Institute
- [28 April 09] Panama at the Polls: A Study in Political Weakness
Kevin Casas-Zamora. Brookings Institution
- [24 April 09] Obama Goes South: An Analysis of the Summit of the Americas
Sol Sanders and Grady Means. Center for Security Policy
- [24 April 09] Latin America's Challenges Beyond the Global Crisis
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
- [22 April 09] The Fifth Summit of the Americas: Return of the Good Neighbor Policy?
Ray Waler. Heritage Foundation
- [19 April 09] Canada and the United States: Time for a Joint Threat Assessment
James Jay Carafano, Sharon Cardash, and Frank Cilluffo. Heritage Foundation
- [15 April 09] The Summit of the Americas: A Chance to Make the Americas More Secure
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [14 April 09] U.S.-Cuba Relations: A New Direction for an Old Problem
Frankie Sturm. Truman National Security Project
- [14 April 09] U.S.-Cuba Relations
Stephanie Hanson. Council on Foreign Relations
- [6 April 09] Drugs and Democracy: Toward a Paradigm Shift
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
- [3 April 09] What to Expect from the New FMLN Government in El Salvador
Nicholas Hanlon and Luis Fleischman. Center for Security Policy
- [1 April 09] Empire and Latin America in the Obama Era
Manuel Pérez-Rocha. Foreign Policy in Focus
- [1 April 09] The Obama Administration and the Americas: Agenda for Change
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
- [April 09] Developing the U.S.-Mexico Border Region for a Prosperous and Secure Relationship
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
- [April 09] Uniform Impunity: Mexico's Misuse of Military Justice to Prosecute Abuses in Counternarcotics and Public Security Operations
Tamara Taraciuk. Human Rights Watch
- [April 09] Ecuador's Humanitarian Emergency: The Spillover of Colombia's Conflict
Abigail Poe and Adam Isacson. Center for International Policy
- [April 09] Iran and Venezuela: Bilateral Alliance and Global Power Projections
Susanne Gratius and Henner Fürtig. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
- [April 09] Security in Mexico: Implications for U.S. Policy Options
Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Benjamin Bahney, and K. Jack Riley. RAND Corporation
- [April 09] Russia in Latin America: Geopolitical Games in the US's Neighborhood
Stephen Blank. French Institute of International Relations
- [April 09] Cuba: A New Policy of Critical and Constructive Engagement
Report of the Brookings Project on U.S. Policy Toward a Cuba in Transition
- [April 09] Transcending the Rio Grande: U.S.-Mexico Relations Need to Reach Beyond the Border
Center for American Progress
- [April 09] Mexico and the United States: A Window of Opportunity?
Pamela K. Starr. Pacific Council on International Policy
- [April 09] The Fifth Summit of the Americas: Recommendations for Action
Mauricio Cárdenas, ed. Brookings Institution
- [April 09] The Summitry of Small States: Towards the "Caribbean Summit"
Andrew F. Cooper and Timothy M. Shaw. Centre for International Governance Innovation
- [April 09] Drug Trafficking, Violence, and the State in Mexico
Phil Williams. Strategic Studies Institute
- [24 March 09] Secretary Clinton's Mexico Trip: Three Benchmarks for U.S.-Mexican Relations
Ray Walser, James M. Robert, and Jena Baker McNeill. Heritage Foundation
- [23 March 09] New Constitution Pushes Bolivian Economy into Socialism
James M. Roberts and Gonzalo Schwarz. Heritage Foundation
- [20 March 09] Another "Special Period" in Cuba? How Citizens View Their Country's Future
Freedom House
- [20 March 09] El Salvador's Long March
Victor Valle. openDemocracy
- [18 March 09] FMLN Wins in El Salvador: No Mandate for Revolutionary Change
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [17 March 09] Four Latin American Summits and Brazil's Leadership
Carlos Malamud. Real Instituto Elcano
- [9 March 09] Wariness in Cuba toward the Obama Administration
Julia E. Sweig. Council on Foreign Relations
- [9 March 09] El Salvador: A Central American Tiger?
Juan Carlos Hidalgo. Cato Institute
- [March 09] A Second Chance: U.S. Policy in the Americas
Inter-American Dialogue
- [March 09] Heading Off Another "Lost Decade" in Latin America
Roger F. Noriega. American Enterprise Institute
- [March 09] The Violent Drug Market in Mexico and Lessons from Colombia
Vanda Felbab-Brown. Brookings Institution
- [March 09] The United States and Brazil: Two Perspectives on Dealing with Partnership and Rivalry
Kellie Meiman and David Rothkopf. Center for American Progress
- [Spring 09] The Trial of Fujimori: Implications for US Policy, Global Justice and Democracy
Juan E. Méndez. Center for Global Studies, George Mason University
- [Spring 09] In Defence of Defence: Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security
LCol. Paul Dittman. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
- [Spring 09] Time to Improve U.S. Defense Structure for the Western Hemisphere
Craig A. Deare. Joint Force Quarterly
- [24 Feb 09] Helping Mexico Help Itself
Shannon K. O'Neil. Council on Foreign Relations
- [23 Feb 09] Mexico: Neither a Failed State Nor a Model
Manuel Perez Rocha. Foreign Policy in Focus
- [20 Feb 09] Venezuelan Term Limits
Joshua Frens-String. Foreign Policy in Focus
- [19 Feb 09] Spain and Canada's Dialogue with Cuba
Susanne Gratius and Ovidio Soler Leonarte. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
- [19 Feb 09] What to Do about Hugo Chávez: Venezuela's Challenge to Security in the Americas
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [19 Feb 09] Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2008
NOTE: Information on drug control developments and efforts in the Americas begins on page 56
- [18 Feb 09] Hugo Chavez: A Lame Duck No More
Kevin Cassas-Zamora. Brookings Institution
- [12 Feb 09] Growing Instability in Mexico Threatens U.S. Economy and Border Security
James M. Roberts and Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [11 Feb 09] Obama: Improve Relations with Latin America
Cynthia McClintok. Foreign Policy in Focus
- [11 Feb 09] Obama's Canada Trip May Spell Change for NAFTA
Rick Arnold. Foreign Policy in Focus
- [5 Feb 09] Latin America and the U.S.: Building a Partnership for the Western Hemisphere
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [2 Feb 09] Troubled Neighbor: Mexico's Drug Violence Poses a Threat to the United States
Ted Galen Carpenter. Cato Institute
- [Feb 09] Drugs and Democracy: Toward a Paradigm Shift
Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy
- [Feb 09] La Familia: Another Deadly Mexican Syndicate
George W. Grayson. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [Feb 09] U.S. Policy Toward a Cuba in Transition: Roadmap for Critical and Constructive Engagement
Brookings Institution
- [Feb 09] Media and Governance: A Reform Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean
Inter-American Dialogue
- [Feb 09] The Fourth Fleet: A Tool of U.S. Engagement in the Americas
Jeffrey D. Maclay, et al. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Feb 09] The Chávez Administration at 10 Years: The Economy and Social Indicators
Mark Weisbrot, Rebecca Ray and Luis Sandoval. Center for Economic and Policy Research
- [Feb 09] David against Goliath: Can Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Effectively Fight Drug Trafficking, Organised Crime and Terrorism?
Francis Maertens and Amado Philip de Andrés. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
- [22 Jan 09] Broadcasting to Cuba: Actions Are Needed to Improve Strategy and Operations
United States Government Accountability Office
- [9 Jan 09] 10 Points for President-Elect Obama's Latin America Strategy
James M. Robert and Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [8 Jan 09] Brazil and Argentina's Nuclear Cooperation
Irma Argüello. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [6 Jan 09] Central America in 2009: Off the U.S. Radar
Abraham F. Lowenthal. Brookings Institution
- [Jan 09] The United States and Mexico: Towards a Strategic Partnership
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- [Jan 09] A Perfect Storm in Latin America: How will Obama Handle Economic and Security Challenges South of the Border?
Jaime Daremblum. Hudson Institute
- [Jan 09] Controlling Corruption in Local Government in Latin America
Katherine Bliss and Peter DeShazo. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Jan 09] Implementing Paris and Accra: Towards a Regional Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nils-Sjard Schulz. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
- [Jan 09] Foreign Policy as Provocation: Rhetoric and Reality in Venezuela's External Relations under Hugo Chávez
Günther Maihold. German Institute for International and Security Affairs
- [Jan 09] An Opening to Cuba Can Give Obama Momentum Internationally
Wayne Smith. Center for International Policy
- [09] Brazil in the Global Economy: Measuring the Gains from Trade
Sandra Polaski, et al. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [09] U.S. Policy toward Latin America
Ian Vásquez. Cato Handbook for Policymakers - Cato Institute
- [09] Relations with Cuba
Juan Carlos Hidalgo and Ian Vásquez. Cato Handbook for Policymakers - Cato Institute
- [Winter 08/09] Grenada: Preemptive Strike
Richard C. Thornton. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
- [18 Dec 08] Venezuela: A Nuclear Profile
Nima Gerami and Sharon Squassoni. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [11 Dec 08] Central America: Major Progress but Severe Problems
Abraham F. Lowenthal. Pacific Council on International Policy
- [8 Dec 08] Peru's Sandero Luminoso: From Maoism to Narco-Terrorism
Frank Hyland. Jamestown Foundation
- [Dec 08] U.S. Arms Recipients, 2006/07: Western Hemisphere
William D. Hartung and Frida Berrigan. New America Foundation
- [Dec 08] Canada-U.S. Relations in the Arctic: A Neighbourly Proposal
Brian Flemming. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
- [Dec 08] Political Crises and Democracy in Latin America Since the End of the Cold War
Luis E. González. Kellogg Institute
- [Dec 08] Access to Information in the Americas
Inter-American Dialogue
- [Dec 08] Small Arms in Rio de Janeiro: The Guns, the Buyback, and the Victims
Pablo Dreyfus, et al. Small Arms Survey
- [Dec 08] Just What is Happening in Canada - and What Does it Mean?
David T. Jones. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [Dec 08] War Without Borders: The Colombia-Ecuador Crisis of 2008
Gabriel Marcella. Strategic Studies Institute
- [24 Nov 08] Foreign Assistance: Continued Efforts Needed to Strengthen USAID's Oversight of U.S. Democracy Assistance for Cuba
Government Accountability Office
- [21 Nov 08] Brazilian and Russian Military Cooperation Deepens
John C. K. Daly. Jamestown Foundation
- [20 Nov 08] Mexico's Drug War
Stephanie Hanson. Council on Foreign Relations
- [18 Nov 08] The End of the Latin American Boom
José Antonio Ocampo. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
- [17 Nov 08] China's New Foray into Latin America
David Shambaugh. YaleGlobal
- [7 Nov 08] Latin American Narco-Dollars Financing Hezbollah's Growing Establishment
Bernd Kaussler. Jamestown Foundation
- [3 Nov 08] An Overview of the Cuban Economy, the Transformations Underway and the Prospective Challenges it Faces
Jorge Mario Sánchez Egozcue and Juan Triana Cordoví. Real Instituto Elcano
- [3 Nov 08] The US and Latin America: What Lies Ahead?
Ray Walser. Real Instituto Elcano
- [Nov 08] Rethinking U.S.-Latin American Relations: A Hemispheric Partnership for a Turbulent World
Partnership for the Americas Commission, Brookings Institution
- [Nov 08] Oil Prices and Venezuela's Economy
Mark Weisbrot and Rebecca Ray. Center for Economic and Policy Research
- [30 Oct 08] Is al-Qaeda Seeking Allies in Latin America?
Murad Al-shishani. Jamestown Foundation
- [27 Oct 08] U.S.-Latin American Relations: Recommendations for the New Administration
Michael Shifter. Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia
- [24 Oct 08] The Impact of Tomorrow's Security Challenges on U.S. Northern Command
Remarks by Gen. Victor E. Renuart, Commander, North American Aerospace Command and NORTHCOM, at the Brookings Institution
- [17 Oct 08] Finding Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas
Daniella Markheim and James M. Roberts. Heritage Foundation
- [3 Oct 08] Averting Disaster in Argentina: The Case for Economic Freedom
James M. Roberts. Heritage Foundation
- [Oct 08] New Voices in the Study of Democracy in Latin America
Guillermo O'Donnell, Joseph S. Tulchin, and Augusto Varas, eds., with Adam Stubits. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- [Oct 08] Regional Economic Outlook: Western Hemisphere: Grappling with the Global Financial Crisis
International Monetary Fund
- [Oct 08] Beyond a New Constitution: A Report from Ecuador
Jessica Eby. Washington Office on Latin America
- [Oct 08] Argentina: The Crisis That Isn't
Mark Weisbrot. Center for Economic and Policy Research
- [29 Sep 08] United States Foreign Policy and Strategic Dimensions
Roger F. Noriega. American Enterprise Institute
- [22 Sep 08] Can Latin American Economies Deflect the Financial Crisis?
Mauricio Cárdenas. Brookings Institution
- [22 Sep 08] Reassessing the Transnational Terrorism-Criminal Link in South America's Tri-Border Area
Benedetta Berti. Jamestown Foundation
- [15 Sep 08] Change in Cuba: How Citizens View Their Country's Future
Freedom House
- [15 Sep 08] Chávez, Venezuela, and Russia: A New Cuban Missile Crisis?
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [5 Sep 08] Report on the Constituent Assembly of the Republic of Ecuador
The Carter Center
- [3 Sep 08] The Eighth Defense Ministerial of the Americas: End of the Line?
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [Sep 08] Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the Latin America and Caribbean Region
Eric Rosand, Alistair Millar, and Jason Ipe. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
- [Sep 08] A Decade Under Chávez: Political Intolerance and Lost Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in Venezeula
Alisha Holland, et al. Human Rights Watch
- [Sep 08] Guatemala...Teetering on the Brink?
Carol Lancaster. Center for Global Development
- [18 Aug 08] Fighting for Freedom in Rural Peru: "ALBA Houses" Threaten Democracy
James M. Roberts and Edwar Enrique Escalante. Heritage Foundation
- [18 Aug 08] Hugo Chávez’s Andean Offensive
Ray Walser and James M. Roberts. Heritage Foundation
- [8 Aug 08] Rethinking the Summit of the Americas and Advancing Free Trade in Latin America
James M. Roberts. Heritage Foundation
- [7 Aug 08] Bolivia's Recall Referendum: Setting the Stage for Resumed Political Conflict
Kathryn Ledebur and John Walsh. Andean Information Network and Washington Office on Latin America
- [Aug 08] Perspectives on Maritime Strategy: Essays from the Americas
Paul D. Taylor, ed. Naval War College
- [Aug 08] The Price of Silence: The Growing Threat of Soft Censorship in Latin America
Open Society Institute
- [Aug 08] Two Perspectives in Ecuador: Rafael Correa's Political Project
César Montúfar and Adrián Bonilla. Inter-American Dialogue
- [Aug 08] 21st Century Socialism in Latin America
Michael Radu. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [Aug 08] A History of Nonviolence: Insecurity and the Normative Power of the Imagined in Costa Rica
Sebastian Huhn. German Institute of Global and Area Studies
- [Aug 08] Canada's Nuclear Paradox: CANDU Exports and Nonproliferation
Justin Alger. WMD Insights
- [Aug 08] UN Security Council Resolution 1540 - Part II: The Caribbean States: A Case Study
Elizabeth Turpen. WMD Insights
- [Aug 08] Bolivia: A National Clash Over Multiple Worlds
Jon Bright. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
- [Aug 08] Legacy or Complacency? Lula's Unfinished Business in Brazil
Roger F. Noriega. American Enterprise Institute
- [23 July 08] Venezuela: Political Reform or Regime Demise?
International Crisis Group
- [23 July 08] Mexico, Drug Cartels, and the Merida Initiative: A Fight We Cannot Afford to Lose
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [22 July 08] What Does China's Growth Portend for Latin America?
Megan Davy. American Enterprise Institute
- [21 July 08] The Russia-Venezuela Axis: Using Energy for Geopolitical Advantage
Ariel Cohen and Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [15 July 08] Drug Control: Cooperation with Many Major Drug Transit Countries Has Improved, but Better Performance Reporting and Sustainability Plans Are Needed
Government Accountability Office
- [July 08] Integration in the Americas: One Idea for Plan B
Nancy Lee. Center for Global Development and the Inter-American Dialogue
- [July 08] Mexico: Current and Future Political, Economic and Security Trends
Hal Kelpak. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
- [July 08] Canada and the European Union: Prospects for a Free Trade Agreement
Selen Sarisoy Guerin and Chris Napoli. Centre for European Policy Studies
- [July 08] Trouble on the Border: Latin America's New Conflict Zones
Ivan Briscoe. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
- [30 June 08] Terrorism, Insurgency, and Drugs Still Threaten America's Southern Flank
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [27 June 08] Venezuela's Oil-Based Economy
Cesar J. Alvarez and Stephanie Hanson. Council on Foreign Relations
- [24 June 08] Fidel's Propaganda Victory? European Union Removes Cuba Sanctions
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [19 June 08] Bolivia: Rescuing the New Constitution and Democratic Stability
International Crisis Group
- [18 June 08] Losing El Salvador?
Jaime Daremblum. Hudson Institute
- [16 June 08] The Economic Benefits of NAFTA to the United States and Mexico
Heidi Sommer. National Center for Policy Analysis
- [11 June 08] When More is Less: The Limited Impact of Foreign Investment in the Americas
Kevin P. Gallagher and Andrés López. Americas Policy Program
- [9 June 08] Toward Improved U.S. Policies in the Americas
Abraham F. Lowenthal. Pacific Council on International Policy
- [June 08] Discourses on Violence in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua: Social Perceptions in Everyday Life
Sebastian Huhn. German Institute of Global and Area Studies
- [June 08] The Promise and the Perils of Agricultural Trade Liberalization: Lessons from Latin America
Mamerto Pérez, Sergio Schlesinger, and Timothy A. Wise. Washington Office on Latin America
- [June 08] Latin America and the US: An Agenda Adrift
Augusto Varas. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
- [June 08] Coca Cultivation in the Andean Region: A Survey of Bolivia, Colombia and Peru
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- [June 08] Chavez - The Beginning of the End
Col. G. Alexander Crowther. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Summer 08] U.S. Smart Power in Latin America
Adm. James G. Stavridis, Commander of the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). Fletcher Forum of World Affairs
- [27 May 08] What if the United States Sneezed and Latin America Didn't Catch a Cold?
Roger F. Noriega and Megan Davy. American Enterprise Institute
- [27 May 08] Argentina Farmers Strike: Refusing to Foot the Bill for the Kirchners' Populist Politics
James M. Roberts. Heritage Foundation
- [20 May 08] Bolivia: Santa Cruz Voters Stand Firm - Against Morales and for Democracy
James M. Roberts and Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [13 May 08] Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes: Social Policy, Informality and Economic Growth in Mexico
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
- [13 May 08] How Reforms in Mexico Could Make the U.S. More Secure
James M. Roberts and Israel Ortega. Heritage Foundation
- [12 May 08] The Politics of Confrontation in Bolivia
Peter DeShazo. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [May 08] Balancing Act: Bolivia's Drug Control Advances and Challenges
Kathryn Ledebur and Coletta A. Youngers. Washington Office on Latin America
- [May 08] Foreign Investment and Sustainable Development: Lessons from the Americas
Working Group on Development and the Environment in the Americas
- [May 08] Mexican Policy and Mexico-U.S. Migration
Agustín Escobar Latapí. Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
- [May 08] Communication, Water, and Sanitation in Latin America
Rafael Obregon, et al. World Bank
- [May 08] Los Zetas: The Ruthless Army Spawned by a Mexican Drug Cartel
George W. Grayson. Foreign Policy Research Institute
- [May 08] Energy Security in a Context of Hyper-Social Mobilization: Insights from Bolivia
David R. Mares, Peter R. Hartley, and Kenneth B. Medlock III. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
- [May 08] U.S.-Latin America Relations: A New Direction for a New Reality
Independent Task Force, Council on Foreign Relations
NOTE: Link to the full-text of the report is available above the overview
- [May 08] Castro's Passing: Time for Engagement, Continued Confrontation, or Punitive Action?
Col. John C. McKay, USMC (Ret.). Proceedings
- [May 08] Brazil as an International Energy Player
Ricardo Ubiraci Sennes and Thais Narciso, eds. Brookings Institution
- [30 April 08] China's Expansion into the Western Hemisphere: Implications for Latin America and the United States
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
- [28 April 08] Challenges on the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Panel Discussion
Transcript of a Heritage Foundation event
- [28 April 08] Real Solutions for Challenges on the Mexico-U.S. Border: The Mérida Initiative
Remarks by Arturo Sarukhan at a Heritage Foundation event
- [28 April 08] Don't Turn Your Back on Reforms: Can Democratic Market Economies Take Root in Latin America?
Martin Friedl and Aleksandr Shkolnikov. Center for International Private Enterprise
- [21 April 08] Energy Bottlenecks in South America
Stephanie Hanson. Council on Foreign Relations
- [10 April 08] The Crisis in the Andes: Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [April 08] Regional Economic Outlook: Western Hemisphere
International Monetary Fund
- [April 08] Brazil and the United States: Trade Agendas and Challenges of the Bilateral Relationship
Priscilla Yeon. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- [April 08] Democracy and Populism in Latin America
Ignacio Walker. Kellogg Institute for International Studies
- [April 08] Democracy, Parties and Political Finance in Latin America
Eduardo Posada-Carbó. Kellogg Institute for International Studies
- [April 08] Opting for Engagement
Washington Office on Latin America
NOTE: Concerns Cuba's foreign relations and lessons for U.S. policy
- [21 March 08] Brazil: A Defense Overview
Transcript of a Center for Strategic and International Studies event
- [14 March 08] Latin American Drugs I: Losing the Fight
International Crisis Group
- [14 March 08] Latin American Drugs II: Improving Policy and Reducing Harm
International Crisis Group
- [12 March 08] Oh, Brother! Another Castro Clings to Power in Cuba
Roger F. Noriega. American Enterprise Institute
- [11 March 08] Meeting Energy Challenges in the Western Hemisphere
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [4 March 08] Five Perspectives on the Merida Initiative: What It Is and Why It Must Succeed
Ted Brennan, et al. American Enterprise Institute
- [March 08] Intelligence Scotomas in Central and South America
John B. Alexander. Center for Strategic Leadership
- [March 08] Freight Transportation Infrastructure Policies in Canada, Mexico and the US: An Overview and Analysis
Stephen Blank, Graham Parsons, and Juan Carlos Villa. North American Transportation Competitiveness Research Council
- [March 08] The 2007 Ross Ellis Memorial Lectures in Military and Strategic Studies: Is There a Grand Strategy in Canadian Foreign Policy?
David Pratt. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
- [March 08] Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the Americas
Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation
- [March 08] Cuba, Between Continuity and Change
Susanne Gratius. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
- [March 08] A Thoroughly Modern Resource Curse? The New Natural Resource Policy Agenda and the Mining Revival in Peru
Javier Arellano-Yanguas. Institute of Development Studies
- [March 08] 30 Years of Democracy: Riding the Wave? Women's Political Participation in Latin America
Beatriz Llanos and Kristen Sample. International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
- [March 08] Who is Working to Influence Policies on Trade and Poverty in Latin America?
Tom Pengelly. Overseas Development Institute
- [March 08] An Empty Research Agenda: The Creation of Myths About Contemporary Venezuela
Mark Weisbrot. Center for Economic and Policy Research
- [March 08] The Vital Connection: Reclaiming Great Lakes Economic Leadership in the Bi-National US-Canadian Region
John Austin, Elaine Dezenski, and Britany Affolter-Caine. Brookings Institution
- [March 08] The Economic Impact of a U.S. Slowdown on the Americas
Mark Weisbrot, John Schmitt, and Luis Sandoval. Center for Economic and Policy Research
- [March 08] Can Raúl Castro Revive Cuba's Private Sector?
Raj. M. Desai. Brookings Institution
- [Spring 08] Canada's National Army, Canada's National Interest 1918, 2008
Terry Copp. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
- [Spring 08] How to Strengthen Democracy in Latin America
Jaime Daremblum. Hudson Institute
- [25 Feb 08] Cuba After Fidel
Duncan Currie. American Enterprise Institute
- [20 Feb 08] A Card to Play for Cuba's Freedom
Robert Kagan. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [19 Feb 08] Cuba's Phony Transition: Fidel Resigns, Raul Reigns
James M. Roberts and Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
- [7 Feb 08] Latin America: Challenges and Achievements
Remarks by Amb. Jaime Daremblum, Hudson Institute, at the University Continuing Education Association Global Associates Washington Briefing
- [6 Feb 08] Cuba 2008: Opportunities and Challenges
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
- [Feb 08] Update: The Venezuelan Economy in the Chávez Years
Mark Weisbrot and Luis Sandoval. Center for Economic and Policy Research
- [Feb 08] Inequality in Latin America: Determinants and Consequences
J. Humberto Lopez and Guillermo Perry. The World Bank
- [23 Jan 08] State Sponsors: Cuba
Council on Foreign Relations
- [08] Political Fragmentation, Decentralization and Development Cooperation: Ecuador in the Latin American Context
Jörg Faust, et al. German Development Institute
- [08] Energy and Development in South America: Conflict and Cooperation
Cynthia J. Arnson, Claudio Fuentes, Francisco Rojas Aravena, and Jessica Varat, eds. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- [08] The Return of the Left and the Future of Reform in Latin America
Center for International Private Enterprise
- [08] Competition Policies in Emerging Economies: Lessons and Challenges from Central America and Mexico
Claudia Schatan and Eugenio Rivera, eds. International Development Research Centre
- [08] The Human Rights Regime in the Americas
Vesselin Popovski, Nicholas Turner, Thomas Karl Wagner and Greg Lowden. United Nations University
- [Dec 07] Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean
Economic Commission for Latin America and the caribbean (ECLAC), United Nations
- [Dec 07] Discourses on Violence in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua: National Patterns of Attention and Cross-Border Discursive Nodes
Anika Oettler. German Institute of Global and Area Studies
- [Dec 07] A Contemporary Challenge to State Sovereignty: Gangs and Other Illicit Transational Criminal Organizations in Central America, El Salvador, Mexico, Jamaica, and Brazil
Max G. Manwaring. Strategic Studies Institute
- [30 Nov 07] Economic Sanctions: Agencies Face Competing Priorities in Enforcing the U.S. Embargo on Cuba
Government Accountability Office
- [29 Nov 07] Toward Improved US Policies for Latin America and the Caribbean: A Memorandum for the Next President and Congress
Abraham F. Lowenthal. Pacific Council on International Policy
- [Nov 07] A New President, a New Paradigm
Roger F. Noriega. American Enterprise Institute
- [Oct 07] Canada as the Emerging Energy Superpower: Testing the Case
Annette Hester. Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute
- [28 Sep 07] New Directions in Brazilian Foreign Relations
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
- [Sep 07] American Grand Strategy for Latin America in the Age of Resentment
Gabriel Marcella. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Sep 07] Anticorruption Efforts in Latin America: Lessons Learned
Peter DeShazo. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Sep 07] China's Expansion into and U.S. Withdrawal from Argentina's Telecommunications and Space Industries and the Implications for U.S. National Security
Janie Hulse. Strategic Studies Institute
- [31 Aug 07] Bolivia's New Constitution: Avoiding Violent Confrontation
International Crisis Group
[13 Aug 07] The Montebello Summit and the Future of North America
Transcript of a Hudson Institute event
- [7 Aug 07] Ecuador: Overcoming Instability?
International Crisis Group
- [Aug 07] Latin America's New Security Reality: Irregular Asymmetric Conflict and Hugo Chavez
Max G. Manwaring. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Aug 07] Security Requirements for Post-Transition Cuba
G. Alexander Crowther. Strategic Studies Institute
- [July/Aug 07] The Maras: A Menace to the Americas
Federico Breve. Military Review
- [July 07] The Energy Situation in the Western Hemisphere
Sidney Weintraub. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Summer 07] Negotiating North America: The Security and Prosperity Partnership
Greg Anderson and Christopher Sands. Hudson Institute
- [June 07] The End of Democratic Solidarity in the Americas?
Roger F. Noriega. American Enterprise Institute
- [June 07] A Roadmap for Restructuring U.S. Relations with Cuba
Atlantic Council
- [March 07] Below the Radar: U.S. Military Programs with Latin America, 1997-2007
Center for International Policy
- [March 07] Beyond the Western Hemisphere Idea: Understanding and Improving U.S. Policies toward Latin America and the Caribbean
Abraham F. Lowenthal. Pacific Council on International Policy
- [Feb 07] Bolivia on the Brink
Eduardo A. Gamarra. Council on Foreign Relations
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