Western Hemisphere

Regional Policy Overview: Western Hemisphere
Compiled by the National Defense University Library

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Recently Added Documents
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.

[4 May 13] White House Fact Sheet: United States Support for Economic Growth and Development in Central America

[4 May 13] White House Fact Sheet: United States Support for Central American Citizen Security

[3 May 13] Remarks by President Obama and President Chinchilla of Costa Rica in a Joint Press Conference

[3 May 13] Remarks by the President to the People of Mexico

[3 May 13] Remarks by President Obama at a Working Dinner with SICA Leaders

[2 May 13] Remarks by President Obama and President Pena Nieto of Mexico in a Joint Press Conference

[2 May 13] White House: Joint Statement between the United States and Mexico

[2 May 13] White House Fact Sheet: U.S.-Mexico Partnership

[May 13] New Ideas for a New Era: Policy Options for the Next Stage in U.S.-Mexico Relations
Christopher E. Wilson, et al. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[April 13] Still Waiting for Justice: An Assessment of the Honduran Public Ministry’s Investigation of the May 11, 2012 Killings in Ahuas, Honduras
Alexander Main and Annie Bird. Center for Economic and Policy Research

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White House

[4 May 13] Fact Sheet: United States Support for Economic Growth and Development in Central America

[4 May 13] Fact Sheet: United States Support for Central American Citizen Security

[3 May 13] Remarks by President Obama and President Chinchilla of Costa Rica in a Joint Press Conference

[3 May 13] Remarks by the President to the People of Mexico

[3 May 13] Remarks by President Obama at a Working Dinner with SICA Leaders

[2 May 13] Remarks by President Obama and President Pena Nieto of Mexico in a Joint Press Conference

[2 May 13] Joint Statement between the United States and Mexico

[2 May 13] Fact Sheet: U.S.-Mexico Partnership

[28 Nov 12] Remarks of President Obama and President-Elect Pena Nieto of Mexico before Bilateral Meeting

[30 July 12] Drug Policy in the Americas
Remarks by R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

[25 July 12] Statement by the Press Secretary on the Arrest of Activists in Cuba

[19 June 12] Joint Statement by the United States and Canada

[18 June 12] Remarks by President Obama and President Calderon after Bilateral Meeting

[14 April 12] Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery - Summit of the Americas Opening Plenary

[14 April 12] Remarks by President Obama at CEO Summit of the Americas

[14 April 12] Fact Sheet: Summit of the Americas: Connecting the Americas

[13 April 12] Fact Sheet: The U.S. Economic Relationship with the Western Hemisphere

[13 April 12] Fact Sheet: Small Business Network of the Americas

[9 April 12] Fact Sheet: The United States and Brazil: A Growing Partnership

[9 April 12] Fact Sheet: The U.S.-Brazil Strategic Energy Dialogue

[9 April 12] Fact Sheet: U.S.-Brazil Science and Technology Cooperation

[9 April 12] Fact Sheet: The U.S.-Brazil Global Partnership Dialogue

[9 April 12] Fact Sheet: The U.S.-Brazil Economic Relationship

[9 April 12] Fact Sheet: Strengthening the U.S.-Brazil Economic Relationship

[9 April 12] Joint Statement by President Obama and President Rousseff

[9 April 12] Fact Sheet: U.S.-Brazil Defense Cooperation

[2 April 12] Joint Statement by North American Leaders

[6 March 12] Joint Statement to the Press by Vice President Joe Biden and Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa

[6 March 12] Fact Sheet: The Central American Citizen Security Partnership

[20 Jan 12] Statement by the Press Secretary on the Death of Cuban Activist Wilmar Villar

[7 Dec 11] Statements by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper
[7 Dec 11] Fact Sheet: U.S.-Canada Beyond the Border and Regulatory Cooperation Council Initiatives

[13 Nov 11] Readout by the Press Secretary on the President's Meeting with Prime Minister Harper of Canada

[4 Nov 11] Remarks by President Obama and President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina before Bilateral Meeting

[5 Oct 11] Remarks by President Obama and President Lobo of Honduras before Bilateral Meeting
[28 April 11] Remarks by President Obama and President Martinelli of Panama after Bilateral Meeting
[19 April 11] Fact Sheets: U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement

Benefits of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement

Tax Transparency in Panama

Labor Protections and the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement

Agriculture and the U.S.-Panama Trade Agreement

[22 March 11] Remarks by President Obama and President Funes of El Salvador in Joint Press Conference

[22 March 11] The United States and El Salvador: The Fact Sheets

Strengthening the U.S.-El Salvador Economic Relationship

Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (21 March 11)

The Crossroads Fund: Reducing Transport and Logistics Costs

Sending Money Abroad: Remittance Transfers

[21 March 11] Remarks by President Obama on Latin America in Santiago, Chile
[21 March 11] Remarks by President Obama and President Sebastian Pinera of Chile at Joint Press Conference
[21 March 11] Joint Statement by President Barack Obama and President Sebastian Piñera on the Occasion of President Obama's Visit to Santiago, Chile
[21 March 11] Press Gaggle Previewing the President's Visit to Chile
Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, and Dan Restrepo, Senior Director at the National Security Council for Western Hemisphere Affairs
[21 March 11] Partnership for Progress: The Fact Sheets

Partnerships for Progress: Citizen Security in the Americas

The Central America Citizen Security Partnership

US Demand Reduction Efforts - Office of National Drug Control Policy (Feb 11)

Partnerships for Progress: Education and Innovation

Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (16 March 11)

[21 March 11] The United States and Chile: The Fact Sheets

Strengthening the U.S.-Chile Economic Relationship

Memorandum of Intent between the International Trade Administration, United States Department of Commerce and the Export Promotion Bureau (PROCHILE), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chile, Concerning Technical and Promotional Cooperation in Support of Trade

The United States and Chile: Environment, Energy, and Climate Change

Sister Park Arrangement between Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, National Park Service, Department of the Interior of the United States of America, and Francisco Coloane Marine and Coastal Protected Area, Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Chile

Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Chile Concerning Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America and the National Emergency Office of the Ministry of Interior and Public Security of the Republic of Chile

Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Chilean International Cooperation Agency (AGCI) for the Implementation of Development Cooperation Activities in Third Countries

Letter of Intent between the Department of State of the Government of the United States of America and the Ministry of Education of the Government of the Republic of Chile on Education

[20 March 11] Remarks by the President to the People of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
[19 March 11] Joint Statement by President Rousseff and President Obama
[19 March 11] Remarks by the President at CEO Business Summit in Brasilia, Brazil
[19 March 11] Remarks by President Obama and President Rousseff of Brazil in Brasilia, Brazil
[19 March 11] The United States and Brazil: The Fact Sheets

Strengthening the U.S.-Brazil Economic Relationship

Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil

Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil

Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil on Cooperation to Support the Organization of Major Global Sporting Events

U.S.-Brazil Strategic Energy Dialogue

Partnership for the Development of Aviation Biofuels

U.S.-Brazil Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Cooperation

Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Labor of the United States of America and the Ministry of Labor and Employment of Brazil Concerning Labor Cooperation

The United States and Brazil: Education, Science, Technology, Innovation, Space, and Education Cooperation

U.S.-Brazil Defense Cooperation (14 March 2011)

[19 March 11] Remarks by President Obama and President Rousseff of Brazil in Exchange of Toasts at Official Lunch in Brasilia, Brazil
[19 March 11] Weekly Address: The President Announces Economic Lessons to be Learned from Countries on the Latin America Trip
[18 March 11] Op-ed by President Obama in USA Today: Jobs at Top of Latin America Agenda
[16 March 11] Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney, Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Daniel Restrepo and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes
[15 March 11] Fact Sheet: The U.S. Relationship with Central and South America - An Emerging Partnership for Economic Growth
[15 March 11] Fact Sheet: The U.S.-Brazil Economic Relationship - Strengthening Economic Ties Contribute to Jobs and Growth

[15 March 11] Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Mike Froman Previewing the President's Trip to Latin America
[3 March 11] Remarks by President Obama and President Calderón of Mexico at Joint Press Conference
[3 March 11] Fact Sheet: Enhancing U.S.-Mexico Cooperation

[4 Feb 11] Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada in Joint Press Availability
[4 Feb 11] Joint Statement by President Obama and Prime Minister Harper of Canada on Regulatory Cooperation
[4 Feb 11] Declaration by President Obama and Prime Minister Harper of Canada - Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness

[14 Jan 11] Press Release: Reaching Out to the Cuban People

[12 Aug 10] Statement by the President on the Passage of the Southwest Border Security Bill
[12 July 10] Remarks by President Obama and President Fernandez of the Dominican Republic in Joint Press Availability
[1 June 10] Remarks by President Obama and President Alan García of Peru in the Oval Office
[19 May 10] Remarks by President Obama and President Calderón of Mexico at Joint Press Availability
[19 May 10] Press Release: Remarks by President Calderón of Mexico at Official Arrival Ceremony
[19 May 10] Remarks by President Obama at Official Arrival Ceremony
[19 May 10] Press Release: Declaration by the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States Concerning Twenty-First Century Border Management
[19 May 10] Joint Statement from President Barack Obama and President Felipe Calderón

[18 May 10] Press Briefing by Senior Administration Official on the Upcoming Visit of President Calderón of Mexico
[13 April 10] Press Release: Trilateral Announcement Between Mexico, the United States, and Canada on Nuclear Security
[24 March 10] Statement by the President on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba
[8 March 10] Remarks by President Obama and President Funes of El Salvador after Meeting
[27 Feb 10] Remarks by the President on the Earthquake in Chile
[16 Jan 10] Remarks by President Obama, Former President Bill Clinton, and Former President George W. Bush on the Recovery and Rebuilding Effort in Haiti
[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

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Department of Defense

[current] United States Northern Command
[current] United States Southern Command
[current] North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
[20 March 13] Department of Defense News Briefing with Gen. John F. Kelly, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, from the Pentagon

[27 Feb 13] Press Release: Readoubt of Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter's Call with Brazilian Minister of Defense Celso Amorim

[8 Oct 12] 10th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas
Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Defense

[6 Oct 12] Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta Holds a Press Conference with Peruvian Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano

[Oct 12] Western Hemisphere Defense Policy Statement
U.S. Department of Defense

[28 Sep 12] Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay Hold a Joint News Conference

[26 April 12] Media Availability with Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Chilean Minister of Defense Andres Allamand, Santiago, Chile

[25 April 12] As Delivered Remarks to the Superior War College, Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Defense

[24 April 12] Joint Press Conference with Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Brazilian Minister of Defense Celso Amorim in Brasilia, Brazil

[24 April 12] Press Release: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Brazilian Minister of Defense Celso Amorim Define, in Dialogue, New Areas of Defense Cooperation Between Brazil and the United States

[27 March 12] Inaugural Meeting of North American Defense Ministers Joint Statement
Leon E. Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Peter MacKay, Canada's Minister of National Defense, General Guillermo Galván Galván, Mexican Secretary of National Defence, and Admiral Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, Mexican Secretary of the Navy
[27 March 12] Media Availability with North American Defense Ministers on Threats to North American Security at Cadieux Auditorium, Ottawa, Canada
Leon E. Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Peter MacKay, Canada's Minister of National Defense, General Guillermo Galván Galván, Mexican Secretary of National Defence, and Admiral Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, Mexican Secretary of the Navy
[18 Nov 11] Remarks by Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay
[18 Nov 11] Halifax International Security Forum
Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Defense

[30 Sep 11] Remarks by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay

[30 March 11] DOD News Briefing with Gen. Douglas Fraser, USAF, Commander, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), from the Pentagon on U.S. Southern Command Operations

[22 March 11] Fact Sheet: U.S.-El Salvador Defense Cooperation

[18 March 11] Fact Sheet: U.S.-Chile Defense Cooperation

[15 March 11] Fact Sheet: U.S. Defense Cooperation in the Americas

[27 Jan 11] Joint Press Conference with Secretary Robert M. Gates and Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay from Ottawa, Canada

[22 Nov 10] Remarks by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at Conference of the Defense Ministers of the Americas in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

[20 Nov 10] Joint Press Availability with Secretary Gates and Minister of Defense Jaime Ravinet de la Fuente from Santiago, Chile
[July 10] Command Strategy 2020: Partnership for the Americas
U.S. Southern Command
[28 April 10] U.S. Southern Command Operational Update Briefing
Foreign Press Center briefing by Gen. Douglas Fraser, Commander, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
[21 April 10] The Power of Partnership
Remarks by Gen. Douglas Fraser, Commander, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), at the Ft. Lauderdale Navy League

[16 April 10] Joint Press Conference with Secretary Robert M. Gates and Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson from Bridgeport, Barbados
[15 April 10] Press Conference with Secretary Robert M. Gates and Colombian Minister of National Defense Gabriel Silva from Bogota, Colombia
[14 April 10] Joint Press Conference with Secretary Robert M. Gates and Peruvian Defense Minister Rafael Rey from Lima, Peru
[13 April 10] Media Availability with Secretary Robert M. Gates en Route to Lima, Peru

[12 April 10] Remarks at the Signing of the U.S.-Brazilian Defense Cooperation Agreement from the Pentagon
Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, and Nelson Jobim, Brazilian Minister of Defense

[20 Nov 09] Media Availability with Secretary Robert M. Gates and Canadian Minister of Defense Peter MacKay
[20 Nov 09] Secretary Robert M. Gates Remarks at the Halifax International Security Forum, Halifax, Nova Scotia

[2 Nov 09] Remarks for Consular Corps of Miami
Gen Douglas Fraser, Commander, U.S. Southern Command
[Sep 09] Framework for Enhanced Military Cooperation among North American Aerospace Defense Command, United States Northern Command, and Canada 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
[Dec 08] United States Southern Command Strategy 2018: Partnership for the Americas
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

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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
[19 April 13] Remarks with Mexican Foreign Secretary Jose Antonio Meade after their Meeting
John Kerry, Secretary of State

[16 April 13] Remarks at Instituto Rio Branco, Brasilia
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[22 March 13] Remarks at the Council of the Americas
William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

[22 March 13] Remarks Before the Organization of American States Special General Assembly
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State

[13 March 13] Leveraging Partnerships to Combat Corruption, Money Laundering, and Illicit Networks
Remarks by David M. Luna, Director for Anticrime Programs, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, at the "Towards an Archipelago of Security Across the Caribbean" event, Curacao, Netherlands

[6 March 13] Background Briefing on the Situation in Venezuela
Senior State Department Officials

[8 Feb 13] Remarks with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird after their Meeting
John Kerry, Secretary of State

[7 Feb 13] Remarks to the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America
Jose W. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs

[18 Jan 13] Highlighting the U.S.-Mexico Economic Relationship
Foreign Press Center briefing by Jose W. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs

[10 Dec 12] Press Statement: Scores of Cuban Democracy Activists Detained on the Eve of Human Rights Day

[3 Dec 12] Fact Sheet: The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative

Antigua and Barbuda

The Bahamas

Barbados

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Grenada

Guyana

Jamaica

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

[28 Nov 12] Remarks at Luncheon with Mayor Atonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles Delegation
Reta Jo Lewis, Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs

[31 Oct 12] U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) Enters Into Force
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[24 Oct 12] Remarks with Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[22 Oct 12] Fact Sheet: Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas

[19 Oct 12] Signing Ceremony for the U.S.-Kingdom of the Netherlands Status of Forces Agreement for Territories in the Caribbean
Andrew J. Shapiro, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs

[15 Oct 12] Remarks after Her Meeting with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[1 Oct 12] Gangs, Youth, and Drugs - Breaking the Cycle of Violence and Crime
Remarks by William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, at tbe Institute of the Americas

[27 Sep 12] Remarks at her Meeting with Central American Foreign Ministers
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[27 Sep 12] Remarks at the Connecting the Americas 2022 Ministerial
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[25 Sep 12] Remarks at the Fifth Meeting of the Community of Democracies Governing Council
Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemispheric Affairs

[24 Sep 12] Press Statement: Honduras: Murder of Antonio Trejo Cabrera

[18 Sep 12] Remarks with Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Patricia Espinosa after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[14 Sep 12] Remarks at a Press Conference in Honduras
Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights

[14 Sep 12] Fact Sheet: Small Business Network of the Americas
[11 July 12] Overview of Recent Travel to Central America and the Western Hemisphere Affairs Agenda
Foreign Press Center briefing by Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
[5 June 12] Remarks to the 42nd OAS General Assembly
Carmen Lomellin, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States

[4 June 12] Remarks to the 42nd OAS General Assembly
Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs

[24 May 12] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in the Western Hemisphere - 2011

[11 May 12] U.S. Policy Toward the Americas: The Summit and Beyond
Remarks by Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs, at the Center for Hemispheric Policy's 7th Annual Latin America Conference

[8 May 12] The Importance of the Americas to Our Shared Future
Remarks by William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State, Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs, and AMB John Negroponte, Former Deputy Secretary of State, at the Council of the Americas' 42nd Washington Conference on the Americas
[25 April 12] Remarks as Prepared to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Robert S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs

[18 April 12] Press Release: Brazil-U.S. Global Partnership Dialogue (Brasilia, April 16th 2012) Joint Communique

[16 April 12] Remarks with Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[16 April 12] Remarks at the Business Leaders' Lunch
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[13 April 12] Remarks at the Launch of "Connect 2022" Initiative at CEO Summit
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[13 April 12] Remarks at the Summit of the Americas Civil Society Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[12 April 12] Remarks at the White House Conference on Connecting the Americas
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[12 April 12] Fact Sheet: Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas

[12 April 12] Press Release: Sixth Meeting of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United Free Trade Agreement Environmental Affairs Council

[9 April 12] Remarks to the U.S.-Brazil Partnership for the 21st Century
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[9 April 12] Fact Sheet: The United States and Brazil: Space Cooperation

[9 April 12] Fact Sheet: The United States and Brazil: Health Cooperation

[9 April 12] Fact Sheet: The United States and Brazil: Cooperation for Social Inclusion

[9 April 12] Fact Sheet: The United States and Brazil: An Education Partnership for the 21st Century

[9 April 12] Fact Sheet: The United States and Brazil: Trilateral Cooperation

[29 March 12] Fact Sheet: The Central American Citizen Security Partnership

[29 March 12] Fact Sheet: The Merida Initiative: Expanding the U.S./Mexico Partnership

[12 March 12] Remarks on U.S.-Brazil Relations on the Eve of President Dilma Rousseff's First Visit to Washington, DC
Remarks by Roberta S. Jacobson, Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[5 March 12] Interview by Igor Gielow of Folha de Sao Paulo
Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and International Security

[1 March 12] Building a Deeper Partnership with Brazil
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State

[28 Feb 12] U.S. Policy and Engagement in the Americas
Remarks by Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, to the Council of the Americas and the Center for Strategic and International Studies

[20 Feb 12] Remarks at the Signing of the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Agreement
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[20 Feb 12] Fact Sheet: U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement

[20 Feb 12] Press Availability Following the G20 Ministerial Meetings
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[6 Feb 12] Fact Sheet: The Central America Regional Security Initiative: A Shared Partnership

[6 Feb 12] Fact Sheet: The Central America Regional Security Initiative: State Presence and Security in At-Risk Communities

[6 Feb 12] Fact Sheet: The Central America Regional Security Initiative: Strong, Capable, and Accountable Central American Communities

[6 Feb 12] Fact Sheet: The Central America Regional Security Initiative: Safe Streets

[6 Feb 12] Fact Sheet: The Central America Regional Security Initiative: Disrupt the Movement of Criminals and Contraband

[6 Feb 12] Fact Sheet: The Central America Regional Security Initiative: Enhanced Levels of Cooperation and Coordination

[25 Jan 12] Press Release: U.S. Congratulates Mexico on Accession to Wassenaar Arrangement

[25 Jan 12] Democratic Conditions in Nicaragua
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[24 Dec 11] Press Statement: Cuban Prisoner Release Announcement

[14 Dec 11] Press Statement: The Cuban Government Should Respect Human Rights Week Activities

[2 Dec 11] Taken Question: Merida Initiative

[2 Dec 11] Press Statement: Two-Year Mark of the Continued Incarceration of Alan Gross

[1 Dec 11] Remarks to CCAA's 35th Annual Conference on the Caribbean and Central America
Roberta S. Jacobson, Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs

[10 Nov 11] Press Statement: Response to Elections in Nicaragua

[8 Nov 11] President Obama's Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Statement by Roberta S. Jacobson before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

[7 Nov 11] Press Release: Joint Statement by the United States of America and the Plurinational State of Bolivia

[4 Nov 11] Asia, the Americas, and U.S. Strategy for a New Century
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State
[3 Nov 11] Fact Sheet: Partnership for Growth: El Salvador 2011-2015
[2 Nov 11] Fact Sheet: The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative
[2 Nov 11] Remarks at U.S.-Canada Innovation Conference
Thomas Nides, Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources
[31 Oct 11] Press Statement: Elections in Nicaragua
[26 Oct 11] Statelessness and the Dominican Republic
Remarks by Dave Robinson, Acting Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration
[25 Oct 11] Explanation of Vote at the UN General Assembly Meeting on the Cuba Embargo
Ambassador Ronald Godard

[17 Oct 11] Remarks to the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America's Annual Meeting
Thomas Nides, Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources
[15 Oct 11] Interview with Juna Carlos Lopez of CNN en Espanol
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[6 Oct 11] Inaugural Keynote Address at the America's Competitiveness Forum
Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs
[5 Oct 11] Press Availability Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[5 Oct 11] Remarks at the Pathways High-Level Panel Discussion
Remarks by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations, Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, Organization of American States, and Steven Puig, Vice President, International Development Bank
[5 Oct 11] Press Availability in the Dominican Republic
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[5 Oct 11] Briefing: Senior Administration Official on Preview of Pathways to Prosperity Ministerial Meeting
[5 Oct 11] Fact Sheet: 2011 Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas Ministerial Meeting
[23 Sep 11] Background Briefing: Preview Meeting of the Group of Central American Friends
[19 Sep 11] Fact Sheet: The Merida Initiative: Expanding the U.S.-Mexico Partnership
[3 Sep 11] 10th Anniversary of the Inter-American Democratic Charter
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State
[17 Aug 11] Press Conference at the Consulate General Ciudad Juarez
William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
[16 Aug 11] Roundtable with Mexican Media
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State
[11 Aug 11] Remarks at the Council of Americas
William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
[22 July 11] Briefing on the Next Steps in Keystone XL Permitting Process
Daniel A. Clune, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
[21 July 11] Fact Sheet: Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas
[27 June 11] Remarks at the Diplomacy Briefing Series Conference on U.S. Policy in the Caribbean
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs
[27 June 11] U.S. Policy in the Caribbean
Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs
[27 June 11] Remarks at the Diplomacy Briefing Series on U.S. Policy in the Caribbean
Charles Shapiro, Senior Advisor, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
[27 June 11] Remarks at the Diplomacy Briefing Series on U.S. Policy in the Caribbean
Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, and Julissa Reynoso, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs
[22 June 11] Remarks at the Central American Security Conference (SICA)
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[22 June 11] Remarks at the High-Level Caribbean-U.S. Conference
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[22 June 11] Remarks with Jamaican Foreign Minister Kenneth Baugh and St. Kitts and Nevis Deputy Prime Minister Sam Condor
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[22 June 11] Joint Press Release on the U.S.-Caribbean Ministerial Meeting
[22 June 11] Fact Sheet: Advancing U.S.-Caribbean Energy and Climate Cooperation

[21 June 11] Press Release: Joint Press Statement of Support for the Central American Security Strategy
[21 June 11] Fact Sheet: U.S. Actions to Combat Trafficking in Arms in the Western Hemisphere

[20 June 11] Fact Sheet: Advancing U.S.-Central American Energy Cooperation
[20 June 11] Briefing on the Secretary's Upcoming Trip to Guatemala and Jamaica
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs, and William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

[13 June 11] Remarks to the Center for Strategic and International Studies Colombia Conference
James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State

[6 June 11] Remarks at the 41st OAS General Assembly
William J. Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs

[2 June 11] Press Release: U.S.-Brazil Global Partnership Dialogue
[2 June 11] Remarks on the Decision to Readmit Honduras Into the Organization of American States
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs

[1 June 11] Remarks to the Organization of American States
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs

[1 June 11] Honduras' Admission to the OAS
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[1 June 11] Remarks with Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[23 May 11] Agreement Facilitating Honduras' Return to the OAS
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[11 May 11] Remarks at the 41st Washington Conference on the Americas
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[3 May 11] Press Statement: OAS Announces that the Principle Condition for the Return of Honduras to the OAS Has Been Met

[29 April 11] Press Release: Joint Statement on U.S.-Mexico Merida High-Level Consultative Group on Bilateral Cooperation Against Transnational Criminal Organizations

[8 April 11] Fact Sheet: Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas
[8 April 11] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in the Western Hemisphere - 2010

[5 April 11] Freedom of Expression in the Americas
Remarks by Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs, at the Institute of the Americas Hemispheric Forum on Freedom of Expression

[29 March 11] Public Diplomacy and Social Media in Latin America
Remarks by Judith A. McHale, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, at Johns Hopkin's University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
[25 March 11] Press Statement: Cuba Releases Last Two Political Prisoners from 2003 Black Spring Crackdown

[22 March 11] Fact Sheet: U.S.-El Salvador Citizen Security: A Shared Responsibility
[21 March 11] Fact Sheet: Pathways to Prosperity
[21 March 11] Fact Sheet: The United States and Chile: Cooperation on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
[21 March 11] Fact Sheet: The Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI)
[21 March 11] Fact Sheet: Western Hemispheric Affairs (WHA) FY 2010 Program List
[20 March 11] Fact Sheet: U.S. Foreign Assistance for the Western Hemisphere
[20 March 11] Fact Sheet: The United States and Chile: Disaster Preparedness and Relief
[20 March 11] Fact Sheet: The United States and Chile: Trilateral Development Cooperation

[20 March 11] Fact Sheet: The United States and Chile: Trade and Investment
[20 March 11] Fact Sheet: United States-Chile Cooperation on Education
[19 March 11] Fact Sheet: U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan on Racial and Ethnic Equality
[19 March 11] Fact Sheet: The United States and Brazil: An Education Partnership for the 21st Century
[18 March 11] Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Latin America
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[14 March 11] Fact Sheet: The Central America Regional Security Initiative: Citizen Safety - A Shared Partnership
[14 March 11] Fact Sheet: The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative - A Shared Regional Security Partnership
[10 March 11] Remarks with Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[4 March 11] Remarks with Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rene Castro After their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[3 March 11] Fact Sheet: The Merida Initiative: Expanding the U.S./Mexico Partnership

[17 Feb 11] Fact Sheet: Update on Seizure of U.S. Cargo by Argentine Authorities

[15 Feb 11] Does the U.S. Have a Policy Toward Latin America? Assessing the Impact to U.S. Interests and Allies
Testimony by Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs, before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

[3 Feb 11] "A Moment of Opportunity" in the Americas
Jose W. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs

[24 Jan 11] Opening Remarks with Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa (with interpretation)
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[24 Jan 11] Remarks with Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[6 Jan 11] U.S.-Latin American Relations: A Look Ahead
Remarks by Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, at the Brookings Institution

[15 Dec 10] Remarks at Organization of American States Human Rights Event
Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs
[13 Dec 10] Remarks with Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[10 Dec 10] Media Roundtable in Santiago, Chile
William J. Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs

[3 Dec 10] Press Statement: One Year Continued Incarceration of Alan Gross
[24 Nov 10] Press Release: Mexico: State-of-the-Art Helicopters for Counternarcotics Efforts

[17 Nov 10] U.S. State Department Reports on Religious Freedom in the Western Hemisphere - 2010

[3 Nov 10] Town Hall at George Washington University
Arturo Valenzeula, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs

[11 Oct 10] Honduras Post Electoral Assessment - Final Report
U.S. Agency for International Development
[9 Oct 10] U.S. Foreign Policy in the Obama Era
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
[5 Oct 10] Efforts to Combat Organized Crime in Guatemala
Remarks by David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, at the Council of the Americas

[1 Oct 10] Joint Statement by Secretaries Clinton and Sebelius on a 1946-1948 Study
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, and Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services
[1 Oct 10] Briefing on the U.S. Public Health Service STD Inoculation Study of 1946-1948 Via Teleconference
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs, and Francis Collins, Director, National Institutes of Health

[21 Sep 10] Remarks at the 2nd U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit
James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State

[14 Sep 10] U.S. Policy: What's New?
Remarks by Arturo A. Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs, at the Americas Conference

[31 Aug 10] Remarks at the Instituto Del Servicio Exterior De La Nacion
Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs
[26 Aug 10] Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives
Judith A. McHale, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

[12 Aug 10] Re-Envisioning the Border Community to Foster a U.S.-Mexico Partnership for Prosperity, Progress and Socio-Economic Development
Keynote address by Carlos Pascual, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, at the El Paso Border Security Conference
[11 Aug 10] Remarks with Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Timerman after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[5 Aug 10] Celebrating Our Caribbean Heritage
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs
[5 Aug 10] Fact Sheet: The Central America Regional Security Initiative: A Shared Partnership

[5 Aug 10] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2009: Western Hemisphere Overview
[4 Aug 10] South American Conference on Interdiction and Regional Security of Small Arms and Light Weapons
Ann K. Ganzer, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Threat Reduction, Export Controls, and Negotiations
[23 July 10] Briefing on Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's Upcoming Travel
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs
[10 June 10] Remarks with Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[10 June 10] Press Release: Joint Statement of Secretary Clinton and CARICOM Ministers on the Commitment of Bridgetown: Partnership for Prosperity and Security
[10 June 10] Press Release: Secretary Clinton and CARICOM Ministers Celebrate the Launch of the Caribbean Basic Security Initiative (CBSI), A Shared Regional Security Partnership
[9 June 10] Joint Press Availability with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[8 June 10] Policy Address on Opportunity in the Americas
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[8 June 10] Remarks with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa Delgado
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[7 June 10] Address to the Organization of American States General Assembly
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[4 June 10] Briefing on Secretary Clinton's Upcoming Travel to Latin America and the Caribbean
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs

[June 10] Latin America and the Caribbean: Humanitarian Assistance in Review, Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 - FY 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development
[27 May 10] Remarks at the Inaugural Caribbean-U.S. Security Cooperation Dialogue
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs
[26 May 10] Fact Sheet: Citizen Safety in the Western Hemisphere
[20 May 10] Remarks to the Cuban American National Foundation
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs
[20 May 10] Fact Sheet: The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative: A Shared Regional Security Partnership

[19 May 10] Press Release: United States-Mexico Security Partnership: Progress and Impact
[19 May 10] Press Release: U.S.-Mexico: Trade and Investment at a Glance
[12 May 10] Remarks at the 40th Washington Conference on the Americas
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[7 May 10] Remarks to the Organization of American States on Electoral Commissions
Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs
[3 May 10] Opening Statement for Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) Commission 47
David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

[22 April 10] Merida Initiative
Roberta S. Jacobson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs
[15 April 10] Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[15 April 10] Press Release: Secretary Clinton Announces New Initiatives Under the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas
[14 April 10] Preview of the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas
Remarks by Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs, and David L. Goldwyn, State Department Coordinator for International Energy Affairs
[13 April 10] Signing of the Megaports Agreement
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, and Jorge Enrique Taiana, Argentine Foreign Minister
[12 April 10] Press Release: U.S.-Brazil Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA)
[29 March 10] Joint Statement of the Merida Initiative High-Level Consultative Group on Bilateral Cooperation Against Transnational Organized Crime
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, and Patricia Espinosa, Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs
[26 March 10] U.S.-Brazil Cooperation on Global Issues
Remarks by Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, at the Getulio Vargas Foundation
[23 March 10] Remarks with Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa after Their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[23 March 10] Background Briefing En Route to Mexico City, Mexico
Senior Administration Officials
[23 March 10] Press Statement: United States-Mexico Security Partnership: Progress and Impact
[23 March 10] Press Statement: United States-Mexico Partnership: Anti-Arms Trafficking and Anti-Money Laundering
[23 March 10] Press Statement: United States-Mexico Partnership: A New Border Vision
[19 March 10] Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Trip to Mexico on March 23, 2010
Foreign Press Center briefing by Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs

[11 March 10] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in the Western Hemisphere - 2009
[5 March 10] Visit with Embassy Guatemala City Staff and Their Families
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[4 March 10] Pathways to Prosperity Ministerial
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[4 March 10] Remarks with Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno Ugarte and Dominican Republic Deputy Foreign Minister Clara Quinones de Longo
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[3 March 10] Press Release: Secretary Clinton and Brazilian Foreign Minister Amorim Announce Trilateral Development Cooperation
[3 March 10] Townterview with Brazil's Globo Network
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[3 March 10] Remarks with Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Luiz Nunes
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[3 March 10] Meet and Greet at U.S. Embassy in Brasilia
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[2 March 10] Remarks with Chilean President-elect Sebastian Pinera
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[2 March 10] Remarks with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[1 March 10] Current Developments in Chile
Paul Simons, U.S. Ambassador to Chile
[1 March 10] Remarks with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[1 March 10] Remarks with Uruguayan President-elect Jose Mujica
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[27 Feb 10] Earthquake in Chile
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[26 Feb 10] Special Briefing on Secretary Clinton's Travel to Latin America
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
[23 Feb 10] Eighth U.S.-Mexico Bi-National Drug Demand Reduction Policy Meeting
David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

[19 Feb 10] Press Statement: Cuba Migration Talks
[17 Jan 10] Joint Communique of the Governments of the United States and Haiti
[11 Dec 09] Remarks at the First Diplomacy Briefing Series Meeting, Focused on the Issues and Challenges of U.S. Relations with Latin America
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[11 Dec 09] Special Briefing by Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo A. Valenzuela
[10 Dec 09] Fact Sheet: The United States and the Western Hemisphere: Partnership and Shared Responsibility
[9 Dec 09] Remarks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
NOTE: First part of the transcript concerns the situation in Honduras

[3 Dec 09] Three Senior Administration Officials on Recent Developments in Honduras
[3 Dec 09] Remarks on Recent Developments in Honduras
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs

[30 Nov 09] Briefing on Honduran Elections
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
[29 Nov 09] Press Statement: Honduran Election
[27 Nov 09] Press Statement: The Restoration of Democratic and Constitutional Order in Honduras
[23 Nov 09] Remarks at Closed Meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States
Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
[20 Nov 09] FPC Background Briefing on Honduras
Foreign Press Center briefing by a senior official

[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

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[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

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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
[11 April 13] Energy Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

[20 March 13] The Posture of the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee

[14 March 13] The FBI and Its Role Overseas: International Partnerships in Latin America and the Latest Addition to the "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" List
Foreign Press Center briefing by Michael Kortan, Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Ronald Hosko, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation

[14 March 13] U.S. Energy Security: Enhancing Partnerships with Mexico and Canada
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

[28 Feb 13] Overview of U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere: Opportunities and Challenges
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere

[21 Dec 12] Oil, Mexico, and the Transboundary Agreement
Minority Staff Report by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[1 Aug 12] Seeking Freedom for American Trapped in Bolivian Prison
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights
[31 July 12] Doing Business in Latin America: Positive Trends but Serious Challenges
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics

[19 July 12] Poison Harvest: Deadly U.S. Mine Pollution in Peru
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights

[9 July 12] Judicial and Police Reforms in Mexico: Essential Building Blocks for a Lawful Society
Majority Staff Report by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[21 June 12] U.S.-Caribbean Border: Open Road for Drug Traffickers and Terrorists
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management

[6 June 12] The U.S. State Department’s Inadequate Response to Human Rights Concerns in Bolivia: The Case of American Jacob Ostreicher
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights

Miriam Ungar

Chaya Gitty Weinberger

Stephen K. Moore

[17 May 12] Cuba's Global Network of Terrorism, Intelligence, and Warfare
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Connie Mack, Subcommittee Chairman

Christopher Scott Simmons

Michelle Van Cleave

[10 May 12] Human Rights in Mexico
Hearing before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, U.S. House of Representatives

Rep. James P. McGovern, Co-Chairman

Nik Steinberg

Santiago Aguirre

Maureen Meyer

[1 March 12] Fact Sheet: MCC in the Americas: Partnerships for Economic Growth
Millennium Challenge Corporation

[16 Feb 12] Further Human Rights Violations in Castro's Cuba: The Continued Abuse of Political Prisoners
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, and Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Dan Burton

Oscar Elias Biscet

Normando Hernandez Gonzalez

[16 Feb 12] Iran's Influence and Activity in Latin America
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs

[2 Feb 12] Ahmadinejad's Tour of Tyrants and Iran's Agenda in the Western Hemisphere
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman

Norman A. Bailey

Michael A Braun

Michael Shifter

José Azel

[1 Feb 12] U.S.-Caribbean Security Cooperation
Hearing before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

Dianne Feinstein, Chairman

Charles E. Grassley, Co-Chairman

Anibal de Castro, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United States of America

Audrey P. Marks, Ambassador of Jamaica to the United States of America

Cornelius A. Smith, Ambassador of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to the United States of America

[30 Jan 12] Offshore Drilling in Cuba and the Bahamas: The U.S. Coast Guard's Oil Spill Readiness and Response Planning
Hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation

[31 Dec 11] Ninth Report to Congress on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

[15 Dec 11] The U.S.-Caribbean Shared Security Partnership: Responding to the Growth of Trafficking and Narcotics in the Caribbean
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs

[1 Dec 11] Democracy Held Hostage in Nicaragua, Part I
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman

Robert Callahan

Jaime Daremblum

Jennifer Lynn McCoy

[2 Nov 11] North American Offshore Energy: Mexico and Canada Boundary Treaties and New Drilling by Cuba and Bahamas
Hearing before the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

[19 Oct 11] U.S.-Andean Security Cooperation
Hearing before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

Dianne Feinstein, Chairman

Charles E. Grassley, Co-Chairman

William R. Brownfield

Kevin Whitaker

Rodney G. Benson

William F. Wechsler

[13 Oct 11] Emerging Threats and Security in the Western Hemisphere: Next Steps for U.S. Policy
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman

William R. Brownfield

Philip S. Goldberg

Daniel L. Glaser

[4 Oct 11] Mérida Part Two: Insurgency and Terrorism in Mexico
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management, and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

[27 Sep 11] U.S.-Mexico Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy Roundtable
Remarks by Francisco Sanchez, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade

[13 Sep 11] Has Mérida Evolved? Part One: The Evolution of Drug Cartels and the Threat to Mexico's Governance
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight

Connie Mack, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Gary M. Shiffman

Andrew Selee

Robert J. Bunker

Pamela K. Starr

[Sep 11] Responding to Violence in Central America
Report by the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

[26 July 11] Operation Fast and Furious: The Other Side of the Border
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

[7 July 11] Hezbollah in Latin America – Implications for U.S. Homeland Security
Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence

[30 June 11] The State of Democracy in the Americas
Hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs

[24 June 11] Venezuela's Sanctionable Activity
Joint hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations

Connie Mack, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Daniel Benjamin, Kevin Whitaker, and Thomas Delare

Adam J. Szubin

[14 June 11] Holding Honduras Hostage: Revoked Visas and U.S. Policy
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Roberto Micheletti Bain

Cresencio S. Arcos

[7 June 11] New Information About Counternarcotics Contracts in Latin America
Majority Staff Report by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight

[25 May 11] Combating Drug Violence in Central America/U.S.-Central America Security Cooperation
Hearing before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

Dianne Feinstein, Chairman

Charles E. Grassley, Co-Chairman

Thomas M. Harrigan

Roberta Jacobson

Cynthia J. Arnson

Kevin Casas-Zamora

Ray Walser

[May 11] U.S. and Mexican Responses to Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

[13 April 11] Priorities for U.S. Assistance in the Western Hemisphere
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Arturo A. Valenzuela

Mark Feierstein

Adolfo A. Franco

Mark L. Schneider

[31 March 11] Rising Oil Prices and Dependence on Hostile Regimes: The Urgent Case for Canadian Oil
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Connie Mack, Subcommittee Chairman

David L. Goldwyn

Jeremy Symons

Lucian Pugliaresi

Paul Sullivan

[31 March 11] A Shared Responsibility: Counternarcotics and Citizen Security in the Americas
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs

[17 March 11] The Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements: National Security and Foreign Policy Priorities
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Connie Mack, Subcommittee Chairman

Christopher A. Padilla

James R. Jones

[17 Feb 11] U.S. Policy Toward Latin America
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics
[8 Feb 11] Losing Jobs and Alienating Friends: The Consequences of Falling Behind on Free Trade with Colombia and Panama
Report by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[7 Feb 11] Remarks in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury

[1 Dec 10] Latin America in 2010: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Future of U.S. Policy in the Hemisphere
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
[29 Nov 10] Customs and Border Protection's Implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative at Land Ports of Entry
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

[12 Aug 10] Press Release: New Congressional Funding to Enhance Department of Justice Southwest Border Strategy
Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice
[21 July 10] Assessing the Merida Intiative: A Report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Eliot L. Engel, Subcommittee Chairman

Jess T. Ford

[16 June 10] Press Freedom in the Americas
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Eliot L. Engel, Subcommittee Chairman

Joel Simon

Alejandra Nuño

Eduardo Enriquez

Alejandro Aguirre

[27 May 10] U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: Next Steps for the Merida Initiative
Joint hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism
[20 May 10] Counternarcotics Contracts in Latin America
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight
[18 May 10] Drug Enforcement and the Rule of Law: Mexico and Colombia
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
[5 May 10] Drug Trafficking Violence in Mexico: Implications for the U.S.
Hearing before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

Dianne Feinstein, Co-Chair

Chuck Grassley, Co-Chair

David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

Janice Ayala, Assistant Director, Office of Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Anthony P. Placido, Assistant Administrator for Intelligence, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Kevin L. Perkins, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Leonard L. Miranda, Captain, Chula Vista Police Department

Don Reay, Executive Director, Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition

[29 April 10] U.S.-Cuba Policy
Hearing before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade
[29 April 10] Cuba: Immediate Action is Needed to Ensure the Survivability of Radio and TV Marti
Report to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
[18 March 10] Next Steps for Honduras
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Eliot L. Engel, Subcommittee Chairman

Craig A. Kelly

Crescencio S. Arcos

Vicki Gass

Kevin Cassas-Zamora

[11 March 10] Hearing to Review U.S. Agricultural Sales to Cuba
Hearing before the House Committee on Agriculture

[10 March 10] U.S. Policy Toward the Americas in 2010 and Beyond
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Eliot L. Engel, Subcommittee Chairman

Arturo A. Valenzuela

Peter Hakim

Riordan Roett

Otto J. Reich

[18 Feb 10] Department of Homeland Security Press Release: Secretary Napolitano and Mexican Secretary of Public Safety Genaro García Luna Sign Declaration of Principles on Cooperative Efforts to Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border and Combat Transnational Threats
[9 Dec 09] New Direction or Old Path? Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CSBI)
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Eliot L. Engel, Subcommittee Chairman

Julissa Reynoso

Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith

Anthony P. Maingot

Stephen C. Johnson

[24 Nov 09] Department of Homeland Security Press Release: Secretary Napolitano and Minister Van Loan Announce Initiatives to Combat Common Threats and Expedite Travel and Trade
[19 Nov 09] Confronting the Cartels: Addressing U.S.-Mexican Border Security
Hearing before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security

Mariko Silver

Jayson P. Ahern

John Morton

[19 Nov 09] Is it Time to Lift the Ban on Travel to Cuba?
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Howard L. Berman
GEN Barry R. McCaffrey, USA (Ret.)
Ambassador James C. Cason
Miriam Leiva
Ignacio Sosa
Bertha Antúnez
Philip Peters

[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

Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Gary L. Ackerman, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Eric Farnsworth

Dina Siegel Vann

Douglas Farah

Mohsen M. Milani

Norman A. Bailey

[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

Eliot L. Engel, Subcommittee Chairman

Mary Bono Mack

Mark L. Schneider

John M. Walsh

Ray Walser

[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

Eliot L. Engel, Subcommittee Chairman

Connie Mack, Ranking Member

Michael Shifter

Guillermo Pérez-Cadalso

Joy Olson

Cynthia J. Arnson

Lanny J. Davis

Sarah Stephens

Otto J. Reich

[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

Jess T. Ford

John S. Nichols

Philip Peters

Tim Shamble

[9 June 09] Guatemala at a Crossroads
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Eliot L. Engel, Subcommittee Chairman

Eduardo Stein Barillas

Anita Isaacs

Mark L. Schneider

Stephen C. Johnson

[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

Eliot L. Engel, Chairman

Connie Mack

David T. Johnson

Roberta S. Jacobson

Kristen Rand

Andrew Selee

Michael A. Braun

[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

Howard L. Berman, Chairman

Peter Hakim

Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty, III

Otto J. Reich

[3 March 09] U.S. Bolivia Relations: Looking Ahead
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Eliot L. Engel, Subcommittee Chairman

Peter DeShazo

Kathryn E. Ledebur

Iván C. Rebolledo

Marcos Iberkleid

Jaime Daremblum

[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

Eliot L. Engel, Chairman
Sergio Bendixen
Cynthia McClintock
Eric Farnsworth
Ray Walser

[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

Jo Ann Emerson

Ray LaHood

Marlene Arzola

Luisa Montero-Diaz

Hector Palacios Ruiz

Philip Peters

Francisco J. Hernández

Ignacio Sosa

Ninoska Perez Castellon

Sylvia G. Iriondo

[16 Sep 08] Foreign Assistance in the Americas
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Chairman Eliot L. Engel

Robert Menendez

Mark L. Schneider

Nancy Birdsall

Eric Werker

[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

Daniel S. Sullivan

Jeremy M. Martin

Johanna Mendelson Forman

James L. Martin

[17 July 08] Venezuela: Looking Ahead
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Chairman Eliot L. Engel

Dan Burton

Thomas A. Shannon

Javier Corrales

David J. Myers

Norman A. Bailey

Jennifer McCoy

[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

Eliot L. Engel

Dan Burton

Daniel P. Erikson

Robert Evan Ellis

Francisco E. González

[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

Thomas A. Shannon

Geoff Thale

Harold Sibaja

Beatriz C. Casals

[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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Congressional Research Service

[15 April 13] Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Violence

[15 April 13] Argentina's Post-Crisis Economic Reform: Challenges for U.S. Policy

[18 March 13] Supporting Criminal Justice System Reform in Mexico: The U.S. Role

[27 Nov 12] Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations

[26 Nov 12] Gangs in Central America

[9 Nov 12] El Salvador: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations

[18 Oct 12] Peru in Brief: Political and Economic Conditions and Relations with the United States

[16 Oct 12] Venezuela: Issues for Congress

[24 Sep 12] Mexico: Issues for Congress

[17 Sep 12] Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections

[25 July 12] Honduran-U.S. Relations

[24 July 12] Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances

[21 April 11] The Proposed U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement

[31 March 11] Cuba: Issues for the 112th Congress

[30 March 11] Central America Regional Security Initiative: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

[23 Feb 11] Latin America: Terrorism Issues

[25 Jan 11] Southwest Border Violence: Issues in Identifying and Measuring Spillover Violence

[25 Jan 11] Latin America and the Caribbean: Illicit Drug Trafficking and U.S. Counterdrug Programs

[4 Jan 11] Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress

[9 Dec 10] Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean

[9 Nov 10] U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications

[22 Sep 10] Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations

[16 Sep 10] The Mexican Economy After the Global Financial Crisis
[7 Sep 10] Brazil-U.S. Relations

[3 Sep 10] Canada-U.S. Relations

[2 Sep 10] United States-Canada Trade and Economic Relationship: Prospects and Challenges

[16 Aug 10] U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: The Mérida Initiative and Beyond
[9 July 10] Jamaica: Background and U.S. Relations
[30 June 10] Brazil's WTO Case Against the U.S. Cotton Program

[25 June 10] U.S.-Latin American Trade: Recent Trends and Policy Issues

[22 June 10] U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Trade Agreements
[3 June 10] Mexico: U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
[3 June 10] NAFTA and the Mexican Economy
[2 June 10] Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections
[23 April 10] Political Status of Puerto Rico: Options for Congress

[1 Feb 10] Honduran Political Crisis, June 2009-January 2010
[1 Feb 10] Paraguay: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
[21 Jan 10] Argentina's Defaulted Sovereign Debt: Dealing with the "Holdouts"
[4 Jan 10] Uruguay: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
[27 Aug 09] Mexico's Free Trade Agreements
[21 Aug 09] Mérida Initiative for Mexico and Central America: Funding and Policy Issues
[28 July 09] Venezuela: Political Conditions and U.S. Policy
[21 July 09] Peru: Current Conditions and U.S. Relations
[15 July 09] Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
[2 June 09] Cuban Migration to the United States: Policy and Trends
[2 June 09] Costa Rica: Background and U.S. Relations
[27 May 09] Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: An Overview and Selected Issues
[27 May 09] Mexico's Drug-Related Violence
[2 March 09] Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Economic and Social Indicators
[21 Nov 08] Afro-Latinos in Latin America and Considerations for U.S. Policy
[5 Nov 08] Argentina: Background and U.S. Relations
[24 Sep 08] Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress
[21 May 08] Ecuador: Poltical and Economic Situation and U.S. Relations
[18 March 08] Merida Initiative: Proposed U.S. Anticrime and Counterdrug Assistance for Mexico and Central America
[17 March 08] Nicaragua: Political Situation and U.S. Relations
[29 Feb 08] Cuba's Political Succession: From Fidel to Raúl Castro
[30 Jan 08] The MS-13 and 18th Street Gangs: Emerging Transnational Gang Threats?
[16 Jan 08] The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
[15 Jan 08] Peru: Political Situation, Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
[9 Jan 08] Guatemala: 2007 Elections and Issues for Congress
[28 Dec 07] U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin Ameria and the Caribbean: FY2006-FY2008
[19 Dec 07] Overview of Education Issues and Programs in Latin America

[18 Dec 07] Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: Labor Issues
[26 July 07] Background on Sugar Policy Issues
[19 April 07] Nicaragua: The Election of Daniel Ortega and Issues in U.S. Relations
[30 March 07] The Pacific Salmon Treaty: The 1999 Agreement and Renegotiation of Annex IV
[31 Jan 07] U.S.-Canada WTO Corn Trade Dispute
[26 Jan 07] Bolivia: Political and Economic Developments and Implications for U.S. Policy
[24 Jan 07] Border Security: The Complexity of the Challenge
[24 Jan 07] U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
[23 Jan 07] Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 110th Congress
[5 Jan 07] Mercosur: Evolution and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy
[13 Sep 06] Latin America & the Caribbean: Issues for the 109th Congress
[15 Dec 06] Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada: Issues and Events
[12 Oct 06] Argentina: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
[1 Sep 06] Cuba After Fidel Castro: U.S. Policy Implications and Approaches
[18 Jan 06] Mexico’s Importance and Multiple Relationships with the United States
[10 Feb 05] Costa Rica: Background and U.S. Relations
[19 Oct 04] Argentina's Sovereign Debt Restructuring
[5 Aug 03] Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations

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Research & Analysis

[May 13] New Ideas for a New Era: Policy Options for the Next Stage in U.S.-Mexico Relations
Christopher E. Wilson, et al. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[19 April 13] Post-Chavez Venezuela's Uncertain Future
Patrick Christy. Foreign Policy Initiative

[15 April 13] Venezuela: U.S. Should Push President Maduro Toward Economic Freedom
James M. Roberts and Sergio Daga. Heritage Foundation

[April 13] Still Waiting for Justice: An Assessment of the Honduran Public Ministry’s Investigation of the May 11, 2012 Killings in Ahuas, Honduras
Alexander Main and Annie Bird. Center for Economic and Policy Research

[April 13] The Americas in Motion: Looking Ahead - 30th Anniversary Sol M. Linowitz Forum Commemorative Volume
Inter-American Dialogue

[April 13] Brazil and the EU: Partnering on Security and Human Rights?
Susanne Gratius and Giovanni Grevi. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior

[March/April 13] Cuba's Health-Care Diplomacy: The Business of Humanitarianism
Maria C. Werlau. World Affairs

[29 March 13] Hot Issue: After Chávez: Succession in Venezuela
Dominic Kalms. Jamestown Foundation

[25 March 13] Economic Change on Mexico's Horizon
Brianna Lee. Council on Foreign Relations

[20 March 13] Status of Funding, Equipment, and Training for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative
Government Accountability Office

[20 March 13] External Actors in Venezuela's Presidential Elections: Who Has More at Stake?
Carl Meacham. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[19 March 13] Peña Nieto's Challenge: Criminal Cartels and Rule of Law in Mexico
International Crisis Group

[13 March 13] Mexico's New Military Police Force: The Continued Militarization of Public Security in Mexico
Maureen Meyer. Washington Office on Latin America

[6 March 13] Post-Chavez Outlook for Venezuelan Oil Production
Sarah O. Ladislaw and Frank A. Verrastro. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[6 March 13] Venezuela After Chavez: U.S. Should Rally to Democracy
Ray Walser and Jessica Zuckerman. Heritage Foundation

[4 March 13] The United States Should Recognize British Sovereignty Over the Falkland Islands
Luke Coffey, Ted R. Bromund, and Nile Gardiner. Heritage Foundation

[March 13] The Future of Foreign Military Training
Mike Jeffrey. Canadian International Council and the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[March 13] Argentina's Race to the Bottom
Roger F. Noriega and José R. Cárdenas. American Enterprise Institute

[March 13] The Sixth EU-Brazil Summit: Business Beyond the Usual?
Elena Lazarou. European Strategic Partnerships Observatory, Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior, and EGMONT: Royal Institute for International Relations

[March 13] Is NATO Still Necessary for Canada?
J. L. Granatstein. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[28 Feb 13] Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Opinion Poll Performance in the 2012 Mexican Presidential Election
Verónica B. Hoyo. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[20 Feb 13] U.S.-Mexico Border: Tighter Border Security Requires Mexico's Cooperation
Ray Walser and Jessica Zuckerman. Heritage Foundation

[11 Feb 13] Latin American Defense Spending Trends
Sneha Raghavan, Luke Heselden, and Guy Ben-Ari. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[8 Feb 13] Recommendations for a New Administration: Give Hemispheric Energy Policy a Strategic Vision
Johanna Mendelson Forman, Stephen Johnson, and Michael Graybeal. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[6 Feb 13] Totonicapán: Tension in Guatemala's Indigenous Hinterland
International Crisis Group

[1 Feb 13] China and Venezuela: Equity Oil and Political Risk
Matt Ferchen. Jamestown Foundation

[Feb 13] The Case for RAIPON: Implications for Canada and the Arctic Council
Ron Wallace. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[Feb 13] Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in the Amazon and the Andes: Rising Tensions and Policy Options in South America
Max Hoffman and Ana I. Grigera. Center for American Progress

[Feb 13] Central American Gangs and Transnational Criminal Organizations: The Changing Relationships in a Time of Turmoil
Douglas Farah and Pamela Phillips Lum. International Assessment and Strategy Center

[Feb 13] Europe and Latin America: In Need of a New Paradigm
Susanne Gratius. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior

[Feb 13] Canada's Return to East Asia: Re-Engagement Through Maritime Diplomacy
James Manicom. Centre for International Governance Innovation

[Feb 13] Peña Nieto’s Piñata: The Promise and Pitfalls of Mexico's New Security Policy against Organized Crime
Vanda Felbab-Brown. Brookings Institution

[Feb 13] Ecuador's New Deal: Reforming and Regulating the Financial Sector
Mark Weisbrot, Jake Johnston, and Stephan Lefebvre. Center for Economic and Policy Research

[Feb 13] Mexico's 2012 Elections: From Uncertainty to a Pact for Progress
Stephen Johnson. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Feb 13] A More Ambitious Agenda: A Report of the Inter-American Dialogue's Commission on Mexico-US Relations
Inter-American Dialogue

[31 Jan 13] Recent Developments in Cuba Signal Modest Political Relaxation
Geoff Thale and Clay Boggs. Washington Office on Latin America

[30 Jan 13] Status of Funding for the Central America Regional Security Initiative
Government Accountability Office

[25 Jan 13] Cuba Democracy Assistance: USAID's Program is Improved, but State Could Better Monitor its Implementing Partners
Govenrment Accountability Office

[25 Jan 13] Talking to Cuba
Julie E. Sweig. Council on Foreign Relations

[22 Jan 13] Recommendations for a New Administration: Strategize the Relationship with Bolivarian States
Douglas Farah. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[11 Jan 13] Mexico's Drug War
Aimee Rawlins. Council on Foreign Relations

[11 Jan 13] Mexico Drug Policy and Security Review 2012
Nathan P. Jones. Small Wars Journal

[10 Jan 13] The Need for a "Half-Pivot to the Americas"
Robert J. Bunker. Strategic Studies Institute

[7 Jan 13] Latin America and the Caribbean: A Wish List for 2013
James M. Roberts and Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[3 Jan 13] Recommendations for a New Administration: Move Beyond the Drug Focus in the Andes
Phillip McLean. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Jan 13] Security in Nicaragua: Central America's Exception?
Roberto Cajina. Inter-American Dialogue

[Jan 13] New Ideas for a New Era: Policy Options for the Next Stage in U.S.-Mexico Relations
Christopher E. Wilson, et al. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[Jan 13] In the Lurch Between Government and Chaos: Unconsolidated Democracy in Mexico
Luis Rubio. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Migration Policy Institute

[Jan 13] Climate Change, Migration and Security: Best-Practice Policy and Operational Options for Mexico
Elizabeth Deheza and Jorge Mora. Royal United Services Institute

[Jan 13] Changing Energy: Canada and the United States
David Biette and Andrew Finn. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[Jan 13] Setting Priorities for U.S. Policy in Latin America
Cynthia J. Arnson. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[Jan 13] Organized Crime and Insecurity in Belize
Julie Lopez. Inter-American Dialogue

[Jan 13] Narcotrafficking in the Americas: An Issue of National Security
William Chokowski. American Security Project

[Jan 13] Cartels, Corruption, and Carnage in the Calderon Era
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

[Jan 13] The Impact of President Felipe Calderon's War on Drugs on the Armed Forces: The Prospects for Mexico's "Militarization" and Bilateral Relations
George W. Grayson. Strategiec Studies Institute

[Jan 13] Peace Now? Mexican Security Policy after Felipe Calderon
Alejandro Hope. Inter-American Dialogue

[26 Dec 12] Recommendations for a New Administration: Be a Good Neighbor to the Caribbean
Anton Edmunds. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[21 Dec 12] Recommendations for a New Administration: Weed and Lead with Canada
Christopher Sands. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[19 Dec 12] Recommendations for a New Administration: Building a Dynamic U.S.-Brazil Partnership
Johanna Mendelson Forman and Alek Suni. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[14 Dec 12] Mexican Labor Reforms - What Do They Mean?
Stephen Johnson and Alek Suni. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[11 Dec 12] Recommendations for a New Administration: Prosperity through Rule of Law and Sound Economics
Arturo C. Porzecanski. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[10 Dec 12] Refocusing U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation
Shannon K. O'Neil. Council on Foreign Relations

[Dec 12] Venezuela as an Exporter of 4th Generation Warfare Instability
Max G. Manwaring. Strategic Studies Institute

[Dec 12] Chinese Organized Crime in Latin America
R. Evan Ellis. PRISM: A Journal of the Center for Complex Operations

[Dec 12] The New Cuban Economy: What Roles for Foreign Investment?
Richard E. Feinberg. Brookings Institution

[Dec 12] An Action Plan for US Policy in the Americas
Roger F. Noriega and Jose R. Cardenas. American Enterprise Institute

[Dec 12] Canada and the Five Eyes Intelligence Community
James Cox. Canadian International Council and Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[Dec 12] Recapitalizing the Canadian Forces' Major Fleets: Assessing Lingering Controversies and Challenges
Philippe Lagasse. Canadian International Council and the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[30 Nov 12] The United States and Mexico: The Path Forward
Eric Farnsworth and Michael Werz. Center for American Progress

[26 Nov 12] Argentina No Longer Deserves to Be a Major Non-NATO Ally of the U.S.
Luke Coffey. Heritage Foundation

[26 Nov 12] Recommendations for a New Administration: Base Hemispheric Relations on Opportunities, Not Threats
Howard J. Wiarda. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[21 Nov 12] Recommendations for a New Administration: Interests, Policies, and Challenges in the Americas
Stephen Johnson. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[5 Nov 12] The Middle Classes and Foreign Policy: Engaging In It but Not Changing It...Yet
Ted Piccone. Americas Quarterly

[Nov 12] A New Beginning for Mexican Oil: Principles and Recommendations for a Reform in Mexico's National Interest
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[Nov 12] Brazil in Africa: Just Another BRICS Country Seeking Resources?
Christina Stolte. Chatham House

[Nov 12] Forging a New Strategic Partnership between Canada and Mexico
Perrin Beatty and Andres Rozental. Centre for International Governance Innovation and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce

[Nov 12] Canada-US Arctic Marine Corridors and Resource Development
John Higginbotham, Andrea Charron, and James Manicom. Centre for International Governance Innovation

[Nov 12] A New Agenda with Mexico
Andrew Selee and Christopher Wilson. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[Nov 12] How Can Economic and Political Ties Between the United States and Mexico Be Strengthened?
Emma Aguila, et al. RAND Corporation

[Nov 12] Mexico: Prospects for a New Foreign Policy
Stephen Johnson. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Nov 12] Border Insecurity in Central America's Northern Triangle
Ralph Espach and Daniel Haering. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Migration Policy Institute

[Nov 12] Forget Al-Qaeda: Think Mexico - Next Great Threat to Canadian Security
Bernard Brister. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[Nov 12] China’s Free Trade Agreements in South America
Carol Wise. Inter-American Dialogue

[19 Oct 12] CARICOM: U.S. Should Push Back Against Chavez in the Caribbean
Ryan Olson and James M. Roberts. Heritage Foundation

[17 Oct 12] Venezuela's Chávez Wins Fourth Term
Brianna Lee. Council on Foreign Relations

[11 Oct 12] The Economic Future of Venezuela: Can the Country Survive Yet Another Term of Chavismo?
William Ratliff. Defining Ideas: A Hoover Institution Journal

[10 Oct 12] Venezuela After the Vote
Jennifer McCoy. Council on Foreign Relations

[8 Oct 12] Venezuela's Next Inning: Chavez May Have Won Another Election, But its the Opposition that Should be Celebrating
Michael Shifter. Foreign Policy

[Oct 12] The Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict and Brazil’s “Responsibility While Protecting”
Eduarda Passarelli Hamann. Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

[Oct 12] Known Abusers, But Victims Ignored: Torture and Ill-Treatment in Mexico
Amnesty International

[Oct 12] Sharing Space with Our Hemispheric Partners: A Latino Perspective on U.S. Policy Toward Latin America - Final Report of the Latino Leadership Task Force
Pamela K. Starr. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Pacific Council on International Policy

[25 Sep 12] Democracy in Progress: El Salvador's Unfinished Transition
Michael Shifter and Rachel Schwartz. World Politics Review
NOTE: Full-text made available by the Inter-American Dialogue

[24 Sep 12] Time for an Alternative to Mexico's Drug War
Jorge Castañeda. CATO Institute

[24 Sep 12] Time is Ripe for U.S. Policy to Address Anti-Americanism in Latin America
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[20 Sep 12] Brazil: Restoring Economic Growth through Economic Freedom
James M. Roberts, Mark J. Schreiber, and Derek Scissors. Heritage Foundation

[19 Sep 12] The Chavez Plan to Steal Venezuela's Presidential Election: What Obama Should Do
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[Sep 12] Direct Distribution of Oil Revenues in Venezuela: A Viable Alternative?
Pedro L. Rodriguez, Jose R. Morales, and Francisco J. Monaldi. Center for Global Development

[Sep 12] A Safe and Smart Border: The Ongoing Quest in U.S.-Canada Relations
Christopher Sands and Laura Dawson. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[Sep 12] Political Unrest in Venezuela
Patrick D. Duddy. Council on Foreign Relations

[Sep 12] Venezuela's Economic Recovery: Is it Sustainable?
Mark Weisbrot and Jake Johnston. Center for Economic and Policy Research

[Fall 12] Mexico’s Democratic Challenges
Duncan Wood. Washington Quarterly

[Aug 12] Trust, Engagement, and Technology Transfer: Underpinnings for U.S-Brazil Defense Cooperation
E. Richard Downes. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[Aug 12] Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in the Americas: Major Trends in the Twenty-First Century
Bruce Bagley. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[Aug 12] Central America: Confronting the Drug Gangs
Alexander Nicoll and Jessica Delaney, eds. International Institute for Strategic Studies

[Aug 12] Latin America's Energy Future
Roger Tissot. Inter-American Dialogue

[Aug 12] Measuring the Costs of the Canada-US Border
Alexander Moens and Nachum Gabler. Fraser Institute

[Aug 12] Transnational Organized Crime, Terrorism, and Criminalized States in Latin America: An Emerging Tier-One National Security Priority
Douglas Farah. Strategic Studies Institute

[Aug 12] U.S.-Cuba Academic and Science-Based Exchanges: Prospects for a Two-Way Street
Stephen Johnson, Nicholas R. Lombardo, and Sadi May Davis. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Aug 12] Beyond Boundaries in the Andean Region: Bridging the Security/Development Divide with International Security Assistance
Brian Finlay, Johan Bergenas, and Esha Mufti. Stanley Foundation

[Aug 12] Collateral Damage of a Drug War: The May 11 Killings in Ahuas and the Impact of the U.S. War on Drugs in La Moskitia, Honduras
Annie Bird and Alexander Main. Center for Economic and Policy Research and Rights Action

[31 July 12] Mercosur: South America's Fractious Trade Bloc
Joanna Klonsky, Stephanie Hanson, and Brianna Lee. Council on Foreign Relations

[20 July 12] Police Reform in Guatemala: Obstacles and Opportunities
International Crisis Group

[10 July 12] Counternarcotics Assistance: U.S. Agencies Have Allotted Billions in Andean Countries, but DOD Should Improve its Reporting of Results
Government Accountability Office

[10 July 12] Dragon Training at Home: Exploring the Possibilities for Collaboration Between the U.S. and Chinese Navies in the Western Hemisphere
LCDR Audrey Oxley, USN. Brookings Institution

[10 July 12] Staging the War on Drugs: Media and Organised Crime in Mexico
Edgar Moreno Gómez. Real Instituto Elcano

[2 July 12] Peña Nieto's Next Steps: Mexican President-Elect Needs to Govern Openly and Transparently
Eric Farnsworth and Michael Werz. Center for American Progress

[2 July 12] Five Take-Aways from the Mexican Election
Andrew Selee. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[July 12] Tightening the Grip: Concentration and Abuse of Power in Chávez’s Venezuela
Human Rights Watch

[27 June 12] Who Is the Legitimate President of Paraguay?
Sebastián Acha, et al. Inter-American Dialogue

[26 June 12] Dangerous Uncertainty Ahead of Venezuela's Elections
International Crisis Group

[20 June 12] Opinion of U.S. Improving: Mexicans Back Military Campaign Against Cartels - Despite Doubts about Success, Human Rights Costs
Pew Global Attitudes Project

[June 12] Elections in Latin America 2009-2011: A Comparative Analysis
Manuel Alcántara. Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies

[June 12] Competitiveness in Central America: The Road to Sustained Growth and Poverty Reduction
Jose Luis Guasch, Liliana Rojas-Suarez, and Veronica Gonzales. Center for Global Development

[June 12] The Mexican Economy and the 2012 Elections
Mark Weisbrot and Rebecca Ray. Center for Economic and Policy Research

[June 12] Sexual Violence and Justice in Postconflict Peru
Jelke Boesten and Melissa Fisher. United States Institute of Peace

[June 12] The State of Trade, Competitivenss and Economic Well-Being in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
Erik Lee and Christopher E. Wilson. Border Research Partnership: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, and the North American Center for Transborder Studies at Arizona State University

[June 12] Inside a Champion: An Analysis of the Brazilian Development Model
Heinrich Boll Stiftung

[May/June 12] Airpower in the Interagency: Success in the Dominican Republic
Lt Col S. Edward Boxx, USAF. Air and Space Power Journal

[Spring/Summer 12] China’s Resource Quest in Brazil: The Changing Role of Economic Statecraft
Ana Cristina Alves. Portuguese Journal of International Affairs

[31 May 12] Canada’s Security Agenda
David Gardam. Council on Foreign Relations

[25 May 12] Organized Crime Exploits China's Growing Links to Latin America
Evan Ellis. Jamestown Foundation

[17 May 12] Time for a Freedom and Solidarity Agenda for Cuba
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[May 12] Afghanistan as a Test of Canadian Politics: What Did We Learn from the Experience?
Stephen M. Saideman. Centre for International Governance Innovation

[May 12] It's All about the Money: Advancing Anti-Money Laundering Efforts in the U.S. and Mexico to Combat Transnational Organized Crime
Celina B. Realuyo. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[May 12] Canada and NATO: A Military Assessment
Elinor Sloan. Canadian International Council and Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[May 12] Mexico's Election and the Economy - Voters Face a Tough Decision
Duncan Wood. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[May 12] The United States, Latin America and China: A “Triangular Relationship”?
R. Evan Ellis. Inter-American Dialogue

[13 April 12] A Latin America Security Agenda for President Obama
Foreign Policy Initiative

[11 April 12] On the Rebound: Shining Path Factions Vie for Control of Upper Huallaga Valley
Jacob Zenn. Jamestown Foundation

[6 April 12] U.S.-Brazil Summit: Time for a Bold Policy Vision
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[4 April 12] A New Agenda for American Leadership at the Sixth Summit of the Americas
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[April 12] Defence after the Recession
David Perry. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[April 12] Latin American Economic Perspectives: All Together Now: The Challenge of Regional Integration
Eduardo Levy-Yayati, Lucio Castro, and Luciano Cohan. Brookings Institution

[April 12] Remaking the Relationship: The United States and Latin America
Inter-American Dialogue

[20 March 12] Leveraging Technology to Support Free Access to Information in Cuba
Ray Walser and Marc Wachtenheim. Heritage Foundation

[9 March 12] The 2012 Venezuelan Elections: Hopes for Legitimacy
Diana Villiers Negroponte and Counsuelo Amat. Brookings Institution

[8 March 12] China's Rise and Latin America: A Global, Long-Term Perspective
Uri Dadush and Shimelse Ali. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[7 March 12] Vice President Biden's Visit to Mexico and Honduras
Diana Villiers Negroponte. Brookings Institution

[7 March 12] Addressing the Risk of a Cuban Oil Spill
Melissa Bert and Blake Clayton. Council on Foreign Relations

[March 12] Iran's Influence in the Americas
Stephen Johnson. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[March 12] The 2013 State Department and Foreign Operations Aid Request and Latin America and the Caribbean
Center for International Policy

[March 12] Comprehensive Security Requires Comprehensive Structures - How Comprehensive Can We Get?
Ann Fitz-Gerald and Don Macnamara. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute and the Canadian International Council

[Spring 12] Brazil and the United States: Building a Partnership for the 21st Century
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Brazil. Ambassadors Review

[Spring 12] Mexico and the United States: A Strategic Relationship
Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S. Ambassadors Review

[Spring 12] El Salvador’s Quest for Equitable Growth and the 20th Anniversary of the Peace Accords
Francisco Altschul, Ambassador of El Salvador to the U.S. Ambassadors Review

[28 Feb 12] The Frozen U.S.-Cuba Relationship
Julia E. Sweig. Council on Foreign Relations

[13 Feb 12] Misguided Efforts to Promote Democracy in Cuba
Geoff Thale. Washington Office on Latin America

[8 Feb 12] Falkland Islands: United States Should Back Great Britain
Nile Gardiner and Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[3 Feb 12] Venezuela's Crime Debacle: A Cautionary Tale
Kevin Casas-Zamora. Brookings Institution

[Feb 12] Police Reform in Latin America: Implications for U.S. Policy
Stephen Johnson, Johanna Mendelson Forman, and Katherine Bliss. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Feb 12] Citizen Security in Latin America
Gino Costa. Inter-American Dialogue

[Feb 12] Chinese Investment in Latin American Resources: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Barbara Kotschwar, Theodore H. Moran, and Julia Muir. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[Feb 12] Building Resilience Against Terrorism: Canada's Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Ministry of Public Safety, Government of Canada

[Feb 12] CELAC: A Voice for Latin America and the Caribbean? The Complex Challenge of Giving the Region a Stronger Voice Despite its Many Different Cooperation and Integration Projects
Carlos Portales. Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

[Feb 12] The New Banks in Town: Chinese Finance in Latin America
Kevin P. Gallagher, Amos Irwin, and Katherine Koleski. Inter-American Dialogue

[Jan/Feb 12] Drug Mayhem Moves South
Ted Galen Carpenter. National Interest

[19 Jan 12] Cuba Is Changing, Slowly but Surely
Ted Piccone. Brookings Institution

[Jan 12] Transparency in Military Spending and Arms Acquisitions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mark Bromley and Carina Solmirano. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

[Jan 12] Mexico: Illicit Financial Flows, Macroeconomic Imbalances, and the Underground Economy
Dev Kar. Global Financial Integrity

[Jan 12] The European Union and Brazil as Privileged Partners? Difficult Path to an Authentic Strategic Partnership
Bartlomiej Znojek. Polish Institute of International Affairs

[Winter 12] Memo to Washington: China’s Growing Presence in Latin America
Eric Farnsworth. Americas Quarterly

[Winter 12] China’s Military Activity in Latin America: What is the Chinese Military Doing in Latin America?
Gabriel Marcella. Americas Quarterly

[Winter 12] The Fast Ramp-Up: The Economics of the China-Latin America/Caribbean (LAC) Relationship
Ryan Berger. Americas Quarterly

[12] U.S. Ambassadors to Mexico: The Relationship Through Their Eyes
Dolia Estevez. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[12] Terror in the Peaceable Kingdom: Understanding and Addressing Violent Extremism in Canada
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Linda Frum. Foundation for Defense of Democracies

[27 Dec 11] The COIN Approach to Mexican Drug Cartels: Square Peg in a Round Hole
Brad Freden. Small Wars Journal

[16 Dec 11] Beyond the Border: Enhancing Security and Improving Trade Between the United States and Canada
Jessica Zuckerman. Heritage Foundation

[13 Dec 11] Broadcasting Board of Governors Should Provide Additional Information to Congress Regarding Broadcasting to Cuba
Government Accountability Office

[9 Dec 11] Mexico's Government Begins to Retake Northeastern Mexico
Gary J. Hale. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

[Dec 11] The Hybrid Threat: Crime, Terrorism and Insurgency in Mexico
Proceedings of the Joint Policy and Research Forum co-convened by the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute and the Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College, on October 20, 2011

[Dec 11] Getting Past the Bilateral-Trilateral Debate: A Pragmatic Functionalist Approach to North America
Brian Bow. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[Dec 11] Social Partnerships and Development: Implications for the Caribbean
Indianna D. Minto-Coy. Centre for International Governance Innovation

[Dec 11] Budgetary Priorities in Latin America: Military, Heath and Education Spending
Sam Perlo-Freeman. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

[Dec 11] Criminal Organizations and Illicit Trafficking in Guatemala's Border Communities
Ralph Espach, et al. CNA

[Dec 11] Bringing the State to the Slum: Confronting Organized Crime and Urban Violence in Latin America - Lessons for Law Enforcement and Policymakers
Vanda Felbab-Brown. Brookings Institution

[Dec 11] Getting Past the Bilateral-Trilateral Debate: A Pragmatic Functionalist Approach to North America
Brian Bow. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[Dec 11] Blocked Democracies in Central America
Otto Argueta, et al. German Institute of Global and Area Studies

[15 Nov 11] Undermining Mexico's Dangerous Drug Cartels
Ted Galen Carpenter. CATO Institute

[14 Nov 11] Mexico's Retrogression: Implications of a Bankruptcy Reorganization Gone Wrong
Arturo C. Porzecanski. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[11 Nov 11] China's Engagement with Peru: An Increasingly Strategic Relationship
Evan Ellis. Jamestown Foundation

[Nov 11] Working Together: Economic Ties Between the United States and Mexico
Christopher E. Wilson. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[Nov 11] Securing the Continent: Where is NORAD Today?
Alan Stephenson. Canadian International Council and the Canadian Defense and Foreign Affairs Institute
[Nov 11] Reaching Out: Cuba's New Economy and the International Response
Richard E. Feinberg. Brookings Institution

[Nov 11] The Dominican Response to the Haiti Earthquake: A Neighbor's Journey
Johanna Mendelson Forman and Stacey White. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Nov 11] A Cautionary Tale: Plan Colombia's Lessons for U.S. Policy Toward Mexico and Beyond
Lisa Haugaard and Adam Isacson. Center for International Policy

[Nov 11] Neither Rights Nor Security: Killings, Torture, and Disappearances in Mexico's "War on Drugs"
Nik Steinberg. Human Rights Watch

[21 Oct 11] Change Comes to Cuba: Citizens' Views on Reform after the Sixth Party Congress
Alejandro Moreno and Daniel Calingaert. Freedom House

[20 Oct 11] Review of U.S. Response to the Honduran Political Crisis
Government Accountability Office

[20 Oct 11] Mexico and the Triple Threat
Sharon L. Cardash, Frank J. Cilluffo, and Bert B. Tussing. Homeland Security Policy Institute and the Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College
NOTE: Select the link for "HSPI Issue Brief 13" at the top of the screen to access the full-text

[13 Oct 11] Nicaragua's Presidential Elections: How Daniel Ortega Could Share Democracy
AMB Robert J. Callahan and Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[11 Oct 11] Guatemala: Drug Trafficking and Violence
International Crisis Group

[6 Oct 11] U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement: Drop the Tariff Anchor
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[Oct 11] The Challenge of Violent Drug-Trafficking Organizations: An Assessment of Mexican Security Based on Existing RAND Research in Urban Unrest, Insurgency, and Defense-Sector Reform
Christopher Paul, Agnes Gereben Schaefer, and Colin P. Clarke. RAND Corporation

[Oct 11] The Rise of Enrique Peña Nieto and Return of the PRI
Duncan Wood. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Oct 11] The Mounting Hezbollah Threat in Latin America
Roger F. Noriega and José R. Cárdenas. American Enterprise Institute

[Oct 11] Mexico's "Narco-Refugees": The Looming Challenge for U.S. National Security
Paul Rexton Kan. Strategic Studies Institute

[Sep/Oct 11] The Americas, Not the Middle East, Will Be the World Capital of Energy
Amy Myers Jaffe. Foreign Policy

[30 Sep 11] China's Cautious Economic and Strategic Gamble in Venezuela
Evan Ellis. Jamestown Foundation

[28 Sep 11] Mexico: Death by Social Media
Samuel Logan. International Relations and Security Network

[Sep 11] Military Justice and Impunity in Mexico's Drug War
Kristin Bricker. Centre for International Governance Innovation

[Sep 11] Calderón's Caldron: Lessons from Mexico's Battle Against Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking in Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and Michoacán
Vanda Felbab-Brown. Brookings Institution

[Sep 11] A Decade of Change: Political, Economic, and Social Developments in Western Hemisphere Affairs
Inter-American Dialogue

[Sep 11] Adapting, Transforming, and Modernizing Under Fire: The Mexican Military 2006-11
Inigo Guevara Moyano. Strategic Studies Institute

[Sep 11] Threat Posed by Mounting Vigilantism in Mexico
George W. Grayson. Strategic Studies Institute

[Sep 11] Latin America and the United States: Looking Towards 2020
Sergio Bitar. Inter-American Dialogue

[31 Aug 11] Barbarization and Narcocultura: Reading the Evolution of Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
John P. Sullivan and Adam Elkus. Small Wars Journal

[17 Aug 11] Violence and Politics in Venezuela
International Crisis Group

[2 Aug 11] The Reversal of the Structural Transformation in Latin America after China's Emergence
Mauricio Cárdenas and Adriana Kugler. Brookings Institution

[Aug 11] Turning Legal Pluralism into State-Sanctioned Law: Assessing the Implications of the New Constitutions and Laws in Bolivia and Ecuador
Anna Barrera. German Institute of Global and International Affairs

[Aug 11] Hezbollah's Inroads into the Western Hemisphere
Ilan Berman. American Foreign Policy Council

[Aug 11] Idle Youth in Latin America: A Persistent Problem in a Decade of Prosperity
Mauricio Cárdenas, Rafael de Hoyos and Miguel Székely. Brookings Institution

[Aug 11] Constructing Citizen Security in the Americas
Peter Hakim and Kimberly Covington. Inter-American Dialogue

[Aug 11] China-Latin America Military Engagement: Good Will, Good Business, and Strategic Position
R. Evan Ellis. Strategic Studies Institute

[Aug 11] Safer than Ever: A View from the U.S.-Mexico Border: Assessing the Past, Present, and Future
Marshall Fitz. Center for American Progress

[26 July 11] A “Failed State” in Mexico: Tamaulipas Declares Itself Ungovernable
Gary J. Hale. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

[25 July 11] Millennium Challenge Corporation: Compacts in Cape Verde and Honduras Achieved Reduced Targets
Government Accountability Office

[18 July 11] Is Brazil Fit to Lead the Open Government Partnership? Secrecy vs. Transparency and the Ambivalence of Brazil's Presidents
Carlos Pereira and Greg Michener. Brookings Institution

[12 July 11] Making Room for Brazil's Growing Clout
David Rothkopf. Council on Foreign Relations

[July 11] Is Brazil Actually Ready to be a World Economic Power?
COL Vance F. Stewart, III, USA. Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College

[July 11] BRIC in the Backyard: Brazil's Economic Rise and What it Means for the United States
COL James K. Rose, USA. Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College

[July 11] A Road Map for Beating Latin America's Transnational Criminal Organizations
Martin Edwin Andersen. Joint Force Quarterly

[July 11] Global Brazil and U.S.-Brazil Relations
Council on Foreign Relations

[July 11] Cuba Not a "Tier Three" Human Trafficker
Wayne S. Smith. Center for International Policy

[July 11] Seminar Proceedings: Perimeter Security and the Beyond the Border Dialogue: Perspectives from the PNW-Western Canada Region
Border Policy Research Institute

[30 June 11] Mexico: The Accidental Narco?
Paul Rexton Kan. Small Wars Journal

[30 June 11] The Security Summit in Central America: On the Modest Meaning of Shared Responsibility
Kevin Casas-Zamora. Brookings Institution

[28 June 11] Why New Attempts to Reform Brazil's Electoral System Will Fail
Carlos Pereira and Marcus André Melo. Brookings Institution

[28 June 11] The Price of a Disproportional Cabinet: The Paloccigate in Brazil
Carlos Pereira and Carlos Aramayo. Brookings Institution

[16 June 11] Guatemala's Elections: Clean Polls, Dirty Politics
International Crisis Group

[10 June 11] A Strategy for Mexico?
Johnny M. Lairsey, Jr. Small Wars Journal

[7 June 11] Peru: Obama Should Insist President Humala Strengthen Free-Market Democracy
James M. Roberts and Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[7 June 11] Peru’s Moment of Opportunity
Michael Shifter. Council on Foreign Relations

[2 June 11] Time for U.S. Leadership at the Organization of American States
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
[June 11] Emerging players in the Caribbean What implications for the Caribbean, their relations with the EU and the ACP?
Annita Montoute. European Centre for Development Policy Management

[June 11] The Future of Oil in Mexico
Amy Myers Jaffe and Laurence Whitehead. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

[June 11] The Travails of Development and Democratic Governance in Central America
Kevin Casas-Zamora. Brookings Institution

[June 11] Political and Economic Realities Clash in Latin America
Agusto Varas. Norwegian Peacebuilding Resources Centre

[June 11] The Latin American Drug Trade: Scope, Dimensions, Impact, and Response
Peter Chalk. RAND Corporation

[June 11] Constitutional Coups? Military Interventions in Latin America
Howard J. Wiarda and Hilary Collins. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[31 May 11] Peru's Presidential Elections: Democracy in Danger?
Diane de Gramont. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[31 May 11] Learning to Walk Without a Crutch: An Assessment of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala
International Crisis Group

[25 May 11] Argentina's 2011 Presidential and Congressional Elections
Carlos M. Regúnaga. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[May 11] Assertive Brazil: An Emerging Power and its Implications
Mikael Wigell. Finnish Institute of International Affairs

[May 11] Declining Inequality in Latin America: Some Economics, Some Politics
Nancy Birdsall, Nora Lustig, and Darryl McLeod. Center for Global Development

[May 11] Security Sector Reform (SSR) and the Domestic-International Security Nexus: The Role of Public Safety Canada
Mark Sedra and Geoff Burt. Centre for International Governance Innovation

[May 11] Mexico's 2012 Presidential Election and U.S.-Mexico Relations
Duncan Wood. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[May 11] Political Risks of Increased Reliance on Defense Imports from Brazil
Seth Cropsey and Jaime Daremblum. Hudson Institute
[May 11] A War Without 'Principals': Narco-Violence in Mexico
Prem Mahadevan. Research Institute for European and American Studies
[May 11] Change In Post-Fidel Cuba: Political Liberalization, Economic Reform and Lessons for U.S. Policy
Arturo Lopez-Levy. New America Foundation
[May 11] What Congress Thinks of Canada
Alexander Moens and Nachum Gabler. Fraser Institute

[29 April 11] The Energy Factor in Mexico-U.S. Relations
Isidro Morales. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
[15 April 11] Cuba’s Reform-Minded Party Congress
Julia E. Sweig. Council on Foreign Relations
[9 April 11] Attacks on Journalists and “New Media” in Mexico’s Drug War: A Power and Counter Power Assessment
John P. Sullivan. Small Wars Journal
[8 April 11] Peru's Next President Should Continue Political and Free Market Reforms
James M. Roberts and Edwar Enrique Escalante. Heritage Foundation
[8 April 11] Pivotal Elections for Emerging Peru
Joel D. Hirst. Council on Foreign Relations

[April 11] America and the Canadian Presence
Christopher Sands. Hudson Institute

[April 11] Latin America Economic Perspectives: Shifting Gears in an Age of Heightened Expectations
Mauricio Cardenas and Eduardo Levy-Yeyati, et al. Brookings Institution
[April 11] Obstacles and Opportunities for Regional Cooperation: The US-Mexico Case
Marc R. Rosenblum. Migration Policy Institute

[April 11] Crime and Violence in Central America: A Development Challenge
The World Bank
[April 11] Foreign Policy in the Election
Derek H. Burney. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[March/April 11] Mexico: Failing State or Emerging Democracy?
MAJ Juan P. Nava, USA. Military Review

[25 March 11] Assessing Obama's Visit to Brazil: A New Framework for Relations with Latin America?
Carlos Pereira and Joao Augusto Castro Neves. Brookings Institution

[21 March 11] President Obama in El Salvador: Facing the Central American Challenge
James M. Roberts and Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[18 March 11] Amid Global Crises, Can Obama Make a Real Impact in Latin America?
Daniel Kaufmann. Brookings Institution

[18 March 11] Toward New Ties with Brazil
Martias Spektor. Council on Foreign Relations

[18 March 11] President Obama in Latin America: Put Hugo Chavez on the Agenda
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[18 March 11] A U.S.-Brazil Alliance to Strengthen Global Food Security: President's Trip Provides the Right Setting for New Collaboration
Jake Caldwell. Center for American Progress

[17 March 11] President Obama's Visit to Latin America: Democracy, Trade, and Security First
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[15 March 11] Obama's Visit to Latin America: Redefining U.S.-Brazil Relations
Carlos Pereira and Carlos Aramayo. Brookings Institution

[15 March 11] Obama's Trip to South America
Transcript of a Council on Foreign Relations event

[14 March 11] Prospects for President Obama's Meeting with President Funes of El Salvador
Diana Villiers Negroponte. Brookings Institution

[6 March 11] Coca Controversy: Bolivia and the War on Drugs
Nancy Xie. Harvard International Review

[6 March 11] Optimizing Use of the Armed Forces in Combating Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations
Braden Civins. Small Wars Journal

[2 March 11] Crisis in the U.S.-Mexican Relationship
Diana Villiers Negroponte. Brookings Institution

[2 March 11] A Tough Calderón-Obama Summit
Vanda Felbab-Brown. Brookings Institution
[2 March 11] Mexico's Calderon and Obama Meet: Time for a Ronald Reagan Moment
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
[1 March 11] Political Polarization: What the U.S. Can Learn from Latin America
Carlos Pereira and Carlos Aramayo. Brookings Institution

[1 March 11] Why the US and Brazil Can't Get Along - A Story of Turf, Ideology, and Interests
Peter Hakim. Foreign Affairs Latinoamerica
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[March 11] Latin American Coups: Have They Vanished or Taken New Shapes?
Rut Diamint, Pablo Policzer, and Michael Shifter. Western Hemisphere Security Analysis Center

[March 11] Brazil and China: South-South Partnership or North-South Competition?
Carlos Pereira and Joao Augusto de Castro Neves. Brookings Institution

[March 11] Has Argentina Joined the Chávez Bloc?
Jaime Daremblum. Hudson Institute
[March 11] Challenges to Democracy Promotion: The Case of Bolivia
Jonas Wolff. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
[March 11] Security Through Partnership: Fighting Transnational Cartels in the Western Hemisphere
Bob Killebrew and Matthew Irvine. Center for a New American Security
[March 11] Beyond Trade: Sub-National Diplomacy Between Canada and Mexico
David Parks. Canadian Foundation for the Americas

[March 11] Being Rejected in the United Nations: The Causes and Implications of Canada's Failure to Win a Seat in the UN Security Council
Denis Stairs. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[March 11] Brazil and the United States: The Need for Strategic Engagement
Luigi R. Einaudi. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[March 11] The Drug War in Mexico: Confronting a Shared Threat
David A. Shirk. Council on Foreign Relations
[March 11] Obama's Visit to Latin America: A View from the South
Sergio Bitar. Inter-American Dialogue
[March 11] The Canada Gambit: Will it Revive North America?
Christopher Sands. Hudson Institute

[28 Feb 11] A Crucial U.S.-Mexico Summit
Shannon K. O'Neil. Council on Foreign Relations
[15 Feb 11] U.S.-Cuba Relations: Moving Policy Forward in 2011 and Beyond
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[14 Feb 11] Mexico Denies "Insurgency": Implications for an Appropriate Response
Diana Villiers Negroponte. Brookings Institution
[11 Feb 11] Speaking Frankly: Voices from the Borderlands – The Mexican Citizens Speak
Joan Neuhaus Schaan. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
[9 Feb 11] Will Venezuela Be the Next Egypt?
Mauricio Cárdenas. Brookings Institution
[8 Feb 11] Brazilian President Rousseff's First Governing Coalition: Better, But Not Good Enough
Carlos Pereira. Brookings Institution

[2 Feb 11] Democracy in Latin America: Miles Traveled and Miles to Go
Kevin Casas-Zamora. Brookings Institution

[Feb 11] Toward a Common Agenda for the Andean Countries and the United States
Carter Center and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

[Feb 11] Rethinking US Drug Policy
Peter Hakim. Inter-American Dialogue

[Feb 11] Mexico: Development and Democracy at a Crossroads
Shannon K. O'Neil. Council on Foreign Relations

[Feb 11] 'Now For the Hard Part': A User's Guide to Renewing the Canadian-American Partnership
Colin Robertson. Canadian International Council and the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[25 Jan 11] Women Lead Latin America's Growing Anti-Militarization Movements
Laura Carlsen. Center for International Policy

[24 Jan 11] Secretary Clinton Should Sustain U.S. Attention to Mexico After Her Visit
Ray Walser, James M. Roberts, and Jena Baker McNeill. Heritage Foundation

[6 Jan 11] Shifting the Balance: The Obama Administration and the Americas - A Midterm Assessment
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event
[Jan 11] Chinese Soft Power in Latin America: A Case Study
R. Evan Ellis. Joint Force Quarterly
[Winter 11] Breaking the Cycle: The Best Crime-Fighting Strategy? Improve Economic Opportunities for All
Dora Beszterczey and Shannon O'Neil. Americas Quarterly
[Winter 11] Brazil: What's Next? The Post-Lula, or Dilma, Era Promises Both Change and Continuity
Albert Fishlow. Americas Quarterly

[30 Dec 10] Felipe Calderón’s War: It's Time for a Serious Debate
Kevin Casas-Zamora. Brookings Institution

[22 Dec 10] Clean Slate Law: Raising Accountability in Brazil
Carlos Pereira. Brookings Institution

[17 Dec 10] Friend of Liberty: Cuba Broadcasting Targets the Castro Tyranny
Helle C. Dale, Ray Walser, and Morgan L. Roach. Heritage Foundation

[13 Dec 10] Latin America's Hour of Optimism: On the Results of Latinobarómetro 2010
Kevin Casas-Zamora. Brookings Institution

[Dec 10] Time for a New Approach to Mexico
David J. Danelo. Foreign Policy Research Institute
[Dec 10] Quo Vadis Fidel? Where Are You Going?
Irving Louis Horowitz. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[Dec 10] La Familia Drug Cartel: Implications for U.S.-Mexican Security
George W. Grayson. Strategic Studies Institute
[Nov 10] Partnership for the Americas: Western Hemisphere Strategy and U.S. Southern Command
ADM James G. Stavridis, USN. National Defense University Press

[Nov 10] The Geopolitics of Northern Mexico
David J. Danelo. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[Nov 10] Canada's International Policy Statement Five Years Later
Andrew Godefroy. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[Nov 10] From Revolutionary War to Democratic Revolution: The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) in El Salvador
Alberto Martín Álvarez. Berghof Conflict Research
[Nov 10] Brazil's Executive-Legislative Relations under the Dilma Coalition Government
Carlos Pereira. Brookings Institution

[Nov 10] Redefining Security in the Post-Afghanistan Era: The Future of Canadian Military Policy in an Uncertain World
Ron Wallace. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
[28 Oct 10] Venezuela's Troubling Nuclear Ties
Joel D. Hirst and Jonathan Pearl. Council on Foreign Relations
[27 Oct 10] Paying Attention to Central America's Drug Trafficking Crisis
Kevin Casas-Zamora. Brookings Institution

[15 Oct 10] Brazil and Ecuador: Similar Political Institutions, Different Policy Outcomes
Carlos Pereira and Andres Mejia Acosta. Brookings Institution
[4 Oct 10] Brazil's Evolutionary Election
João Augusto de Castro Neves. Council on Foreign Relations
[Oct 10] Scenarios Facing Venezuela
Susanne Gratius. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
[Oct 10] Is Three a Crowd? The Venezuela Factor in Cuba's Policy Toward the United States
Carlos Blanco and Paul Webster Hare. Brookings Institution
[Oct 10] Shared Responsibility: U.S.-Mexico Policy Options for Confronting Organized Crime
Eric L. Olson, David A. Shirk, and Andrew Selee, eds. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the University of San Diego Trans-Border Institute
[Oct 10] The "Dirty Oil" Card and Canadian Foreign Policy
Paul Chastko. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
[Oct 10] Brazil: An Emerging Aid Player - Lessons on Emerging Donors, and South-South and Trilateral Cooperation
Lídia Cabral and Julia Weinstock. Overseas Development Institute

[Sep/Oct 10] The Top Seven Myths of U.S. Defense Policy Toward the Americas
Frank O. Mora and Nicholas F. Zimmerman. Military Review
[Sep/Oct 10] The Allure of Quick Victory: Lessons from Peru's Fight Against Sendero Luminoso
MAJ Michael L. Burgoyne, USA. Military Review

[28 Sep 10] The Impact of Brazil's Presidential Elections: Different Roads, Similar Direction
Carlos Pereira. Brookings Institution
[27 Sep 10] Venezuela's Legislative Elections: Democratic Opposition Makes Major Gains
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[23 Sep 10] Opposition Challenges for Chávez
Michael McCarthy. Council on Foreign Relations
[23 Sep 10] Venezuela's Parliamentary Elections: Change Can't Happen
Mauricio Cárdenas and Javier Corrales. Brookings Institution

[10 Sep 10] A Plan Colombia for Mexico
Laura Carlsen. Foreign Policy in Focus
[Sep 10] Looking for Leadership: Sustainable Security in Latin America and the Caribbean
Ben Zala. Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre and Oxford Research Group

[Sep 10] Latin America: A Threat to Canada’s Security?
Stephen J. Randall. Canadian Foundation for the Americas
[Sep 10] Abused and Afraid in Ciudad Juarez: An Analysis of Human Rights Violations by the Military in Mexico
Maureen Meyer, Stephanie Brewer, and Carlos Cepeda. Washington Office on Latin America
[Sep 10] Environmental Change, Natural Disasters and Stability in Central America and the Caribbean
Marcela Ramirez. Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College

[Sep 10] Latin America Economic Perspectives
Mauricio Cardenas, Eduardo Levy-Yeyati, and Camila Henao. Brookings Institution
[Sep 10] Crime Wars: Gangs, Cartels and U.S. National Security
Bob Killebrew and Jennifer Bernal. Center for a New American Security
[Sep 10] The Movement of Illegal Guns Across the U.S.-Mexico Border
Mayors Against Illegal Guns

[Sep 10] Re-Election in the Andes : Politics and Prospects
Michael Penfold. Inter-American Dialogue
[Sep 10] The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): Towards a New Era for Caribbean Trade
Diana Thorburn, et al. Centre for International Governance Innovation

[Sep 10] Update on the Venezuelan Economy
Mark Weisbrot and Rebecca Ray. Center for Economic and Policy Research
[25 Aug 10] FARC Seeking Rebirth in Venezuela?
Samuel Logan. International Relations and Security Network
[13 Aug 10] Santos-Chávez Santa Marta Summit: A Moment of Promise and Peril in the Americas
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
[Aug 10] Canada and the Americas: Human Rights, Development, and Foreign Aid
Stephen J. Randall. Canadian International Council
[Aug 10] Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America: Trade, Investment and Political Challenges
Stephen J. Randall. Canadian International Council

[Aug 10] Mexico: Current and Future Political, Economic and Security Trends
Hal Kelpak and Stephen J. Randall. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
[Aug 10] Seizing the Opportunity to Expand People to People Contacts
Dora Beszterczey, Damian F. Fernandez, and Andy S. Gomez. Brookings Institution

[Aug 10] Dilemmas of Brazilian Grand Strategy
Hal Brands. Strategic Studies Institute
[Aug 10] Chávez and China: Challenging U.S. Interests
Roger F. Noriega. American Enterprise Institute

[Aug 10] Cooperative Mexican-U.S. Antinarcotics Efforts
Sidney Weintraub and Duncan Wood. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[Aug 10] Reforming the Inter-American Defense Board
John A. Cope. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
[Aug 10] United States and Mexico: Ties that Bind, Issues that Divide
Emma Aguila, et al. RAND Corporation
[July/Aug 10] Obama and the Americas: Promise, Disappointment, Opportunity
Abraham F. Lowenthal. Foreign Affairs
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[27 July 10] Expand NORAD to Improve Security in North America
James Jay Carafano, et al. Heritage Foundation

[23 July 10] Panama and Obama's Latin America Policy: Time to Close Ranks and Support a Friend
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
[23 July 10] Colombia and Obama's Latin America Policy: Time to Close Ranks and Support a Friend
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation

[21 July 10] Mérida Initiative: The United States Has Provided Counternarcotics and Anticrime Support but Needs Better Performance Measures
Government Accountability Office
[9 July 10] Advances in China-Latin America Space Cooperation
Evan Ellis. Jamestown Foundation
[July 10] Catch and Release: A Role for Preventive Detention without Charge in Canadian Anti-terrorism Law
Craig Forcese. Institute for Research on Public Policy
[July 10] Bolivia's New Constitution: Towards Participatory Democracy or Political Pluralism?
Almut Schilling-Vacaflor. German Institute of Global and Area Studies
[July 10] WMD, Drugs, and Criminal Gangs in Central America: Leveraging Nonproliferation Assistance to Address Security/Development Needs with UN Security Council Resolution 1540
Brian Finlay. Henry L. Stimson Center and the Stanley Foundation

[July 10] Bridging Cuba's Communication Divide: How U.S. Policy Can Help
Theodore J. Piccone, Christopher Sabatini, and Carlos Saladrigas. Brookings Institution
[July 10] Are We Ready for the Next Big One? Texas Gulf Coast Legislators Learn from Cuba's Hurricane Preparedness Model
Elizabeth Newhouse and Wayne Smith. Center for International Policy

[25 June 10] The Growing Concern of Brazil and Iran
Nicole Ferrand. Center for Security Policy
[24 June 10] The Fate of Democracy and Multilateralism in the Americas
Alejandro Toledo. Brookings Institution
[22 June 10] Guatemala: Squeezed Between Crime and Impunity
International Crisis Group

[16 June 10] Freedom and Exchange in Communist Cuba
Yoani Sánchez. CATO Institute
[June 10] The Case of the Cuban Five; US Shame and How to End It
Wayne S. Smith. Center for International Policy
[June 10] Canada-U.S. Relations: No Time for Complacency
Derek Burney. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
[Summer 10] Ethnic Politics, Defense, and Security in "Latin" America
Martin Edwin Andersen. Joint Force Quarterly
[Summer 10] Regional Threats: Security Capacity Imperatives in the Caribbean
Curtis A. Ward. Joint Force Quarterly

[Summer 10] Maritime Information-Sharing Strategy: A Realistic Approach for the American Continent and the Caribbean
CDR Alberto A. Soto, Chilean Navy. Naval War College Review
[27 May 10] Connecting the Dots: Internal Developments in Latin America and Regional Security
Luis Fleischman. Center for Security Policy

[25 May 10] Measuring Success in the Drug War: Criteria to Determine Progress in Mexico's Efforts to Defeat Narco-Traffickers
Diana Villiers Negroponte. Brookings Institution
[18 May 10] The Message from Calderón in the U.S.
Shannon O'Neil. Council on Foreign Relations
[6 May 10] Mexico's Failed Drug War
Jorge Castañeda. CATO Institute
[4 May 10] Southwest Border Partners: U.S. Mexico Cooperation on Security, Law Enforcement, and Commerce
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event featuring Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Fernando Gomez-Mont, Secretary of the Interior, Mexico
[May 10] The United States and Mexico: More Than Neighbors
Andrew Selee, Christopher Wilson, and Katie Putnam. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
[May 10] Waiting for Change: Trends in U.S. Security Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean
Lisa Haugaard, et al. Center for International Policy, Latin America Working Group Education Fund, and the Washington Office on Latin America
[May 10] Reinventing CIDA
Barry Carin and Gordon Smith. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute and the Canadian International Council
[May 10] From Rivalry to Mutual Trust: The Othering Process between Bolivia and Chile
Leslie Wehner. German Institute of Global and Area Studies

[May 10] The Drug Fight in Mexico: Failure Is Not an Option
Roger F. Noriega. American Enterprise Institute
[May 10] Crime, Violence, and the Crisis in Guatemala: A Case Study in the Erosion of the State
Hal Brands. Strategic Studies Institute
[May 10] Canada-US Relations at 150
Derek Burney. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
[23 April 10] Combating Gangs: Federal Agencies Have Implemented a Central American Gang Strategy, but Could Strengthen Oversight and Measurement of Efforts
Government Accountability Office
[19 April 10] Demanding the Truth in Honduras
Kevin Casas-Zamora. Brookings Institution

[16 April 10] Hyrdocarbons in the Amazon: Awakening Old Inequalities
Patricia Vasquez. United States Institute of Peace
[12 April 10] After the Chilean Earthquake: Rebuilding Our Country Better Than It Was Before
Remarks by Sebastian Pinera, President of Chile, at the Brookings Institution

[April 10] Rethinking Latin America's Development Strategy
Mauricio Cárdenas. Brookings Institution
[April 10] State Capacity in Latin America
Mauricio Cárdenas. Brookings Institution
[April 10] Invisible Victims: Migrants on the Move in Mexico
Amnesty International
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[April 10] The Obama Administration and Latin America: Towards a New Partnership?
Daniel P. Erikson. Centre for International Governance Innovation
[April 10] Skating on Thin Ice: Canadian-American Relations in 2010 and 2011
Alexander Moens. Fraser Institute

[April 10] Moving Closer or Drifting Apart? Assessing the State of Public Opinion on the U.S.-Canada Relationship
Cameron D. Anderson and Laura B. Stephenson. Canada-U.S. Institute, University of Western Ontario
[25 March 10] The Importance of Building Cross-Border Relationships Along a Violent U.S.-Mexico Border From the Ground Up
Joan Neuhaus Schaan. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
[5 March 10] Natural Disasters, National Diligence: The Chilean Earthquake in Perspective
Daniel Kaufmann and José Tessada. Brookings Institution
[March 10] Building a Global Presence: Institutional Challenges in Strengthening Mexico's Role in International Cooperation
Luz María de la Mora Sánchez. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
[March 10] Security in an Uncertain World: A Canadian Perspective on NATO's New Strategic Concept
Paul H. Chapin, et al. Conference of Defense Associations Institute and the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
[March 10] Southern Atlanticism: Geopolitics and Strategy for the Other Half of the Atlantic Rim
Ian O. Lesser. German Marshall Fund of the United States

[March 10] The Harper Government and Defence After Four Years
J. L. Granatstein. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[March 10] Flashpoint: The Chavez Challenge
Peter Brookes. Armed Forces Journal
[March 10] EU and Latin America: Reviving a Ten Year Old Partnership
Pedro Seabra. Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security
[18 Feb 10] China's Arms Sales to Latin America: Another Arrow in the Quiver
Cynthia Watson. Jamestown Foundation
[Feb 10] Brazil as an Emerging Power: The View from the United States
Shannon O'Neil. South African Institute of International Affairs
[Feb 10] U.S.-Mexico Homeland Defense: A Compatible Interface
Victor E. Renuart, Jr. and Biff Baker. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
[Feb 10] Climate Migration in Latin America: A Future 'Flood of Refugees' to the North?
Alexandra Deprez. Council on Hemispheric Affairs

[Feb 10] Criminal Insurgency in the Americas
John P. Sullivan. Small Wars Journal
[Feb 10] Caribbean Regional Governance and the Sovereignty/Statehood Problem
Matthew Louis Bishop and Anthony Payne. Centre for International Governance Innovation
[Feb 10] Cartel v. Cartel: Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
John P. Sullivan and Adam Elkus. Small Wars Journal

[Jan/Feb 10] What's Spanish for Quagmire: Five Myths that Caused the Failed War Next Door
Jorge G. Castaneda. Foreign Policy
[26 Jan 10] Battling Chávez’s Radical Vision for an Anti-U.S. Honduras
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
[20 Jan 10] State Sponsors of Terrorism: Time to Add Venezuela to the List
Ray Walser. Heritage Foundation
[12 Jan 10] Obama's Disappointing Year in Latin America
Julia E. Sweig. Council on Foreign Relations
[11 Jan 10] U.S.-Cuba Relations
Stephanie Hanson. Council on Foreign Relations
[Jan 10] Resource Nationalism and Energy Security in Latin America: Implications for Global Oil Supplies
David R. Mares. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
[Jan 10] Engaging Cuba: Policy Options for the United States, Europe, and the Western Hemisphere
José Raúl Perales, ed. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
[Jan 10] Brazil as a Regional Power in Latin America or South America?
Leslie Bethell. South Africa Institute of International Affairs
[Jan 10] Something Brewing in Venezuela
LTC Phillip R. Cuccia. Strategic Studies Institute
[Jan 10] Putting Preparedness Above Politics: U.S.-Cuba Cooperation Against the Threat of Hurricanes
Elizabeth Newhouse. Center for International Policy

[10] Cuba: On the Way to Market Socialism?
Bert Hoffmann. German Institute of Global and Area Studies

[30 Dec 09] Democracy and Human Rights in Venezuela
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Organization of American States
[30 Dec 09] Honduras: Human Rights and the Coup d'Etat
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Organization of American States
[3 Dec 09] Status of Funds for the Mérida Initiative
Government Accountability Office
[Dec 09] Cuadernos del Conflicto: Peace Initiatives and Colombia's Armed Conflict
Cynthia J. Arnson and Maria Victoria Llorente, eds. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Fundación Ideas Para la Paz
[Dec 09] Beyond the Absence of War: Peace and Stability in the Americas of the 21st Century
Luis Emilio Jimenez, Angela Rivas Gamboa, and Malisa Neptune. James A. Baker Institute for Public Policy
[Dec 09] Outlook for Indigenous Politics in the Andean Region
Peter DeShazo. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[Dec 09] Beneath the Radar: Change and Transformation in the Canada-U.S. North American Defence Relationship
James Fergusson. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute

[Dec 09] Creating Multilevel Security Governance in South America
Daniel Flemes and Michael Radseck. German Institute of Global and Area Studies
[Dec 09] Rethinking Trade Policy for Development: Lessons from Mexico Under NAFTA
Eduardo Zepeda, Timothy A. Wise, and Kevin P. Gallagher. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[Dec 09] After Plan Colombia: Evaluating "Integrated Action," the Next Phase of U.S. Assistance
Adam Isacson and Abigail Poe. Center for International Policy

[Nov/Dec 09] Revolutionary Management: The Role of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias in the Cuban Economy
Terry L. Maris. Military Review
[30 Nov 09] U.S. Should Endorse Honduras Election Results
Ray Walser, James M. Roberts, and Israel Ortega. Heritage Foundation
[5 Nov 09] Venezuela: Accelerating the Bolivarian Revolution
International Crisis Group
[Nov 09] Brazil as a Regional and Emerging Global Power
Matias Spektor. South African Institute of International Affairs
[Nov 09] An Overview of Brazilian Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
Monica Hirst. South African Institute of International Affairs

[Nov 09] Trafficking in the Mesoamerican Corrido: A Threat to Regional and Human Security
Katherine E. Bliss. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[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] A Special Military Relationship? Canada's Role in Constructing US Military Power
Stephen Clarkson and Erin Fitzgerald. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
[Fall 09] Permanent Allies? The Canada-US Defence Relationship in the 21st Century
Andrew Richter. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies

[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
[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
[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
[30 March 09] The United States and Mexico: The Neglected Relationship
LTC John Blankenbaker, USAR. U.S. Army War College
[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] India's Expanding Role in Latin America: Promises and Challenges
Susana Moreira. Portuguese Journal of International Affairs

[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 Sendero 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

[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

Panel One - Cuba and the World: Succession to Transition
Panel Two - After Fidel: Political and Social Change
Panel Three - It's the Economy: Constraints and Incentives to Reform
Panel Four - Why Cuba Matters to the U.S.

[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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