Cuba & the US Rejoin the Hemisphere
The historic rapprochement between Cuba and the US will have permanent implications for hemispheric relations.
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Beyond the Summit
The gap between the US and Latin America has narrowed, but it is far from disappearing.
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Perspectives on the Seventh Summit
The seventh Summit of the Americas comes at a critical moment in hemispheric relations.
Civil Society & the Summit of the Americas
This closed-door session offered an opportunity for US government officials to present their priorities for the upcoming Summit of the Americas.
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Building on Strengths, Collaborating on Challenges
Regional integration, social inclusion, and the need for a more competitive business climate—discussed at the XVIII Annual CAF Conference
The Nationalism of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Argentine President Cristina Fernández has increased her appeals to nationalist sentiment to build domestic political support.
What Did the Summit of the Americas Accomplish, if Anything?
The Summit of the Americas was marked by discord between the US and Latin American countries. What did it accomplish, if anything?
A Consequential Summit?
The discussion of two of the hemisphere’s most controversial issues, Cuba’s and drug policy, could make this Summit particularly consequential.
Drug Policy at the Summit of the Americas
The VI Summit of the Americas could spark a more serious and mature debate on drug policy.
The Right Place for a Drug Policy Debate
Among Latin Americas, there is a growing consensus that the root cause of their violent crime wave is the massive use of narcotics in the US.
Has Obama Kept His Summit of the Americas Promises?
It was just over a year ago that leaders of 34 nations of the hemisphere gathered in Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the Americas. How much progress has been made in the past year on the goals expressed at the summit?
Communiqué to the Second Summit of the Americas in Santiago, Chile
The Women’s Leadership Conference of the Americas (WLCA) is a hemispheric network of 100 outstanding women leaders who have decided to work together to: (1) expand the number and enhance the contribution of women in top leadership positions across Latin America and the Caribbean; (2) promote policy and institutional changes that will improve opportunities for all women in the region; and (3) strengthen other nongovernmental initiatives that advance women’s equality, and facilitate their access to policy officials.
Communiqué to the Presidents of the Americas
On October 7, 1994 in Washington, D.C., the Roundtable of Western Hemisphere Women Leaders brought together a politically and professionally diverse group of over thirty prominent women—none of whom occupy a national government position—from the United States, Canada and eleven countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.