Even with lower hospitalization rates, Omicron threatens disruption. From tests to shots to restrictions, here’s how the region is handling the latest Covid tsunami.
Many countries are vaccinating children six and up. In Brazil and Mexico, however, age eligibility lines have been less clear.
Brasil, Colombia, y Costa Rica tendrán elecciones presidenciales y legislativas este año, pero esas no son las únicas votaciones que se llevarán a cabo en la región.
The region has witnessed a mix of stability and stagnation with several big setbacks and a couple bright spots.
"We are in a global battle for hearts and minds, where decisions are being made today that will lock in relationships for the longer term," writes AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in The National Interest.
Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica will hold presidential and legislative votes this year, but those aren't the only elections taking place in the hemisphere.
AS/COA covers this year’s votes in the Americas, from presidential elections to referendums.
Here’s how support for Andrés Manuel López Obrador looks halfway through his six-year term.
AS/COA Online covers major developments and vaccine rollouts as countries strive to return to normalcy.
AS/COA Online cubre los grandes desarrollos y distribuciones de la vacuna mientras los países se esfuerzan por volver a la normalidad.
“This election was a testament to the strength of Chilean democracy,” says AS/COA’s Holly K. Sonneland, who reflects on the smooth electoral process and ways the results reflected polling.
What country is a booster champ? Who kept a vaccine promise? Where was there a rebel with a cause? We look at how countries rose to the vaccination occasion.
The Biden administration has joined China and Russia in the vaccine diplomacy race in Latin America. See where U.S. donations have arrived.
Washington’s Build Back Better World Initiative—still taking shape—seeks to offer an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
The three-day event has drawn attention for its invite list and anti-corruption policy.
"The biggest challenge for keeping ties productive will be sustaining the attention necessary to tackle deep-rooted problems," writes AS/COA's Carin Zissis in World Politics Review.
See how the competition between Gabriel Boric and José Antonio Kast is shaping up ahead of the December 19 second round.
The democratic socialist and former first lady will end to 12 years of National Party rule in the country.
The November 28 election may be as much a referendum on democracy as a decision about the next president.
The two polar-opposite candidates will try to woo voters from the center ahead of the December 19 second-round vote.
