This weekend’s Summit in Cartagena likely won’t break ground on any longstanding issues, but the hemisphere’s “family affair” is still important.

On April 2, 1982, Argentina and the United Kingdom started a brief war over two small islands off the Argentine coast. Beyond national pride, why do both countries continue to let this dispute affect bilateral relations?

The OAS needs to strengthen its election observation missions.

Mexico is emerging as a capital of Latin America’s growing information technology outsourcing industry as tech entrepreneurs flock to Guadalajara's Centro del Software project—an “incubator” for small-scale tech start-ups.

As the balance of global power shifts East, the Cuban economy appears to be heading less toward the free market policies of Washington DC and more toward the state capitalism of Beijing.

An Americas Quarterly web exclusive explores "pigmentocracy" research, which correlates skin color with educational attainment in Latin America.

The opposition candidate has yet to fully outline his presidential priorities, but his advisors indicate a balanced approach that would not break with many of President Hugo Chávez's policies.