Writing in the Financial Times, President and CEO of Citibank and AS/COA Board Chair William R. Rhodes warns that "we are seeing the full force of the storms of this interconnected financial system." He urges the International Monetary Fund to play a leadership role to shelter emerging markets.
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AS/COA 's Christopher Sabatini lays out the implications of Republican candidate John McCain's hesitation to meet with Spain's Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. (en español)
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In Poder, COA’s Eric Fansworth says Brazil "can no longer be taken for granted." He urges for the next U.S. administration to work with the emerging global power on matters ranging from trade negotiations to Iran's nuclear program to energy security.
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On balance, both NAFTA and the pending FTA with Colombia promote job growth in the United States, says former COA President Ambassador Everett Ellis Briggs.
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En un artículo de opinion para El Diario/La Prensa, Christopher Sabatini de AS/COA analiza el alcance de la Iniciativa Mérida para combatir el crimen y la violencia en México. Además comenta sobre las fallas de dicha iniciativa en localizar las causas del problema de la falta de seguridad en la región.
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In a new article for Poder, COA's Eric Farnsworth writes that with deteriorating relations in the hemisphere, a high priority for the next president should be restoring the special envoy for the Americas, a key part of U.S. foreign diplomacy.
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In her Washington Post column, Marcela Sanchez stresses that "it makes economic sense to help Hispanic workers fully integrate into the U.S. economy," and highlights AS/COA's new working group white paper U.S. Business and Hispanic Integration: Expanding the Economic Contributions of Immigrants.
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En un artículo de opinión para El Diario, Christopher Sabatini explica por qué América Latina se mantiene en un nivel secundario en los radares de política exterior de los Estados Unidos en este año electoral. También analiza los puntos de vista de los presuntos candidatos presidenciales en torno al comercio regional, Cuba, y la reforma migratoria.
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En un artículo de opinión para El Universal, Jorge Pinto analiza la problemática de la integración de inmigrantes mexicanos en Estados Unidos y sus efectos en las relaciones bilaterales entre México y Estados Unidos. Además, cita ejemplos de iniciativas de integración como la del Consejo de las Américas, la cuál estudia ejemplos de cómo ciertas compañías privadas trabajan para integrar a sus empleados hispanos.
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In a new article for Poder magazine, COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth examines proposals by U.S. presidential candidates to create a body of democratic nations, saying, "If carefully constructed, this may be an idea whose time has come." He recommends that past examples be taken into account to avoid the mistakes and build on the successes of predecessors.
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