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Building the Hemispheric Growth Agenda

Saturday, February 28, 2009 | Eric Farnsworth | Poder

“We’re all in this together, and if we act in a coordinated and thoughtful manner, we’ll be able to get out of it together” writes COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth for Poder magazine. At this time of financial crisis, he suggests revitalizing the trade agenda to boost economies across the Americas. ... Read More

Let's Turn the Group of Seven Rhetoric into Action

Sunday, February 22, 2009 | Financial Times

Writing in the Financial Times, President and CEO of Citibank and AS/COA Chairman William R. Rhodes urges countries to reject protectionism and lend support to multilateral institutions in the face of "the most serious economic and financial crisis in [his] more than 50 years of banking." ... Read More

Los Costos del Nacionalismo Económico

Friday, February 13, 2009 | Christopher Sabatini | El Diario/La Prensa

The "Buy American" provision in the stimulus plan fails to take into account the multinational, interconnected nature of many businesses today, writes Christopher Sabatini in an El Diario/La Prensa op-ed, and ultimately will hurt the very people it's supposed to help—U.S. workers. ... Read More

The End of the Revolution

Thursday, February 12, 2009 | Foreign Policy

Falling oil prices come at a bad time for Venezuela President Hugo Chávez, whose amendment to end term limits faces a referendum on February 15. ... Read More

The United States and Spain: Building Bridges across the Atlantic

Saturday, January 31, 2009 | Eric Farnsworth | Poder

Washington and Madrid should sieze on the chance to collaborate on Latin America policy. "[W]ith foresight, nuance, creativity, and a little good fortune, this is an emerging partnership whose time may very well have come," writes Farnsworth. ... Read More

A Way Forward for Hemispheric Trade

Saturday, January 31, 2009 | Eric Farnsworth | Current History

"The existing model for expanding trade in the hemisphere—in essence, piecemeal liberalization—has reached a point of diminishing returns," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth in Current History. ... Read More

¿Parálisis perpetua?

Monday, January 12, 2009 | Christopher Sabatini | El Diario/La Prensa

Five decades after the overthrow of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, U.S.-Cuban relations remain on ice. In an op-ed, AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini writes that political prisoners and divided families stand as victims in the two countries' ongoing standoff. (en español) ... Read More

Finish the Job by Approving Trade Agreement

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 | Eric Farnsworth | The Miami Herald

In a Miami Herald op-ed, COA's Eric Farnsworth examines the U.S.-Panamanian relationship since 1989. "[T]he United States and Panama have gone from hostility and military action to development spurred by globalization and trade," he writes. ... Read More

Obama Augurs Better Regional Relations

Sunday, December 14, 2008 | Christopher Sabatini | Miami Herald

Latin Americans want Washington to join them as partners on the international stage, says Christopher Sabatini in an op-ed in the Miami Herald, citing essays from hemispheric leaders to President-elect Obama in the latest issue of Americas Quarterly. ... Read More

¿Cuál izquierda?

Thursday, December 11, 2008 | Christopher Sabatini | El Diario/La Prensa

In El Diario/La Prensa, Christopher Sabatini writes that the media inflated South America's leftward shift. Instead, election outcomes reflect the desire for pragmatic change similar to the one shown by the choice of Barack Obama for U.S. president. (en español) ... Read More

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