In an op-ed for Poder, COA's Eric Farnsworth writes that the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Cartagena is the right time and place to address the state of regional democracy.

The pope's visit to Mexico and Cuba will draw worldwide attention to the dramatic progress Latin America has made in recent years, as well as the progress that yet remains to be made, writes COA's Eric Farnsworth for The Huffington Post.

U.S. policymakers need to shift their attention away from the domestic concerns of particular Latin American countries and toward a more international understanding of the region, writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini for CNN's Global Public Square.

U.S. regionalists need a reminder that development doesn't end politics and that contemporary Latin America has its own power dynamics, writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini in the March/April 2012 issue of Foreign Affairs.

Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela’s refusal to back the UN resolution condemning Syria’s anti-protester crackdown raises serious concerns.

"Democratic principles may sometimes be difficult or unpopular to defend, but in Latin America, as elsewhere, they are precious and well worth the fight," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth in an op-ed for The Miami Herald.

"Recent Iranian saber rattling about closing the Strait of Hormuz is yet another reason for the U.S. to look north to Canada for oil imports," writes AS/COA's Jason Marczak for World Politics Review.