"[T]here is a chance of fundamentally repositioning the United States in hemispheric affairs in a manner consistent with its own core interests and the aspirations and ongoing changes of the region itself, to mutual benefit and reward," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth in Latin American Policy.

The combined vote of Peru’s two first-round winners only totaled 54 percent. Now Humala and Fujimori have to fight to expand their vote share.

"China has taken over as Brazil’s largest trading partner, but how good is that for Brazil?" writes COA's Vice President Eric Farnsworth for Poder360.

"Colombian goods already have low-tariff access to the U.S. market. So why not help U.S. exporters by opening up theirs?" write Senators Max Baucus and John Kerry in this op-ed for The Wall Street Journal.

The president’s tour of Latin America was too important to postpone, writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini in The Huffington Post.

"The United States faces a new moment in the Americas: no longer can we take economic partnership or political influence for granted," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth for The Huffington Post.

"Mutually beneficial engagement requires the United States to welcome Brazil’s emergence as a global power," writes Ambassador Luigi R. Einaudi for the Institute for National Strategic Studies.