"2010 has been particularly active for hemispheric elections, and the results are instructive as we look for clues of what may come in 2011," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth in PODER Hispanic.

In a new interview with The Washington Post's Lally Weymouth, Brazilian President-elect Dilma Rousseff touches on topics ranging from her post-inauguration plans to visit the White House to Brazil's attitudes toward Iran to her plans for fiscal policy and poverty alleviation.

In an article for The Huffington Post, COA's Eric Farnsworth looks back at some of the most important stories coming out of the Americas in 2010, from Latin America's economic rise to elections that took place in the region.

"Colombia’s new president, Juan Manuel Santos is already proving equal to the difficult task of following former President Álvaro Uribe’s impressive eight-year mandate. But he is no clone," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth in PODER Hispanic.

The dispute over Argentina's decision to grant political amnesty to a Chilean ex-guerilla fighter "will have no lasting impact, though it does reveal growing differences within the region that will continue to spark friction," writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini for World Politics Review.

The exhibition, Shattered Glass: Rethinking the Museo de Arte Carillo Gil Collection, "treats New Yorkers to an exclusive look into Post-Revolution artworks that touches upon identity, life, death, and the history of Mexico," writes AS/COA's Susan Segal for The Huffington Post. Join Americas Society for this exciting show, closing December 18.

Communities across the United States "could benefit from a more business and export friendly climate that encourages even more innovation and invention that would bring new jobs," argues COA's Brian Wanko in an op-ed for The South Bend Tribune.