The Partners Forum is spurring governments, NGOs and the private sector to collaborate against a scourge that affects 250 million people in the hemisphere.

"While Washington hesitates, U.S. businesses are losing their competitive edge in Latin America as Europe, Canada, and Asia sign free trade agreements with our neighbors," writes AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal.

AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini writes in ForeignPolicy.com for the White House "to loosen restrictions on U.S. telecom activities in Cuba and assist U.S. business in providing the tools for Cubans to communicate beyond the prison walls of the Castros' island nation."

Rule of law is touted as a necessary ingredient for attracting foreign investment into an economy. However "the relationship isn't that easy or clear," writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini in The Huffington Post.

One year after the coup in Honduras, the situation remains largely unresolved both domestically and internationally, writes AS/COA Senior Director of Policy Christopher Sabatini in Folha de São Paulo. (em português)

One year after the coup in Honduras, the situation remains largely unsettled both domestically and internationally, writes AS/COA Senior Director of Policy Christopher Sabatini in Folha de São Paulo.

China's emergence as a strong trade partner in the Western Hemisphere is having far-reaching implications that may be little appreciated or understood, writes COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth in The Los Angeles Times.