Caracas maintains territorial, maritime, and border disputes with several Caribbean countries, leading to uneasy ties between Venezuela and many of its neighbors.

Juan Manuel Santos takes over Colombia’s presidency on August 7 and has built a team to take on economic and diplomatic challenges as the country celebrates its bicentennial. Learn more about the new cabinet.

A federal judge placed holds on some of the more controversial portions of Arizona’s new immigration law just a day before the legislation’s implementation. Access AS/COA’s resource guide to SB1070 and the temporary injunction.

China may be a step ahead in terms of Latin American trade and investment, but the region has started looking to fast-growing India as another opportunity to ramp up Asian commercial ties.

Bogota presented evidence at an OAS session that Venezuela knowingly provides sanctuary and support to FARC and ELN rebels within its territory. Caracas responded by breaking diplomatic ties with its neighbor.

Central American leaders gathered in San Salvador July 20 to coordinate strategies for stemming the rising tide of violence caused by organized crime, particularly in the “northern triangle” of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.

During her visit to China, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner secured $12 billion worth of pledges from Beijing, primarily for her country’s rail system. But the trip fell short of resolving a Chinese ban on Argentine soybean oil.