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A gun store in Brasilia, Brazil
Hemispheric Updates
Brazil Update: Congress Considers Measures on Gun Control, Freedom of Speech
September 1, 2015
/ Rachel Glickhouse

Elected last year, the “bullets, beef, and bible” caucus is pushing for legislation to weaken gun control and crack down on speech considered offensive.

Brazil
Security & Defense
Gender & Social Equality
Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina is facing calls to resign
Hemispheric Updates
Guatemala Update: Presidential Elections amid Political Turmoil
August 25, 2015
/ Carin Zissis

The country’s elections have become a backdrop to a dramatic scandal engulfing the presidency.

Guatemala
Democracy & Elections
U.S. and Cuban flags in Cuba
Hemispheric Updates
What's Next on the U.S.-Cuba Agenda?
August 18, 2015
/ Elizabeth Gonzalez

A number of issues still could prove sticking points, but areas such as counternarcotics and the environment spell opportunities for cooperation.

Cuba
Foreign Relations
U.S. Policy
The Martellys vote
Hemispheric Updates
Haiti Update: Delayed Legislative Elections Take Place Ahead of Presidential Vote
August 11, 2015
/ Rachel Glickhouse

Four years late, Haitians at last chose their next parliament, which dissolved in January when legislators’ terms expired.

Haiti
Democracy & Elections
ASCOA
Hemispheric Updates
Update: Who's Leading the Race for Mayor of Bogota?
August 10, 2015
/ Holly K. Sonneland

The race for mayor of Bogota, often called the second most powerful position in the country, is a nail-biter.

Colombia
Democracy & Elections
First republican debate for 2016 presidential elections
Hemispheric Updates
U.S. Republican Candidates Square Off on Immigration in First Debate
August 7, 2015
/ Holly K. Sonneland

Just one Latin American was name-checked in the first 2016 U.S. presidential debate: El Chapo Guzmán.

United States
Democracy & Elections
Immigration
Hemispheric Updates
Mexico's Round One Oil Bids and What Comes Next
July 23, 2015
/ Christian Gómez, Jr.

While the results of the first auction fell short, prospects for future rounds appear positive, writes AS/COA’s Christian Gómez, Jr.

Mexico
Energy & Commodities
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