As President Felipe Calderón’s begins his fifth year in office, security and climate change are at the forefront of his agenda.

AS/COA looks ahead to Haiti's November 28 presidential election, marked by concerns over cholera. Learn more and get a breakdown of the presidential candidates.

President Inácio Lula da Silva's protogé Dilma Rousseff and rival José Serra poll neck and neck as the race heats up for Brazil’s October election.

AS/COA looks at the budgetary implications of defending Arizona's controversial immigration law, as well as efforts to replicate the law in other states.

Nearly half of Mexico’s states head to the ballot box on July 4, with voters picking new governors in 12 out of the 14 elections. AS/COA explores the races, the assassination of a gubernatorial candidate, and the resurgence of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

The signing of SB 1070 in Arizona threatens the ability of all Latinos to integrate into the state’s workforce and communities and is likely to stifle Latino entrepreneurship and socioeconomic mobility.

On February 26, the Constitutional Court of Colombia ended more than two years of speculation about a possible third term in office for President Álvaro Uribe. With Uribe out of the running, AS/COA looks at Colombia’s presidential candidates.