“This incident has caused so much damage to Rio’s brand abroad that I think Brazilians deserve a clear, consistent account of what happened,” says AS/COA’s Brian Winter.
“[President Ortega] found a way to reduce democratic space in Nicaragua and still maintain strategic relations [such as with the United States]," comments AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
Mexico’s second-quarter downturn is a departure from the country’s modest growth, signaling underlying weaknesses, writes COA’s Kezia McKeague in Latin America Advisor.
"[The reopening of the Colombia-Venezuela border] is an effort by the Maduro government to relieve the pressure building up massively in Venezuela,” underlines AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
The findings of the 2016 Global Law and Order Report shows that “Venezuela has become a society that’s just breaking down,” says AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
Many parts of Rio will be economically untouched by the Olympics though the games will still leave a positive legacy, points out AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
“Commercial airline service supports our policy of engagement and allows for a normal relationship with Cuba,” says AS/COA’s Alana Tummino on the one year mark of renewed U.S.-Cuba diplomatic relations.