Summary: Building the Impact Investing Space in Latin America
An AS/COA Miami panel examined strategies to expand investments with social and environmental impacts.
Summary - IACHR: The Impact of Potential Reforms on Human Rights and Freedom of Expression
A February 25 panel explored potential reforms to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the implications of these changes for the inter-American system.
Summary - Enhancing Food Security: Technology, Infrastructure, and Cross-Sector Collaborations
How can Latin America increase food production to meet rising demand? A Miami panel focused on solutions such as agricultural technology and financial inclusion.
Summary - Natural Resource Extraction: Where Are We Heading?
Americas Quarterly launched its Winter 2013 issue on natural resource extraction.
Summary: A Discussion with Alejandro Eder, Director of Colombia’s Agency for Reintegration
Eder discussed the agency's work to reintegrate former combatants and Colombia's peacebuilding process.
Summary: Measuring Public and Middle Class Attitudes to Democracy and Markets
An AS/COA discussion on January 28 discussed key findings from the Latin American Public Opinion Project’s recently released AmericasBarometer 2012 survey.
Summary: Security in the Northern Triangle
A December 12 AS/COA panel discussed the role of the private sector in security and violence prevention in Central America’s Northern Triangle.