As Mexico gears up for its upcoming 2012 presidential elections, an AS/COA panel explored the country’s economic prospects, market competitiveness, and overall political environment.

Influential city legislators from Birmingham, Nashville, and New York City gave first-hand accounts of how immigrants and immigration policy are affecting their communities.

At AS/COA's 2011 Brazil Economic Conference, speakers explored issues such as economic policy, the impact of the international financial crisis, social issues, and infrastructure development.

In conjunction with the opening of the UN General Assembly, Americas Society and Council of the Americas hosted a series of public programs with presidents of Latin Americas. Access materials from the events.

An AS/COA Miami panel featuring Haiti's former prime minister explored why the country is reaching a critical turning point.

In Starting Over: Brazil since 1985, author Albert Fishlow reflects on how the changes that Brazil has undergone over the last 20 years have transformed the country and will affect its future.

An AS/COA panel discussion explored the troubling rise in violence against journalists, state restrictions on the media, and how journalists can combat threats to free expression.