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.
Program Summaries
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.
A COA panel explored the growing presence of Indian businesses in Latin America, the benefits that the Indian-Latin American relationship can bring to both sides, the role of governments in strengthening economic ties, and obstacles to further linkages.
This AS/COA roundtable sought to raise awareness of the security challenges faced by human rights groups, migrants, and journalists in Mexico and steps to address their safety.
Two days after a closely watched June 5 runoff election in Peru, a COA panel centered on the candidates’ polarizing campaigns, uncertainty about President-elect Ollanta Humala’s political leanings, and his domestic and foreign policy agendas.
At an AS/COA panel, speakers presented different perspectives regarding the prospects of the RMB as an international currency, the issue of trade settlements, and the outlook for reserve currency status and RMB-denominated investments
The former Mexican foreign secretary and book's author explored obstacles to Mexico's advancement and how to change the country's institutions and attitudes to achieve success.