The managing director and head of emerging markets economic research at Deutsche Bank analyzes the regional impact of the global financial crisis in an exclusive AS/COA interview.

As attention turned to the possibility that Ecuador may default on its foreign debt, AS/COA hosted its first Quito conference, bringing high-level private sector leaders and officials together to analyze the Andean country's outlook.

Writing for Ambassadors REVIEW, AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini writes that, while Cuban President Raúl Castro's reforms led to hope for concrete change on the island, "Don’t hold your breath."

At an AS/COA post-U.S. election discussion, President of the Inter-American Development Bank Luis Alberto Moreno explained that the next U.S. administration should not "be blinded by old stereotypes" when engaging with Latin America.

IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno joined the Brazilian and Mexican ambassadors and two additional AQ contributors to launch the Fall issue at a program focusing on the possibilities for reengagement with the region.

By acting in concert, we can help alleviate the pressures on the economies and societies of the world’s poorest nations. That will not only help to minimize a growing global crisis, but also reduce the risks that food scarcity, poverty and energy shortages pose to the elected governments of the hemisphere. Read the full article in the Fall 2008 issue of Americas Quarterly.

Over the past two decades, democracy has taken hold in the vast majority of Latin American countries. Notwithstanding an anti-market backlash led by Venezuela, the region as a whole has benefited from stable economic policies and improved growth rates. Yet these gains remain imperiled by persistent poverty and income inequality. Read the full article in the Fall 2008 issue of Americas Quarterly.