A year after AQ’s special report on hunger, Latin America has seen small gains on one of the region’s most pressing challenges.

To counter China’s deepening relations with Latin America’s militaries, the U.S. needs to rethink its approach.

As Washington and Beijing vie for great-power influence, the region’s leaders are making moves that are often subtle.

Beijing is shifting from an era of large loans and infrastructure initiatives toward more targeted, strategic engagement.

"Es crucial para el programa de seguridad [de la Casa Blanca] y su estrategia global tener aliados que piensen parecido", dice el vicepresidente de AS/COA.

"El Simposio siempre ha sido un punto de encuentro para dialogar, compartir ideas y generar innovación", dice Maria Lourdes Teran, según el medio.

How criminal infiltration of formal economies and politics is shaping elections in Latin America.