Amid the conflict, learn about the region's ties with Israel and Palestine in terms of the diaspora, diplomacy, security, and more.

"La relación bilateral ya está bajo tensión y se tensará aún más", dijo Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA a El País.

"It’s really critical that the U.S. has qualified ambassadors in place," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Miami Herald.

The region "want(s) the United States to be there, so basically, we need to rethink our approach," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Politico.

O Brasil está sendo percebido como "um país que quer trazer o multilateralismo de volta," disse Brian Winter do COA à Folha de S. Paulo.

Small countries are bulwarks of Taipei’s influence abroad.

As Brazil presides over the UN Security Council this month, the president has an opportunity to reassume a role as global diplomat.