COA's Eric Farnsworth writes in a letter to the Financial Times that drug-related violence in Central America "is not just a security threat, it is also a growing threat to democracy itself."

"We are losing Central America. It's time to fight to win it back," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth in The Miami Herald.

The Obama administration announced it would require arms dealers in Southwest border states to report on multiple sales of certain assault rifles. The move, designed to help slow arms trafficking to Mexico, will likely face legal challenges.

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.

The OAS General Assembly met in El Salvador to focus on the issue of violent crime plaguing many parts of the Americas. But regional leaders differ on how to forge new solutions.

"Guatemala is on the brink." writes COA's Eric Farnsworth for Poder360. "A multinational donor strategy designed to lock in policy, no matter who the next president is, would be the most promising place to begin."

View highlights from Council of the Americas' 41st Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, held May 10-11, 2011.