Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the Oval Office this week to talk security, trade, energy, and hockey. Ottawa's discomfort with "Buy American" provisions also caused Harper to make a rare trip to Capitol Hill, where he met with U.S. congressional leaders.
Venezuela's new plan to make a $2.2 billion arms purchase from Russia stoked U.S. fears that the deal could lead to an arms race in the Americas. While Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez took a whirlwind tour including the Moscow stop, France and Brazil signed their own multi-billion-dollar arms pact.
While some journalists reporting in Latin America face threats to personal security, others deal with official intimidation in what some warn could roll back hard-won press freedoms. But governments and journalists have also taken steps to ensure greater access to information.
During an August 9 and 10 summit in Guadalajara, North American leaders forged consensus on issues ranging from climate-change policy to security, writes Canadian Senator Pamela Wallin.
More than six weeks after the overthrow of President Manuel Zelaya the crisis remains unresolved. Leaders from across the Americas continue pressuring the interim government to restore the deposed leader while he travels the hemisphere to make his case. Meanwhile, U.S. officials differ on Washington's stance.
The leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States met August 9 and 10 for the first North American Leader’s Summit since President Barack Obama took office. Trade, climate change, migration, and security dominated talks and leaders voiced their commitment to a resolution to the Honduran crisis.
Gobernador de Guerrero, Mexico Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca conversó con AS/COA en una entrevista excusiva. Guerrero es uno de los estados más pobres del país, pero el Gobernador Torreblanca guarda su optimismo en el turismo, el desarrollo de la infraestructura y la lucha contra la pobreza rural.