Latin Americans want Washington to join them as partners on the international stage, says Christopher Sabatini in an op-ed in the Miami Herald, citing essays from hemispheric leaders to President-elect Obama in the latest issue of Americas Quarterly.

During remarks to the Foro Elecciones EUA at Casa de las Americas in Madrid, COA's Eric Farnsworth highlighted what  Barack Obama's win will mean for policy on immigration, security, Cuba, trade, and energy relations with Canada and Mexico. He also forecasts improved U.S.-Spanish relations.

Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, former president of Bolivia, outlines a concrete working agenda for the Obama administration. Originally published in Americas Quarterly.

In an Americas Quarterly web exclusive, former Argentine Vice Defense Minister Jaime Garetta urges the U.S. President-elect to cooperate on sustaining democratic development in Latin America. "Achieving sustainable development with social inclusion is one of the greatest ambitions in Latin America today,” he writes.

Professor and columnist Rosanna Fuentes Berain encourages the incoming U.S. administration to steer the country’s economy into safer waters, given its direct impact on Latin American markets.

With a political transition in progress, the Bush administration continues to urge passage of the  U.S.-Colombia trade pact. But whether the deal will gain congressional approval during a lame-duck session remains in doubt.

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.