"Any and all changes to the U.S. embargo must first and foremost be geared toward strengthening the hand of the island’s independent sectors," says AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini in this report published by the Woodrow Wilson Center's Latin America Program.

Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama approved an act that allocated $600 million to boost security along the border with Mexico. An AS/COA analysis looks at how the funds will be raised and spent.

The U.S. Trade Representative filed a complaint against Guatemala on July 30, claiming violations to labor rights agreed to under the Central American Free Trade Agreement. The dispute marks the first U.S. case of its kind within the framework of a trade pact.

It's time for the United States to ease restrictions and promote development of IT services in Cuba, writes Carlos Saladrigas of the Cuba Study Group in an op-ed for The Miami Herald.

After eight years in office, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe leaves his successor Juan Manuel Santos with strong ties to Washington.

A federal judge placed holds on some of the more controversial portions of Arizona’s new immigration law just a day before the legislation’s implementation. Access AS/COA’s resource guide to SB1070 and the temporary injunction.

In a submission of public comments to the U.S. International Trade Administration, Council of the Americas voices support for the Obama administration's National Export Initiative, outlining ways to boost hemispheric competitiveness and avoid protectionism to reach the goal of doubling U.S. exports by 2015.