Poll Tracker: Colombia's 2026 Presidential Election

After the primaries, the field is set for the May 31 first round. Can Paloma Valencia ride momentum to overtake the ideologically polarized frontrunners?

Colombia

Democracy & Elections

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum presents her electoral reform. (AP)

Hemispheric Updates

After Sheinbaum's Electoral Reform Stalls, What Comes Next?

The Mexican president’s proposed constitutional changes were voted down by parties within her own coalition. What’s her Plan B?

Mexico

Democracy & Elections

Center: U.S. President Donald Trump at his Shield of the Americas Summit. (White House)

Hemispheric Updates

Trump in Latin America: The 411 on Doral, a 301 for Mexico, an A3C for the Region

Mar 6–12: Leaders gather for the Shield of the Americas summit before heading to Chile's inauguration. Plus: Washington restores Venezuelan ties.

U.S. Policy

In the News

Brian Winter en La Tercera sobre el complejo escenario regional frente a José Antonio Kast

Uno de los dilemas que enfrenta el nuevo presidente chileno es "el equilibrio entre Washington y Beijing", dice el vicepresidente de AS/COA.

Chile

Foreign Relations

In the News

Susan Segal citada por Expansión sobre los galardonados con la Medalla de Oro 2026 de AS

Los homenajeados "de este año ejemplifican el tipo de liderazgo con visión al futuro que nuestro hemisferio necesita", dijo la presidenta y CEO de AS/COA.

L-R: AS/COA's Susan Segal, Argentina's Minister of Economy Luis Caputo and Ambassador to the U.S. Alec Oxenford. (Photo: Alexis Silver/ Roey Yohai Studios)

Program Summaries

AS/COA Promotes Investment in Argentina along with Senior Officials in New York

On the sidelines of Argentina Week, AS/COA held a private luncheon. Then, at the summit, President and CEO Susan Segal moderated a panel on deregulation.

Press Inquiries

mediarelations@as-coa.org 1-212-277-8333

LatAm in Focus: What Will It Take to Secure Haiti’s 2026 Elections?

GI-TOC's Haiti and Caribbean Observatory head Romain Le Cour analyzes the local and international efforts to ready an August vote amid a security crisis.

Haiti

Democracy & Elections

Security & Defense

LatAm in Focus: After IEEPA, What Tariff Tools Will Trump Turn to Next?

CSIS’ Diego Marroquín Bitar explains what the SCOTUS decision means for U.S. trade policy and the other options in the president’s tariff "arsenal."

United States

Trade

LatAm in Focus: Why the Right Hasn’t Risen in Mexico—Yet

Journalist Alex González Ormerod and historian Gema Kloppe-Santamaría cover why Mexico hasn’t joined Latin America’s rightward tilt and what could change.

Mexico

Democracy & Elections

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Members-Only Event: Mexico's "Missing" Opposition

Watch the expert discussion focused on Mexico’s fragmented right-wing and the state of the opposition.

Mexico

Democracy & Elections

A Conversation on the State of U.S.-Mexico Relations

Gerónimo Gutiérrez Fernández, Shannon K. O’Neil, and Ariane Ortiz-Bollin spoke with Noticias Telemundo’s Julio Vaqueiro about Trump, USMCA, and security.

Recap: 2025 COA Symposium and 30th BRAVO Business Awards

Revisit Latin America’s premier business engagement and dialogue platform, held in Miami in October.

Americas Quarterly

AQ Podcast | Brazil, Colombia and a Regional Case for Optimism

A veteran Financial Times editor on why the region's next two decades may look very different than the previous two.

The Question Facing José Antonio Kast

Chile’s new president may govern as a moderate, but there are risks of a more radical approach.

Why Lula Is Struggling

Brazil’s October election now looks like a coin-flip, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.