The August 24 conference will analyze Argentina’s economic outlook and the country’s political prospects leading up to the October legislative elections.

"Both Canada and Mexico were pretty accommodating, and the U.S. sent a shot across the bow about how significant and difficult these [NAFTA] negotiations will be," points out AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.  

Brazil's dramatic foreign policy shifts actually follow something of a pattern.

Despite the discordant opening round, NAFTA negotiations need not end badly, write COA’s Trade Advisory Group Co-Chairs Jose W. Fernandez and Christopher Padilla for The Hill.

As NAFTA talks get underway, Mexico’s latest big oil finds are a sharp reminder of the benefits of open energy investments, writes AS/COA’s Naki Mendoza in Financial Times' beyondbrics.

U.S. trade volumes with Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Panama are at their lowest levels in six years.

As the diaspora grows in key districts, Republicans and Democrats eye newcomers as a powerful new voting bloc.

The U.S. vice president visits Colombia, Argentina, Chile, and Panama through August 17. While trade is a major focus, Venezuela keeps coming up.

AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth said Trump's comments on Venezuela have become an unwanted distraction on WNYC's "The Takeaway".

Changes in Venezuela's oil industry could influence jobs at oil refineries in Louisiana and Texas, a "sensitive issue for those legislators" says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.