The Cancun climate talks that closed December 10 achieved near unanimity compared to the discord at last year's Copenhagen conference. But many observers call the COP16 agreement "modest" and debate its long-term viability.

In a new interview with The Washington Post's Lally Weymouth, Brazilian President-elect Dilma Rousseff touches on topics ranging from her post-inauguration plans to visit the White House to Brazil's attitudes toward Iran to her plans for fiscal policy and poverty alleviation.

In the wake of Brazil's presidential elections, AS/COA and the National Defense University and Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies held an off-the-record, high-level discussion on Brazil's global rise and strategic implications for the United States and the international community.

Brazil elected its first female president on October 31, when voters chose Dilma Rousseff—and continuity—over ex-Governor of São Paulo José Serra.

Dilma Rousseff and José Serra face off October 31 in a runoff presidential election. AS/COA Online offers an overview of polling data, coverage, and primary sources as the country’s 136 million voters prepare to head to the polls.

A new study finds that education, race and income may affect the future of policies designed to increase access to universities.

Finance ministers fell short of reaching an agreement on currency policy at a weekend IMF-hosted meeting, stoking fears about the “currency war” decried by Brazil’s Guido Mantega.