A policy update in the Fall 2009 issue of Americas Quarterly examines health care systems in Cuba, Chile, Colombia, and Costa Rica.
The H1N1 virus has cropped up across the Western Hemisphere. As North America prepares for flu season, lessons learned during the Southern Cone's winter provide insight to H1N1 response.
The deposed leader, surrounded by press and supporters, stepped onto Honduran soil for half an hour on July 24 and set up camp in the Nicaragua border area the next day. The Honduran armed forces issued a communiqué that supports a proposal to restore him to office, albeit with limited powers.
Kimberly Ascoli and Tamar S. Benzaken descrines a collection of essays that offer explains how Latin America could develop a stronger tradition of democracy.
A stalemate continued after the interim government prevented deposed President Manuel Zelaya from landing his plane in Tegucigalpa. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Zelaya and confirmed that Costa Rican President Óscar Arias agreed to mediate with hopes for a solution.
Chinese President Hu Jintao's trip to Latin America helps cement Beijing's growing relationship with the region. After the G20 summit and before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in Lima, Hu traveled to Costa Rica and Cuba.