A dispute over a piece of land in the San Juan River delta has ramped up tensions between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. AS/COA Online takes a look at the roots of the Central American row.

Central American leaders gathered in San Salvador July 20 to coordinate strategies for stemming the rising tide of violence caused by organized crime, particularly in the “northern triangle” of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.

One year after the coup in Honduras, the situation remains largely unsettled both domestically and internationally, writes AS/COA Senior Director of Policy Christopher Sabatini in Folha de São Paulo.

One year after the coup in Honduras, the situation remains largely unresolved both domestically and internationally, writes AS/COA Senior Director of Policy Christopher Sabatini in Folha de São Paulo. (em português)

With June 28 marking the anniversary of the overthrow of Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya, Honduras continues to pay an economic price for the political fallout.

In publicly recognizing that the events of June 2009 were a coup, the Honduran president may be seeking more normalized international relations at the risk of domestic alienation.

South American leaders convened in Buenos Aires May 4 to cover issues ranging from immigration to regional integration.