The three heads of state meet on November 18. AS/COA’s Carin Zissis covers what’s on the docket at the first North American Leaders Summit in five years.

"There is a part of Brazil for whom this U.S. style gun culture makes some sense, but not for the majority," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to BBC News.

"The Mexicans want to say we ended the [Mérida Initiative] that kicked off a very violent chapter for Mexico," said AS/COA's Carin Zissis to The New York Times.

The UN General Assembly returns to an in-person opening debate in New York. AS/COA Online covers the main developments for the region at this year’s session.

"Montevideo would prefer to develop ties with Washington over Beijing. But so far, that option has been unavailable," co-writes AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth for Barron's.

President Biden’s top Latin America aide reflects on Washington’s strategy for the region.

"It is certainly possible to imagine a future in which Brazil and the United States have settled into a mature equilibrium," writes AS/COA's vice president in Revista piauí.