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WEBAS/COA hosts heads of state from the Western Hemisphere in conjunction with opening debate of the UN General Assembly and throughout the year. Latin American Cities Conferences. Each year, AS/COA hosts public conferences and private, off-the-record meetings throughout Latin America, creating spaces for …
Chart: How U.S. Latinos Voted in the 2020 Presidential Election
WEBNov 5, 2020 — Talk about the Latino vote surged after incumbent President Donald Trump picked up Florida’s 29 electoral votes early on Tuesday evening. Indeed, the Cuban-American vote in Florida was decisive, breaking 56-41 for the Republican incumbent compared to an even 49-49 split among non-Cuban voters. But the Latino vote in Florida is a …
BRAVO Leadership Forums - AS/COA
WEBAs Latin America’s premier business engagement and dialogue platform, the BRAVO Leadership Forums offer a trusted platform for corporate stakeholders to come together and address critical issues facing the Western Hemisphere. Through high impact public and private forums, senior executives can access premium COA programming throughout the calendar year, obtaining key market insights and ...
Explainer: What Is Mercosur? - AS/COA
WEBAug 2, 2012 — The Southern Common Market—known as Mercosur in Spanish and Mercosul in Portuguese—is one of the world’s leading economic blocs, its fifth-largest economy. Mercosur is made up of four member countries: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The group encompasses 295 million people and has a …
Explainer: What Is the Summit of the Americas? - AS/COA
WEBApr 11, 2012 — The Summit of the Americas is a series of periodic meetings of democratically elected leaders of the Western Hemisphere. The first Summit was convened by U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1994 in Miami to develop a new relationship with the hemisphere in the post-Cold War environment. Since that first meeting, there have been seven Summits of the Americas and two special sessions.
A Status Check on President Javier Milei's Policy Proposals
WEBFeb 22, 2024 — With Javier Milei, it was always going to be bold. The politician and former radio host won Argentina’s presidency in October 2023 with proposals to repair the economy and tame inflation through dollarization, market deregulation, and austerity. “And as soon as he took office, he decided to play on the offensive,” said Juan Cruz Díaz ...
Poll Tracker: Venezuela's 2024 Presidential Election | AS/COA
WEBMay 30, 2024 — AS/COA breaks down the numbers. Explainer: Venezuela's 2024 Presidential Elections. Nicólas Maduro keeps stacking the deck to win come July 28, but polls favor opposition candidate Edmundo González. A Guide to 2024 Latin American Elections. AS/COA covers 2024's elections in the Americas, from presidential to …
Explainer: U.S. Sanctions in Latin America | AS/COA
WEBMar 17, 2022 — Latin America is no stranger to U.S. sanctions, given that three countries in the region—Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela—currently face them. Cuba and Venezuela are among five countries worldwide on which the U.S. maintains broad-based sanctions, meaning nearly all transactions are regulated in some …
Ecuador's Challenge: Security, Trade, and Growth | AS/COA
WEBMar 6, 2024 — Ecuador's Challenge: Security, Trade, and Growth. " [President] Noboa is now faced with the urgent need for decisive action," says Estefanny Pérez Duque from AS/COA in Global Americans. Ecuador is at an inflection point, poised to harness comparative advantages in mining, agriculture, and tourism as catalysts for …
El Dorado: Myths of Gold - AS/COA
WEBSep 6, 2023 — Americas Society presents the second part of El Dorado: Myths of Gold, a two-part group exhibition exploring the legend of El Dorado as a foundational myth of the Americas.The exhibition presents artworks by more than sixty artists, from the pre-Hispanic period to the contemporary era, that challenge, reinforce, and question the continuity and effects of the myth in the Americas into the present.