Americas Quarterly
Huguette Young
Summer 2010
Climate change, oil and geopolitics in the Arctic Circle.

Levi J. Jordan
August 19, 2010
Brazil’s discovery of a massive undersea deposit of natural gas could potentially alter its long-term energy strategy and also adversely affect neighboring Bolivia’s lucrative supply of hydrocarbons to its biggest customer.

World Politics Review
Kari Lipschutz
August 9, 2010
Discussing Santiago and La Paz's dispute over Bolivian access to the Pacific, AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini states that "a solution that grants Bolivia unrestricted, even permanent access to the sea without Chile relinquishing its official sovereignty" would be an ideal compromise.

Levi J. Jordan
July 16, 2010
During her visit to China, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner secured $12 billion worth of pledges from Beijing, primarily for her country’s rail system. But the trip fell short of resolving a Chinese ban on Argentine soybean oil.

Levi J. Jordan
July 2, 2010
President Bashar al-Assad traveled to Latin America to encourage investment at home while boosting Syria’s profile abroad.

Levi J. Jordan
June 18, 2010
The recent launch of Brazilian television throughout most of the African continent marked the latest sign of a growing economic and diplomatic relationship between Brazil and Africa.

Nicole Spencer
June 2010
The AS/COA Energy Action Group's new working paper explores the transformation of Peru’s oil and gas sector from an industry in decline to a major contributor for economic growth in Peru. The paper makes several recommendations based on Peru’s experience but intended for broader hemispheric consideration.

May 25, 2010
Overcoming economic challenges and increasing North American competitiveness within the global economic framework were at the heart of the “Mexico: Economic Challenges in its Bicentennial Year” conference, held in Mexico City.

Petroleum News
Gary Park
May 23, 2010
Canada and the United States should resolve their Arctic sovereignty dispute “as economic partners and best friends, sharing the longest border in the world,” said Lawrence Cannon, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, at COA's Annual Washington Conference on the Americas.

Prepared by Mateo Samper and Valéria Souza Cruz
May 18, 2010
AS/COA’s annual São Paulo Conference explored Brazil’s role in the region and the world, economic prospects and trends, and key issues—such as innovation, technology, and clean energy—that may play a fundamental role in the country’s development.

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