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The Americas Society and Council of the Americas hosted its fourth Lima Conference, “Peru: Growth Opportunities in the New Global Environment” on November 3, 2009. The conference, coorganized ...
Americas Society/Council of the Americas Read a summary of a our recent strategic infrastructure panel. Link to video included!
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On October 29, AS/COA hosted a panel focusing on infrastructure, featuring experts from the Mexican government, multilateral organizations, and the private sector. Speakers offered their view on infrastructure ...
Americas Society/Council of the Americas AQ Blog: Norway Gives Guyana Incentive to Keep Climate Change in Check
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Norway has committed up to $250 million to preserving tropical rain forests in Guyana, a country that has been praised internationally for pursuing the Low Carbon Development Strategy launched by President Bharrat Jagdeo last year.Environmental advocacy
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Lou Dobbs, the controversial CNN commentator whose views on illegal immigration have led to a rising chorus for his ouster, is leaving the station.Dobbs confirmed the rumor, first reported this afternoon ...
Americas Society/Council of the Americas AQ Blog: Peru-Thailand Deal Expected to Double Two-Way Trade
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On Friday, Peru and Thailand will sign a free-trade agreement in Singapore at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum that will eliminate tariffs covering 5,000 commercial products. Last year, trade between the two countries was valued at $350
Americas Society/Council of the Americas AQ Blog: Stakes Rise for the United States in Honduras
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The stakes for the United States in the Honduran political crisis are higher than ever. At the end of October, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated the unprecedented overturning of a coup through dialogue. That assessment has now proved naïve,
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Paraguay’s President Fernando Lugo spent the past week quelling coup fears after he replaced the country’s top military officials. At a November 6 ceremony where he swore in a new military commander, Lugo suggested the changes were intended to reward young, talented staff. ...
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The ISATC is the training institute of Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, one of the leading opera houses in the Americas. It has been training artists for the world’s opera and ballet stages for decades. ...
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Lo que realmente ha faltado en América Latina ha sido una política pública que incentive el desarrollo de nuevos proyectos, una mejor regulación y mejores fuentes de financiamiento. ...
Americas Society/Council of the Americas AQ Blog: Colombia-Venezuela: ¿Vientos de guerra fría en la Frontera?
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Lo único que le faltaba al clima de guerra fría que se desató entre Colombia y Venezuela por una reciente serie de asesinatos, deportaciones y capturas de ciudadanos de ambos países—señalados algunos de ser espías y paramilitares—era la propuesta del