In this column, Dr. Julia Sweig argues that President Obama's foreign policy positions will make it difficult for Mitt Romney to define his agenda against Obama's in the run up to the election.

Dr. Julia Sweig assesses Brazil's challenge of maintaining a strong international presence while advancing an ambitious domestic agenda. Dr. Harley Shaiken, director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, conducted the interview.

In this column, Dr. Julia Sweig assesses Colombian president Juan Santos's progress as he begins negotiations with the FARC and the potential political implications the negotiations have for the future.

Dr. Julia Sweig explores the contrast between the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions in diversity and political culture.

Dr. Julia Sweig surveys the 2012 presidential campaign narratives and the United States' love-hate relationship with the wealthy.

Dr. Julia Sweig explores what the political crisis unfolding in Paraguay means for Brazil and its regional leadership.

Dr. Julia Sweig analyzes expectations and measurements of success at this week's G-20 Summit in Mexico and Rio+20 Earth Summit in Brazil.

Dr. Julia Sweig dissects the international quandary over the humanitarian implications of violence in Syria.

Dr. Julia Sweig analyzes President Obama's historic announcement in support of marriage equality for same-sex couples.

Dr. Julia Sweig discusses U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's foreign policy positions and their significance if he is chosen as Republican Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate, in Folha de Sao Paulo.

Dr. Julia Sweig measures the balance between market and state in a review of David Rothkopf's latest book, Power, Inc.: The Epic Rivalry between Big Business and Government and the Reckoning that Lies Ahead.

Dr. Julia Sweig explains the significance of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's first visit to the United States, in Folha de Sao Paulo.

Dr. Julia Sweig discusses the significance of Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum in Brazil's leading newspaper, Folha de S. Paulo.

Hal Weitzman's Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering explains how Latin America has found its feet without Washington, says Dr. Julia Sweig in this book review for Financial Times.

Dr. Julia Sweig discusses the fiftieth anniversary of the U.S. embargo on Cuba in an article by Roque Planasfor Fox News Latino.

Dr. Julia Sweig says that the American embargo against Cuba has been maintained because of U.S. electoral politics and political cowardice, in an interview with one of Brazil's leading magazines, Epoca.

Trade will be the focus of Brazil President Dilma Rousseff's first official visit to Cuba in January 2012, reports Matthew Bristow of Bloomberg News. The article quotes Dr. Julia Sweig regarding Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez and Brazil's positioning for a political dialogue on the issue of human rights.

Dr. Julia Sweig analyzes the significance of the first-ever Communist Party Conference in Cuba. The article was originally published in Portuguese in Brazil's leading newspaper, Folha de S. Paulo.

Dr. Julia Sweig discusses President Dilma Rousseff's first visit to Cuba in Folha de S. Paulo.

Dr. Julia Sweig discusses Republican Party primary candidate Newt Gingrich's reference in a recent campaign speech to Saul Alinsky and American exceptionalism in a recent an article published by Brazil's leading newspaper, Folha de S. Paulo.

Valor Econômico, Brazil's leading journal on finance and economics, discusses Dr. Julia's Sweig's analysis of recent reforms in Cuba in the article, "Especialista Vê Avanços Em Agenda de Reformas de Cuba" (Specialist Sees Advances in Cuba's Reform A

Dr. Julia Sweig offers commentary as part of a panel on "Cuba: the Politics of Transition," at the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, DC.

Dr. Julia Sweig receives the 2011 Alumni Achievement Award from the University of California, Santa Cruz for her work on Latin America, writes the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Dr. Julia Sweig was awarded the Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award of 2011 by the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Dr. Julia Sweig, a 1986 Alumna of the University of California, Santa Cruz's (UCSC) Porter College, is named the UCSC Distinguished Alumni of 2011.

Brazil's Estadao de Sao Paulo publishes an editorial, "Mensagem a Obama" (Message To Obama), calling attention to the CFR Independent Task Force report, "Global Brazil and U.S.-Brazil Relations, " directed by Dr. Julia Sweig. The Task Force on Brazil published its findings and conclusions in a final report, Global Brazil and U.S.-Brazil Relations, in July 2011.

The prominent Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo publishes an article, "A Força-Tarefa Brasil-EUA Ainda Longe De Um Consenso" (U.S.-Brazil Task Force Still Far From A Consensus), regarding the views expressed by CFR's Independent Task Force on Brazil.

Rio de Janeiro's leading newspaper, Globo, publishes an article, titled "Relatório Recomenda Aos EUA Apoio Ao Brasil Por Vaga Permanente No Conselho De Segurança Da ONU" (Report Recommends U.S. Support For Brazil For A Permanent Seat On The U.N. Security Council). The article highlights policy recommendations presented by CFR's Independent Task Force on Brazil, which was directed by Dr. Sweig.

Latin America expert Julia Sweig tells Jim Zirin how and why Brazil, long disparaged as the "country of the future," has become the world's seventh largest economy with an astonishing growth rate of 7.5 percent.

Dr. Julia Sweig is interviewed by Rio de Janeiro's leading newspaper, Globo, about what to expect from the newly-inaugurated Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, and how she may differentiate herself from her predecessor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Dr. Julia Sweig discusses the impact of President Nestor Kirchner's death on the future of Argentina.

Margaret Warner speaks with Latin America expert Dr. Julia Sweig, who met with former Cuban President Fidel Castro in Havana in 2010, and Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic to discuss the challenges facing the island's economy.

In 2010, the Cuban government announced that it would lay off hundreds of thousands of state employees to help revive the nation's economy. Dr. Julia Sweig, who the month before held a rare meeting with former President Fidel Castro, explains how the announcement was meant to help the Cuban private sector and businesses.

Dr. Julia Sweig, author of Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, describes the history of Cuba, relations with the United States, and a path forward for relations between the two countries.

Dr. Julia Sweig speaks about Cuba at the Foreign Policy Association in New York regarding her book, Cuba: What Everyone Needs To Know.

Dr. Julia Sweig presents a lecture on "Cuba: The Way Forward" at the Chautauqua Institution in New York.

Dr. Julia Sweig delivers a lecture on "Cuba: An Overview" at the Chautauqua Institution in New York.

Dr. Julia Sweig discusses how the inauguration of President Barack Obama might influence U.S. ties with Cuba.

Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert asks Dr. Julia Sweig about U.S.-Cuban relations.