Jose W. Fernandez and Michael Shifter, author of the new Council Special Report, Countering Criminal Violence in Central America, discuss U.S. and regional efforts to mitigate the violence.

The McKinsey Executive Roundtable Series in International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.

Session Three of a Council on Foreign Relations Symposium on Organized Crime in the Western Hemisphere: An Overlooked Threat? Subject: Regional and Multilateral Policy Responses. Held at the Council on Foreign Relations, New York.

Session One of a Council on Foreign Relations Symposium on Organized Crime in the Western Hemisphere: An Overlooked Threat? Subject: Organized Crime and Transnational Threats. Held at the Council on Foreign Relations, New York.

Fourth session of a forum on Latin American influence on U.S. policies and politics with an emphasis on the growing Latino demographic.

Third session of a forum on Latin American influence on U.S. policies and politics with an emphasis on energy.

Second session of a forum on Latin American influence on U.S. policies and politics with an emphasis on trade.

First session of a forum on Latin American influence on U.S. policies and politics with an emphasis on trade.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses recent trade agreements with Peru, Columbia, and Panama.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Carlos Gutierrez, addresses members of the Council about the promise of Latin America.

Pamela Starr, Richard Feinberg, David Rothkopf, and Julia Sweig discuss recent presidential elections in Latin America.

Claudio Loser and Antoine van Agtmael discuss perspectives on how Latin American countries have weathered the global financial crisis and assess what is at stake for the region's economies in the future.

Jose W. Fernandez and Michael Shifter, author of the new Council Special Report, Countering Criminal Violence in Central America, discuss U.S. and regional efforts to mitigate the violence.

Grupo Salinas chairman and founder Ricardo Salinas discusses the challenges of doing business in Latin America with CFR Board Member Donna Hrinak.

The U.S. ratification of the stalled Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama indicates that "there is a possibility, despite the very great partisan divisions in Congress, of bipartisan cooperation on economic issues," says CFR's Edward Alden. However, Alden emphasizes that "it is important not to overstate the potential job creation benefits" of the agreements.