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May 2, 2012

Americas
Countering Criminal Violence in Central America

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.

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December 13, 2023

Trade
South America Can Still Save Its Trading Bloc

Stalemate over a trade deal with the European Union has left Mercosur on life support. Its revival depends on spurring greater intraregional trade.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends the 63rd Summit of Heads of State of Mercosur and Associated States, at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 7, 2023.

November 14, 2023

China
Review of Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World

According to a new book by Axios reporter Bethany Allen, China has developed an authoritarian economic statecraft to reshape the global order.

A man wearing a maroon suit hold a large Chinese flag while standing in front of a white airplane on a tarmac.

November 16, 2020

Brazil
A Conversation With Vice President of Brazil Hamilton Mourão

Vice President Mourão discusses Brazil's policies toward the Amazon and the future of relations with the United States.

Play Vice President Hamilton Mourão of Brazil stands in front of a blue backdrop

January 14, 2011

Development
Fostering Economic Development in an Era of Constrained Resources

  As Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, Jose Fernandez is leading the charge to use the best of market- based forces to tackle perennial development challenges…

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