An On-the-Ground View of Rio’s Olympic Dream
Getting ready for the Olympics brought big changes to Rio, but the city was already going through a transformation. Rio-based Julia Michaels, author of RioReal blog, talks with AS/COA Online’s Luisa L...
26 Jul 201618min
The Intertwined Nature Of U.S.-Mexico Ties
Diego Gómez Pickering spoke with AS/COA Online’s Carin Zissis about the message that Mexico is working to get out about close ties with the United States. “Nowadays we cannot talk of the Mexican econo...
15 Jul 201614min
The Agenda for the North American Leaders' Summit
Days after British voters backed Brexit, the heads of state of Canada, Mexico, and the United States meet for the North American Leaders' Summit. Integration's benefits count as one issue on their ful...
27 Jun 201616min
The Trump Threat to North American Security
What do you do when a U.S. presidential candidate makes bashing your country a campaign centerpiece? Try to set the record straight. Agustín Barrios Gómez, Mexico Image Foundation president and former...
22 Jun 201623min
Simón Gaviria on Financing Peace in Colombia
Foreign direct investment in Colombia stands to triple in a post-conflict era. Simón Gaviria speaks with AS/COA Online’s Holly Sonneland about how Colombia's government is financing peace in the antic...
11 Jun 20164min
Josefina Vidal on a Changing Cuba
As Cuba continues to expand its private sector, AS/COA Online talks with Josefina Vidal, Cuba’s director of foreign affairs with the United States, on the country’s economic reforms. Vidal offers a Cu...
7 Jun 201611min
Argentina's Rocky Road to Growth
Argentina’s economy will expand 3.5 percent in 2017, but that’s after a few bumps and a recession in 2016. AS/COA Online's Elizabeth Gonzalez spoke to economist Fernando Navajas of the Buenos Aires-ba...
31 Mai 201610min
Colombia's Post-Conflict Challenges
Frank Pearl, a negotiator in peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC and ELN, talks with AS/COA's Adriana La Rotta about what comes next once the peace deal is signed. He addressed h...
18 Mai 201612min
