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Save to My PortfolioThe Fifth Summit of the Americas: Recommendations for Action

April 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Fifth Summit of the Americas: Recommendations for ActionLeaders of the Western Hemisphere gathered in Trinidad and Tobago on April 17-19, 2009 for the fifth Summit of the Americas. In a series of commentary articles focused on the summit's agenda and key challenges, Brookings experts discuss critical economic, social, energy and climate change issues facing the leaders attending the summit and propose recommendations for policy action. Read More

Summit of the Americas, Latin America, Global Economics, South America, Central America

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Save to My PortfolioObama at the Summit of the Americas

Kevin Casas-Zamora, April 24, 2009, The Brookings Institution

All things considered, the Summit was a success for the President and for the U.S. writes Kevin Casas-Zamora. He concludes that despite the dearth of immediate results, the mutation in tone under Obama will lead in due course to concrete changes in the U.S. relationship with the region. Read More

Latin America, Summit of the Americas, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama and the Summit of the Americas

Abraham F. Lowenthal, April 16, 2009, The Huffington Post

President Obama and the Summit of the AmericasKey differences persist among the many countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. In the leadup to the fifth Summit of the Americas, Abraham Lowenthal says Obama would do well to remember Ronald Reagan's comment on returning from his first trip to South America as president: "These Latin American countries are all very different from each other." Read More

Summit of the Americas, Latin America, Central America, South America, Democracy Promotion

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Save to My PortfolioPreviewing the Summit of the Americas

Tuesday, April 14, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Jonathan ErnstThe Obama administration faces a number of challenges in Latin America. The fifth Summit of the Americas offers leaders of the Western Hemisphere an opportunity to partner on a new and robust agenda that spans global economic, social, energy and climate change issues. On April 14, Brookings experts discussed the critical issues facing the leaders attending the summit and proposed recommendations for action. Read More

Summit of the Americas, Latin America, Global Economics, Social Issues, Energy Security

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Save to My PortfolioWill Obama Retreat on Democracy in Latin America?

Ted Piccone, April 14, 2009, The Huffington Post

Will Obama Retreat on Democracy in Latin America?As the Summit of the Americas draws near, Ted Piccone analyzes Obama's debut before the hemisphere’s main gathering of democratically elected leaders and discusses what should come from the meeting. Piccone believes Obama should lead by example by implementing human rights reforms at home and by reminding colleagues they share a responsibility to follow universal democratic standards. Read More

Democracy Promotion, Latin America, Summit of the Americas, Human Rights, Cuba

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Save to My PortfolioThe Summit of the Americas and Democracy

Ted Piccone, April 10, 2009

In previewing the fifth Summit of the Americas, Ted Piccone notes that popular support for democracy and good governance is widespread in Latin America and that the United States has an opportunity to fix its approach to democracy assistance.

Latin America, Summit of the Americas, Democracy Promotion, Developing Countries, Governance

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Save to My PortfolioThe Summit of the Americas and Regional Development Banks

Mauricio Cárdenas, April 10, 2009

Mauricio Cárdenas, director of the Latin America Initiative, says the focus of the fifth Summit of the Americas will be the global economic crisis. He also explains that the nations need to agree on strengthening regional development banks and that certain countries need open trade.

Summit of the Americas, Latin America, Developing Countries, Development, Trade

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Save to My PortfolioWeak States and the Summit of the Americas

Vanda Felbab-Brown, April 08, 2009

Weak States and the Summit of the AmericasVanda Felbab-Brown previews the Summit of the Americas talks opening this week in Trinidad and Tobago and outlines some of the key political, economic and social issues up for discussion, including the role of the United States.

Latin America, Summit of the Americas, Cuba, South America, Central America

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Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Previewing the Summit of the Americas

Wednesday, April 08, 2009
12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
Washington, DC

The Scouting Report: Previewing the Summit of the AmericasThe Obama administration faces any number of challenges in Latin America, from Cuba to Colombia, from Bolivia to Venezuela. Mauricio Cárdenas previewed the upcoming Summit of the Americas and took your questions on U.S. policy in the region during a live web chat with Politico's Fred Barbash. Read More

Summit of the Americas, Latin America, Global Economics, South America, Central America

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Save to My PortfolioThe Obama Administration and the Americas: Agenda for Change

Wednesday, April 01, 2009
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC

The Obama Administration and the Americas: Agenda for ChangeOn April 1, Brookings hosted a panel discussion on the upcoming Summit of the Americas and the recently released book, The Obama Administration and the Americas: Agenda for Change (Brookings Institution Press, 2009), edited by Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Abraham F. Lowenthal, Brookings Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of Foreign Policy Theodore J. Piccone and University of Oxford Fellow Laurence Whitehead. Read More

Latin America, Summit of the Americas, Trade, Development, Democracy Promotion

In Brief

Leaders of the Western Hemisphere will gather in Trinidad and Tobago on April 17-19, 2009 for the fifth Summit of the Americas. The meetings offer an opportunity for policy-makers to partner on a new and robust regional agenda that spans global economic, social, energy and climate change issues. Brookings experts examine the issues and offer policy ideas for action.

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Mauricio Cárdenas

Mauricio Cárdenas

Director, Latin America Initiative

Mauricio Cárdenas is a senior fellow and director of the Latin American Initiative. Formerly minister of Economic Development and Transportation, and director of National Planning of Colombia, his research focuses on international and development economics. He is also the president of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA).
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Ted Piccone

Ted Piccone

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Foreign Policy

Ted Piccone is a Senior Fellow and Deputy Director for Foreign Policy at Brookings. Piccone specializes in U.S.-Latin American relations; global democracy and human rights; and multilateral affairs. Piccone serves as an advisor to the Club of Madrid and has served on the National Security Council, at the State Department and Pentagon.
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Abraham F. Lowenthal

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

Abe Lowenthal is the first Robert F. Erburu Professor of Ethics, Globalization and Development at the University of Southern California, where he is also a professor of international relations. Founding president of the Pacific Council on International Policy, Lowenthal is currently the organization’s president emeritus and a senior fellow. He is internationally recognized as a leading authority on Latin America.
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