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AS/COA hosts heads of state from the Western Hemisphere in conjunction with opening debate of the UN General Assembly and throughout the year. Latin American Cities Conferences. Each year, AS/COA hosts public conferences and private, off-the-record meetings throughout Latin America, creating spaces for the public and private sectors to convene.
Explainer: What Is Mercosur? - AS/COA
2012年8月2日 · The Southern Common Market—known as Mercosur in Spanish and Mercosul in Portuguese—is one of the world’s leading economic blocs, its fifth-largest economy. Mercosur is made up of four member countries: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The group encompasses 295 million people and has a combined GDP of nearly $2 trillion.
Explainer: U.S. Sanctions in Latin America | AS/COA
2022年3月17日 · Latin America is no stranger to U.S. sanctions, given that three countries in the region—Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela—currently face them. Cuba and Venezuela are among five countries worldwide on which the U.S. maintains broad-based sanctions, meaning nearly all transactions are regulated in some capacity. Nicaragua’s sanctions solely ...
Chart: Evaluating Latin American Democracies in 2022 - AS/COA
2022年1月11日 · Per IDEA’s Global State of Democracy Report 2021, released last November, most Latin American democracies are holding steady, if not stagnating, at mid-range levels of quality. But according to Latinobarómetro’s 2021 report published the same month, there’s a growing indifference among citizens in the region toward democracy on the whole.
El Dorado: Myths of Gold - AS/COA
2023年9月6日 · Americas Society presents the second part of El Dorado: Myths of Gold, a two-part group exhibition exploring the legend of El Dorado as a foundational myth of the Americas.The exhibition presents artworks by more than sixty artists, from the pre-Hispanic period to the contemporary era, that challenge, reinforce, and question the continuity and effects of the myth in the Americas into the present.
Poll Tracker: The Latino Vote in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
AS/COA Online has pulled together some facts and figures to help understand the Latino vote in the 2024 election. This poll tracker was originally published on August 21, 2024 and has since been updated. Five Things to Know about the Latino Vote in 2024. Latinos make up 15 percent of the U.S. electorate and can play a key role in swing states.
COA Corporate Members
2024年8月7日 · VR Capital Group. Walmart Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery. White & Case LLP. YPF. Elite Corporate Member. Download a PDF of the Corporate Members list. As of August 7, 2024. Corporate Relations Department.
Explainer: What Is UNASUR? - AS/COA
2012年11月30日 · The Union of South American Nations is an intergovernmental body modeled after the European Union. Known as UNASUR, the group acts as a forum for interaction between member-country leaders and also serves as a platform for interregional trade promotion. World Bank figures for 2011 show that the group’s total GDP is worth more than $4.1 trillion.
Attend - AS/COA
Music of Americas hosts the fourth and final of this year's Momenta Festival on October 24. The Mexican flutist-composer returns to our stage with a program of music for flute and electronics, part of his Postmodern Flute Project 2024-2030. The two institutions host an afternoon-long program, which includes an artist spotlight, a roundtable ...
About AS/COA
Americas Society (AS) is the premier forum dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue in the Americas. Its mission is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social, and economic issues confronting Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage …