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  As the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic unfolds, the United States has entered a new phase of heightened hope in the race to control the outbreak and get ahead of evolving variants. The U.S. government and health sector share an imperative to move quickly to immunize at scale and to address disparities in vaccine access at home and abroad. Doctor John Rajiv writes a note before receiving his first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in December 2020. | JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Ge...

Introduction With the change of administration in Washington, the agenda that the United States is likely to prioritize in its relationship with Latin America has familiar elements: migration, rule of law, governance, counter-narcotics, and the crisis in Venezuela. Newer to the mix are concerns with populism, the inroads made by China, and the social and economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.  These are serious issues, but they reflect a largely reactive response to developments in the regi...

P. Michael McKinley is a non-resident senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Over the course of his 37-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, Ambassador McKinley (ret.) held senior leadership positions in missions in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and South Asia. He was a four-time ambassador serving in Peru (2007-2010), Colombia (2010-2013), Afghanistan (2014-2016), and Brazil (2017-2018). Ambassador McKinley worked on development, trade, and investment issues ...

Mexico set to legalize cannabis Laura Carlsen of the Americas Program tells Brent Goff that Mexicos decision to legalize cannabis is the result of a strong grass roots movement. Watch video 04:13

Introduction The next four years present a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the new Biden administration to engage with Mexico and with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to reinforce the trade relationship between the two countries. The recent entering into force of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), global disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and administration changes on both sides of the border present a unique combination of circumstances that should be ...

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 10:00 am - 11:00 am Please join the CSIS Americas Program for a virtual armchair discussion with Minister Paulo Guedes to discuss Brazils potential accession to the OECD. The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is an intergovernmental economic organization designed to stimulate economic progress and world trade. Brazil has been the OECD’s most engaged Key Partner for over two decades, and formally requested full OECD membership in 2017. Brazi...