The Environment

February 8, 2010

Russia Now Largest Supplier of Arms to Latin America

Russia displaced the United States last year as Latin America’s largest overall supplier of weapons and defense-related equipment, according to a recently released assessment by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

AQ Teams Up with Haiti Rewired:

January 29, 2010

Find out how to join the new online community created by Wired.com to help the rebuilding process in Haiti.

January 28, 2010

In a new Web Exclusive previewing the Winter AQ, a Peruvian leader outlines why education must involve teaching about democratic values.

The Environment

Fall 2009

Whatever the outcome of the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the hemisphere needs to set its own priorities. And quickly.

Featuring:

Negotiating a Green Commitment

by Ricardo Lagos
Chile's former president calls for a new global metric to measure a country's carbon footprint.
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What's New

February 17, 2010
Americas Quarterly Winter Issue Launch: Voices from the New Generation
Register for the Americas Quarterly Winter Launch on February 17 in New York.
January 29, 2010
Wired.com Launches Haiti Rewired
Find out more about Wired.com's new online community created to help the rebuilding process in Haiti.
January 13, 2010
Obama's Tango
AQ editor-in-chief and senior editor write on Foreign Affairs about Obama's Latin America policy.
January 11, 2010
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Hits the Blogosphere
In 2010, Arturo Valenzuela, the State Department's top diplomat in the Western Hemisphere, will be blogging regularly.
January 5, 2010
Reforming the State of Chile: Vision and Process
The Center for Opening and Development of Latin America, an AmericasQuarterly.org partner organization, released a new report on Chilean reform.

Features: Fall 2009

Urban Health
by Dr. Daniel Becker
More green space is as important to the health of urban dwellers as good hospitals.
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The Fulcrum of Our New Relationship in the Americas
by John F. Kerry
An environmental partnership between Washington and the hemisphere could set a global example.
Fat City
by Michael Sorkin
Cities have become bloated by bad planning. Here's how to put them on a diet.
A Tale of Our Cities
by Jaime Lerner
The ex-mayor of Curitiba, Brazil on how his city was transformed by cutting-edge land-use politicies.
Our Man in Haiti: Bill Clinton
by Garry Pierre-Pierre
Bill Clinton's newest mission.
Five Ways to Fix Urban Transportation
by Gonzalo A. Moyano
The next generation of public transit systems must be environmentally sustainable.
Ask the Experts: The Environment
by Hal Harvey, John Fetterman, Eduardo Bartolomé, William K. Reilly, and Mark Tercek
How can we protect the environment? Five experts respond.
Growing Green
by Steven Sanderson
Preserving our diverse habitats and species should be on every president's agenda.
Turn on the Lights
by David Jhirad and Alan Poole
How to build a smart hemispheric energy grid for the twenty-first century.
Dispatches from the Field: The Coup In Honduras
by Dan Rosenheck
Months after the coup, most Hondurans resent the international outcry.

Departments

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AQ Interview
Wyclef Jean on the social responsibility of being a celebrity.
Hard Talk
Hector Morales and Carlos Alberto Montaner debate: Should the OAS have readmitted Cuba?
Policy Updates
Decriminalizing drugs; Access to health care; Chilean educational reform.
Innovators/Innovations
Building new homes for Latin Americans; Crossing the party divide in Argentina; Skating into the art world; Exporting Chilean salmon and wine.

Miguel Centellas on Bolivia's new political elite; Gary Bland looks at the reasons behind a local upheaval; Gabriel Marcela examines China's Latin America strategy; Jorge Pontual on tourism in Rio's slums.

Panorama
Cartagena Music Festival; Vancouver Winter Olympics; Travel tips in Asunción; Art Basel Miami Beach; and more.

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Fall 2009

Featuring:

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Features: Fall 2009

by Dr. Daniel Becker

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