Is Latin America heading for an arms race?
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Recent increases in defense spending by Brazil and Venezuela are attracting observers' attention.
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South America's leaders are increasingly naming women as their defense ministers, putting them in charge of keeping the peace in nations still grappling with legacies of military dictatorships.
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Cuban trade embargo? Not for Vermont cows. Britain, France, and Germany to offer Iran nuclear technology if it ends uranium enrichment efforts.
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Colombia, locked in a 40-year war fueled by the drug trade, has made gains in restoring order and economic growth but needs more international help to secure
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BUENOS AIRES -- Movements to rewrite national constitutions are dramatically changing the political paths of several South American countries, triggering bitter debates over whether new charters will benefit future generations or simply serve the political ambitions of current presidents.
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Brazil is a largely pacifist country in South America. Our last war was fought against Paraguay in the 19th century, when we pretty much leveled the then enemy country, once the most developed in the region, today a haven for contrabandists and counterfeiters. There were also some internal conflicts througout brazilian history, a bloody conservative dictatorship in the 20th century - though not as bloody as in Argentina or Chile - and today we witness a daily struggle between police forces and drugs and arms dealers, robbers and the like in big cities. That said, most brazilians wouldn't ever imagine our country going to war nowadays. It's just... Not brazilian! The september 11 attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon were a shock for all of us, as it was for most people in the world. Everything stopped as we held our breath in front of our TV sets. Friends called each other asking "Did you see it? I can't believe!". Most people felt compassion for the dead, their families and all americans. On the other hand, many people did not.
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Thanks mostly to a robust economy, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been coasting to re-election victory in two months. But a new threat is rising.
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While the market in Central and South America is growing faster than the U.S., Asia, and most of Europe, it still faces some challenges that need to be overcome.
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Speculation on who will win the Nobel Peace Prize has been hotly focused on the battle against one of the great threats to world peace: weapons of mass destruction.
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The US eyes the right-leaning Mexican president as a bulwark against Latin America's leftist tide.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  - After spending several  years distracted by Iraq and the war on terror, Spain under its  new socialist government is turning again toward Latin America  where its historical and business links give it an unrivaled  edge.
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QUITO, Ecuador  - All of Latin America must  realize that terrorism is a growing threat in the Americas and  that the only way to defeat extremist guerrillas like al Qaeda  is to join ranks, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on  Tuesday.
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Businesses are starting to sour on Asia and turning to Latin America and the U.S. for IT services.
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As North Korea, South Korea, and Iran raise risks of an arms race, the global challenge to nonproliferation grows.
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Description: Iran, North Korea and Brazil all are under international scrutiny for possibly developing nuclear weapons. But those who have already joined the Nuclear Club are doing their best to stop proliferation of nuclear secrets.
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How is Bush's south-of-the-border swing going, really? A body-language expert searched photos of his visits with Latin American leaders for clues about the man and his mission.
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Venezuela's poll will likely give the left a 6-4 victory in the continent's year of elections. Now, can the two sides finally learn from each other's policy ideas?