Prospects for the Summit of the Americas
President Barack Obama will take part in the Summit of the Americas meeting held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on April 17–19.Q1: What is the Summit of the Americas? Is it important? Why?read...
View ArticleRatification of the OAS Firearms Treaty
President Barack Obama announced on April 16 that he intends to seek ratification by the Senate of the 1998 Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms,...
View ArticleHemisphere Highlights, Volume VIII, Issue 4 - April 2009
The Fifth Summit of the Americas conference takes place in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. Canada announces it will create a Canadian International Center for the Arctic Region in Norway to...
View ArticleHemisphere Highlights, Volume VIII, Issue 5 - May 2009
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative comes into effect for travelers entering the United States from Canada. Police raids in Mexico successfully arrest 30 suspected members of the La Familia drug...
View ArticleHemisphere Highlights - Volume VIII, Issue 6 - June 2009
The province of Alberta, Canada announces an extension of incentives to attract investment in the oil and gas sector.read more
View ArticleHemisphere Highlights, Volume VIII, Issue 7 - July 2009
An overwhelming volume of refugee claims leads Canada to impose visa restrictions on Mexican citizens seeking to enter the country.read more
View ArticleVisit of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to Washington
Q1: What is the purpose of Prime Minister Harper’s visit to Washington?read more
View ArticleHemisphere Highlights, Volume VIII, Issue 8 - October 2009
A water shortage in the capital of Mexico has prompted the government to take new measures to prevent agricultural and health crises. Also in Mexico, federal agents targeted state and muncipal police...
View ArticleHemisphere Highlights, Volume IX, Issue 9 - November 2009
A backlog of immigrants seeking refugee status in Canada forced the Canadian government to announce new immigration reform. President Calderón dissolved the state-run electric company Luz y Fuerza,...
View ArticleHemisphere Highlights, Volume IX Issue 4 - April 2010
Energy ministers from across the Americas met with other groups to launch the Energy and Climate Partnerships of the Americas. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met with officials from Peru,...
View ArticleDIIG Current Issues No. 22: Rare Earth Elements
On 23rd September 2010, exports of rare earth elements (REEs) from China to Japan apparently stopped due to a dispute over maritime boundaries. This use of economic leverage to influence policy raised...
View ArticleHemisphere Highlights Volume IX Issue 7 - October 2010
Canadian prime minister vetoes proposal to extend the detention period for asylum seekers in Canada. Haiti prepares to elect a new president and legislators in November. Mexican president announces a...
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