1. Port facilities near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 2, 2008 (Jim Skea)

    Latin America, Riding The Commodity Boom

    Even South American nations that are hostile to freer trade are witnessing economic expansion thanks to globalization.

  1. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran arrives at Caracas airport, Venezuela, January 8, 2012

    Iran’s Latin American “Alliance” is a Joke

    President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran looks for allies across the Atlantic this week but finds very few friends there.

  1. President Dilma Rousseff participates in a high level meeting on nuclear security at the United Nations in New York, September 22, 2011

    Rousseff’s Foreign Policy Follows in Lula’s Footsteps

    The new president is likely to soldier on in the pragmatic fashion of her predecessor to improve Brazil’s international standing.

  1. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India in New Delhi, May 20, 2009 (Ashish Kashmir)

    Middle Classes in Brazil, India Protest Corruption

    People in both emerging economies are struggling to put an end to decade old traditions of nepotism and graft.

  1. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and President Barack Obama of the United States meet in Washington, June 29, 2010 (Roger L. Woll)

    The Ants and the Grasshoppers

    Miguel Silva observes that strategic ambiguity on the part of traditional greater powers compels middle powers to seize the initiative.