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Paraguayan President-elect Horacio Cartes in Asuncion on April 21 PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images

Paraguay's Economics of Necessity

Asuncion's options in trade relationships are constrained by geography.

Apr 23, 2013 | 08:44 GMT
South America's Demographic Future
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff with a baby in Sao Paulo, Brazil MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images

South America's Demographic Future

By mid-century, South America will experience the demographic challenges that Europe and Northeast Asia currently face.

Aug 27, 2012 | 06:13 GMT
Bolivia's Burgeoning Cocaine Production
Bolivian soldiers guard containers loaded with 400 kilograms of cocaine seized in Santa Cruz province, Bolivia, in February AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images

Bolivia's Burgeoning Cocaine Production

Increased Bolivian cocaine production will fuel greater U.S. involvement in regional anti-trafficking efforts.

Aug 16, 2012 | 04:34 GMT
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