CIAO DATE: 10/2011

Americas Quarterly

A publication of:

Council of the Americas

Volume: 5, Issue: 3

June 2011

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• Articles

  • Good Sports

    Lionel Messi, Albert Pujols, Marta Vieira, and other star athletes from the hemisphere highlight their favorite causes.

  • Brazil's Long To-Do List

    Andrew Zimbalist

    Can Brazil build the massive infrastructure it needs to host the Olympics and the World Cup?

  • It's Not Your Grandfather's Hemisphere

    Arturo Valenzuela

    The U.S. moves beyond traditional diplomacy.

  • Baseball's Recruitment Abuses

    Rob Ruck

    Unscrupulous agents prey on young Dominican players. It's time to clean up their mess.

  • Madame Officer

    Sabrina Karim

    Peru's anti-corruption gambit.

  • Multimedia: Scissors Dancers

    Dating back to pre-Columbian times, the Quechua Scissors Dance is still practiced in Peru. Photos by Nicolas Vallaume.

  • Sports Populism

    Simon Kuper

    Fans like their teams—but not necessarily the politicians who support them.

  • Is the OAS Irrelevant?

    Anthony DePalma

    Old burdens, new challenges.

  • Covering Sports in Latin America

    Lisa Delpy Neirotti, Jeffrey Bliss

    The fierce battle over sports media rights.

  • Hearts, Minds and Bottom Lines

    Simon Wardle

    Fans and profits.

  • GOOOOOOL...for Development

    Fabian Koss

    Getting kids in the game—and out of trouble.

  • Baseball's Newest Farm System

    Richard Feinberg

    A Nicaraguan baseball academy offers more than just hitting and fielding.

  • Ask the Experts: Sports—Business, Integration & Social Change

    Larry Rohter, Mick Cornett, Robert A. Baade, Marty Markowitz

    Does hosting sporting events promote social and economic development?

  • There But Not Equal

    Juan C. Cappello

    Women athletes must be promoted and awarded in the same way as their male counterparts.