Publication

This report looks at the history of the Organization of American States (OAS) and its principal institutional bodies as well as the organization’s funding and priorities. The author then discusses a number of policy issues that have drawn congressional interest in past years, including 1) the reintegration of Cuba into the inter-American system; 2) the application of the Inter-American Democratic Charter; 3) potential reforms of the inter-American human rights system; 4) the management and budget of the OAS; and 5) the establishment of regional organizations that could serve as possible alternatives to the OAS.