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Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff: Lula’s Electoral Gambit
Tuesday, 9 June 2009, 2:58 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
With the Brazilian presidential election approaching in October 2010, potential candidates have started to position themselves for their parties’ nomination in the hope of succeeding current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The immensely popular Lula, ... More >>
Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff: Lula’s Electoral Gambit
Tuesday, 9 June 2009, 2:53 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
With the Brazilian presidential election approaching in October 2010, potential candidates have started to position themselves for their parties’ nomination in the hope of succeeding current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The immensely popular Lula, ... More >>
COHA on Ecuador’s adherence to ALBA
Tuesday, 9 June 2009, 2:52 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Just at a time that analysts were crossing out Hugo Chávez as a ranking regional player, with the days ago adhesion of Ecuador to the Venezuela-inspired organization, he has managed to propel a new spurt of momentum to the Caracas grouping and its ... More >>
Free Trade With Panama: Some Winners
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 1:44 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Last Thursday the Senate Finance Committee convened in order to address a number of controversial issues that have sprung up regarding the pending U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) with Panama. Following the hearing, U.S. Trade Representative for ... More >>
21st Century Socialism
Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 5:01 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Better known for bananas and “Chiquitaism” than political experimentation and new directions, big changes seem to be afoot in the small Central American republic of Honduras. Last August, President Manuel Zelaya Rosales astonished many at home ... More >>
The Cuban Five: A Starkly Controversial Case
Friday, 22 May 2009, 4:31 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
During Barack Obama’s first three months in office, his administration took several tentative steps toward rehabilitating the U.S. relationship with Cuba. Up to now such ties have been dominated by unremitting hostility towards the Castro Regime ... More >>
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Saturday, 2 May 2009, 2:06 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Just a few hours prior to meeting his counterparts from all over the Western Hemisphere at the recently concluded Summit of the Americas, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper reaffirmed Canada’s newfound commitment to the region, most clearly reflected ... More >>
An Open Letter to Alejandro Santos
Saturday, 2 May 2009, 2:04 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Semana is the Recipient of COHA’s Inaugural Charles A. Perlik, Jr. Award Certificate for Excellence in Print Journalism, in Honor of its Courageous and Distinguished Professionalism More >>
Lugo Must Choose his Battles
Friday, 1 May 2009, 5:06 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Fernando Lugo, a former catholic bishop, became a beacon of hope for impoverished Paraguayans when he was elected in 2008, seemingly ending over half a century of Colorado Party (ANR) control. His unexpected victory came as a result of a coalition ... More >>
Award for Semana Magazine
Friday, 1 May 2009, 5:04 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Tomorrow, COHA’s trustees and staff will be delighted to be formally announcing the inaugural conferring of the organization’s Charles A. Perlik, Jr. Award for Excellence in the Field of Print Journalism throughout the hemisphere. COHA honors ... More >>
Cuba and the United States
Saturday, 25 April 2009, 11:23 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
On Tuesday, April 21, Fidel Castro claimed that President Obama “without a doubt misinterpreted” the declarations made by his brother, and Cuban President, Raúl just before this past weekend’s Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. Speaking at ... More >>
IMF:History of Limited Choices and Broken Promises
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 10:03 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The following article, which is being published in two parts, explores the historically often unfriendly and adversarial relationship that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have held with Latin America ... More >>
Cuba and the United States: Opportunity for Change
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 9:55 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Fidel Castro claimed that President Obama “without a doubt misinterpreted” the declarations made by his brother, and Cuban President, Raúl just before this past weekend’s Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. More >>
Ecuador’s Correa at Trinidad Summit
Friday, 17 April 2009, 12:03 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa, will be joined by fellow leaders Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, Evo Morales of Bolivia, and newly-elected Mauricio Funes of El Salvador at the Summit of the Americas this weekend. The left-leaning ... More >>
The Legacy of Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez
Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 12:04 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The woeful mutual history of the Dominican Republic and Haiti (which share the island of Hispaniola) is tainted with bloodshed as a result of tectonic political and racial tensions involving them over the decades. However, intertwining the two, was Dr. ... More >>
The Cuban Who Won’t Be in Trinidad
Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 12:01 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
On March 2, Raúl Castro shocked the international community by dismissing Felipe Pérez Roque and Carlos Lage, two of the most highly regarded officials in his government. This action comes as a sign that he is intent on reforming the troubled administration ... More >>
The Expansion Of The Panama Canal
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 12:36 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The Republic of Panama, a mountainous isthmus located in Central America, is most notably recognized for its canal connecting the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific ocean. The passage was transferred from U.S. to Panamanian control on December 31, 1999, ... More >>
Netherlands Antilles’ Break Up Continues
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 2:39 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
- May 15 referendum in Curaçao crucial for future of the Antilles’ dismantling process - U.S. military and DEA presence in Curaçao and Aruba likely to grow - Caracas’ motivations include Chavez’s populism and business interests - Combating drug trafficking ... More >>
The G20 and Latin America
Friday, 3 April 2009, 12:35 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Today, world leaders will convene in London for the highly anticipated G20 summit. Without a doubt, the current global economic crisis has transformed the geopolitical landscape and is heralding profound shifts in the international distribution of power. ... More >>
Clinton in Mexico: More Than Meets the Eye
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 12:34 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Foreshadowing President Obama’s visit in April, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Mexico comes at a time when the country is being scandalously described as a “failed state,” that could possibly “undergo an insurgency,” and turn ... More >>
