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Latin America: Narco-Fueled Transnational Crime
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 4:39 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
2008 has proven to be one of the most violent years witnessed by Latin America in decades. A massive crime wave seemingly striking all corners of the region is being recorded in daily horrific figures. Nowhere has this been more painfully obvious ... More >>
A Strange Concept of “Security”
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 2:44 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
A number of days ago, the U.S. Consulate in Bogota, Colombia denied a visa to Catholic priest Rafael de Jesus Gallego, after he had been given assurances through the Embassy’s Human Rights Office that it would be routinely granted to him. Father Rafael was ... More >>
Retrospective Focus on Elections in Canada
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 10:21 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
As a result of the national elections on October 14th, the Conservative Party and its often-stumbling leader, Stephen Harper, continue to hold office after a 37-day presidential campaign. Harper’s re-election was accompanied by a somewhat stronger ... More >>
Two Years of DR-CAFTA in Central America
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 10:20 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Critics argue that for over a decade, the United States has been striving to create commercial inroads into Latin America by way of bilateral free trade agreements that benefit U.S. economic interests to the detriment of those of Latin America. A recent ... More >>
Uruguay Plays Hardball Politics
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 10:18 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
On October 23, Uruguay announced that it would block former Argentine president Néstor Kirchner’s ambition to become the first permanent Secretary-General of the newly formed Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (UNASUR). More >>
Brazil and the United States; New Relationship
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 11:32 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The financial crisis of 2008 began with the failure of major financial institutions in the United States and then evolved into a global crisis with worldwide consequences. Brazil was no exception to this infectious tide, with President Luiz Inacio Lula ... More >>
Colombia’s Indigenous March for Justice
Sunday, 9 November 2008, 2:55 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Colombia’s indigenous have a modern history of unifying in order to defend their territory, traditions, and their status as a native people. Similar to other Latin American indigenous groups, Colombia’s population has faced centuries of discrimination ... More >>
Bolivia’s Military: It’s a Difficult Life
Sunday, 9 November 2008, 2:54 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Last September, Rear Admiral Landelino Bandeiras was sworn in as interim governor of the Bolivian province of Pando. His election came after its civilian governor was arrested by the military, and charged with orchestrating the murder of more than ... More >>
The Dynamic Debut of Raúl Castro
Sunday, 9 November 2008, 2:51 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Ever since the presidency formally changed hands on the occasion when Fidel Castro informally stepped down from his position as the island’s supreme leader, Cuba has been witnessing the build-up of its agricultural and industrial capabilities, ... More >>
Message to the Media on Obama and McCain
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 10:27 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
COHA has been compiling and sorting out a good deal of information and analyses on the policies and personalities likely to be embraced in the eventuality of either a McCain or Obama victory in tomorrow’s presidential contest. Among the themes ... More >>
The Latest Edition of a Compelling Story
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 10:26 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Peter H. Smith, Simon Bolivar Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of California – San Diego, has updated one of the most comprehensive pieces of scholarship to date on the subject of U.S.-Latin American relations. Originally published ... More >>
Colombia’s Political Horizon: The Rise of the Left
Saturday, 1 November 2008, 2:25 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
In contemporary discourse regarding Latin America, Colombia is often characterized as a failed state mired by ruinous civil war and reflecting the pervasive influence of powerful drug-running paramilitaries. On the other hand, there are those who see ... More >>
Oil-Rich Venezuela Meets Oil-Hungry China
Saturday, 25 October 2008, 12:24 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
In late September, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez visited China as his second stop on a multi-continent diplomatic mission. Cuba was his first stop, followed by China, Russia, Belarus, France and finally Portugal. During his brief time in Beijing, ... More >>
Trade’s Trade Offs
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 10:06 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Adam Smith and David Ricardo’s theories regarding the potential positive effects of free international trade are today widely leaned upon by economists and policymakers. But even Adam Smith came to qualify his claims, noting, among other things, the need ... More >>
New Mexico-Cuba Agreement
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 10:00 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Illegal immigration to the U.S. from Cuba has reached its highest level since the most recent huge mass exodus of 35,000 Cubans in 1994, which lead to U.S.-Cuba negotiations regarding a specific immigration treaty. Concerning that arrangement, which basically ... More >>
Peru’s New PM Fails to Shake Things Up
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:55 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
On October 12th President Alan García appointed Yehude Simon as the new prime minister of Peru, following the solicited resignation of García’s entire cabinet. These political rumblings came in response to charges of corruption and mismanagement that ... More >>
A New Face to Salvadoran Politics?
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:54 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The highly anticipated U.S. presidential election has brought a wave of hope for change and confidence that the political process under an Obama presidency will be put to work on the side of the people. A parallel case is seen in El Salvador, where ... More >>
Obama on Latin America
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:53 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
As Election Day draws near, presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama repeatedly have focused their attention on such key foreign policy issues as the Iraq War and the global financial crisis. U.S. policy toward Latin America, on the ... More >>
Chance for the Vindication of Human Rights?
Sunday, 12 October 2008, 2:57 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
In 2000, Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori sought exile in Japan following the exposure of corruption within his administration and the subsequent breakdown of lawful government. Fujimori, the son of Japanese immigrants to Peru, was quickly granted Japanese citizenship ... More >>
Can Free Trade be Fair? Lessons from the Peru-U.S.
Friday, 10 October 2008, 4:30 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The Peruvian government is beginning to unravel as corruption charges and scandals threaten to completely discredit the already unpopular leadership of President Alan García. García’s minister of Mines and Energy as well as other top energy and ... More >>
