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Time's Up: Puerto Rico Needs To End The Indecision

Monday, 16 June 2008, 10:45 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

It seems that after 500 years of foreign domination, Puerto Ricans have grown accustomed to having others decide what is best for them. Its leaders can no longer blame outsiders for their continuing subordinate status. More >>

Critics Say Argentine Farmers Wrongfully Blamed

Monday, 16 June 2008, 10:39 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

The farmers' strike began in March over increases in export tariffs on grain and meat from 33 to 44.1 percent, the highest in Argentine history. "Nowhere in the world are income taxes as high as they are in Argentina, and farmers are fed up". More >>

Transparency Debated; WHINSEC Sparks Criticism

Monday, 16 June 2008, 10:31 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), successor to the Pentagon's notorious School of the Americas (SOA), has again become a point of attention fueled by opposition to the school's historically controversial role. More >>

Chávez’s Blockbuster Proposal: Message for Peace

Monday, 16 June 2008, 10:24 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Chávez’s statement regarding the increasingly unproductive and ill-focused guerrilla war being staged by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) could be a hugely positive step towards reframing the terms and goals of hemispheric relations. More >>

Bolivia Struggles With Proposed New Constitution

Monday, 21 April 2008, 10:21 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Bolivia's continuing political crisis which has brought expressions of concern from international and regional entities such as the Organization of American States, European Union and the Andean Community of Nations, follows months of political tension. More >>

Problems And Prospects: Secret Aspects Of NAFTA

Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 11:14 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Immigration, drug trafficking and economic security, are the security concerns of NAFTA members. Also important to note, security threats are not just posed by military personnel and weapons, but include economic security issues as well. More >>

A Declaration Of Energy Independence: One Year On

Monday, 17 March 2008, 1:18 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Despite the multitude of approaches that have been suggested to deal with the developing energy crisis, the universal consensus that the world's oil supply will shortly be depleted leaves a number of countries engaged in an active search for new alternative. More >>

Guatemalan Adoptions Suspended By Int'l Crack-Down

Monday, 17 March 2008, 1:14 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

In a country ravaged by incessant violence in recent decades as a result of a bitter ongoing conflict, costing over 200K lives since 1969, & plagued by endemic poverty, intercountry adoption was the best prospect for the welfare of orphans. More >>

Colombia-Ecuador-Venezuela: A Close Call

Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 10:06 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

As last week's diplomatic crisis between Venezuela & Colombia demonstrates, Chávez has once again sought to appropriate historical symbols in an effort to score political points. "Some day Colombia will be freed from the hand of the (U.S.) empire. More >>

COHA In the News Forum Internships

Saturday, 8 March 2008, 1:32 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

• Legacy of Colombia’s violation of Ecuador’s sovereignty will be a heavy cross for Uribe to bear. More >>

Paradise At Risk: Issues Bedeviling The Caribbean

Thursday, 28 February 2008, 8:58 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Tourists from across the globe seek out the Caribbean islands, attracted by sunlit beaches and deluxe hotels. However, recent developments brought about by civilian nuclear use has put the Caribbean's fragile natural environment at significant risk. More >>

Dominica: The Caribbean's Next "Terror Island"?

Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 10:27 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

The most recent Caribbean country to have joined Chávez's alliance is the small island nation of Dominica, which may well become "Terror Island" for the State Department. That institution could soon publicly vent its displeasure. More >>

Macedonia: Reaching Out To Win L. American Hearts

Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 9:23 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

On the eve of the explosive consequences of Kosovo's independence, an artificial "dispute," created by Greece seventeen years ago over the name and identity of the Republic of Macedonia, threatens to further destabilize the Balkans. More >>

Latin America And The U.S Presidential Campaign

Sunday, 24 February 2008, 9:13 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

After months of almost hermetic exclusion from the U.S. presidential campaign, brief references to U.S.-Latin America relations - particularly revolving around Cuba- are beginning to be heard on the campaign trail. More >>

Cuba Votes as Fidel Castro Steps Down

Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:46 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

As the January 20th Cuban national elections came to an end, after which Fidel Castro predictably announced his future status as a civilian with only his self-assigned responsibilities, Washington flat out rejected the results of the elections, claiming ... More >>

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