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Why Costa Rica Might Not Need CAFTA After All
Monday, 8 October 2007, 10:16 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Despite What President Arias Might Want You to Believe: Why Costa Rica Might Not Need CAFTA After All, and Why It May Be a Bad Deal for the Average Costa Rican More >>
Bolivian Capital Wars Reflect Morales Battle Plans
Friday, 5 October 2007, 10:59 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Though the benefits today might not be as pronounced as in the past, in most world capitals the nation's best minds and deepest pockets come to work for and around government; business and the high-end service-sector positions are there to serve ... More >>
Delegative Democracy: The Case Of Colombia
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 12:14 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
In 1994, Guillermo O'Donnell, one of Latin America's most prominent political scientists, identified a "new species" of democracy that was now present throughout most of Latin America, and labeled this phenomenon "delegative democracy," a type that is neither ... More >>
Is Microcredit An Answer For Latin America?
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 12:06 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Microcredit is the process by which a "bank" dispenses small loans to poor people who do not have the financial resources to secure a loan under normal circumstances. Microcredit is big business today, having measurable success in Latin America. More >>
The Oil Race Is On: India Wants Latin American Oil
Tuesday, 18 September 2007, 11:58 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
COHA Analysis by Alex Sánchez: The oil race is on: China gets multi-billion dollar deal but India also wants Latin American oil. Indian Oil Hunger / Venezuela / Brazil / Mexico / Cuba, Caribbean / Colombia, Peru, Bolivia / Friends for New Delhi. More >>
COHA: India's Oil Ambitions in Latin America
Tuesday, 18 September 2007, 11:50 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
It is no revelation to say that India, as it begins to bloom as a global power, is adopting a China-like posture in its search for new oil suppliers. New Delhi’s quest for energy supplies, as well as other extracted resources, has brought the ... More >>
Préval of Haiti Provisional Report Card: Grade B+
Monday, 17 September 2007, 6:42 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
More than 18 months have passed since René Préval was overwhelmingly elected president of Haiti in what many regional analysts considered one of the country’s most crucial elections in decades. Within a period of only six years, Haitians had experienced ... More >>
Fight Against Terror Or Destruction Of Democracy?
Monday, 10 September 2007, 11:43 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
On August 29, demonstrators tried to break through a police blockade around La Moneda, Chile's presidential palace in the center of Santiago. This sparked yet another string of police violence against social protestors in a Latin American country. That day ... More >>
Votes for Sale? Japan, China, Taiwan Go A-Shopping
Friday, 7 September 2007, 7:44 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
A prime site to fish for votes as well as seek diplomatic recognition can be found among the Caribbean mini-states and their Central American brethren, willing sellers and traders of their sovereignty; China, Japan and Taiwan would be eager to purchase ... More >>
Guatemalan Presidential Election on Sunday
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 8:20 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Guatemala has one of the most unequal distributions of income in the Western Hemisphere. A new interest in large-scale ethanol production was ignited which is likely to lead to even greater degree of the concentration of wealth. More >>
Grade B for Compassion for Peru
Monday, 3 September 2007, 11:39 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Two weeks after the massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake that cracked open south-central Peru, homelessness, disease, and despair still lay in all directions while international aid has been staggered at best and painfully inadequate at worst. But the magnitude ... More >>
Chávez’s Checkbook Mission in the Caribbean Basin
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 1:29 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
While crowds of cheering supporters gathered outside the National Assembly in Venezuela on Wednesday, August 15, President Hugo Chávez outlined what could be the most radical phase of his proposed amendments to the constitution yet, the elimination of any ... More >>
Chavez's Checkbook Mission in the Caribbean - COHA
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 12:16 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
While crowds of cheering supporters gathered outside the National Assembly in Venezuela on Wednesday, August 15, President Hugo Chávez outlined what could be the most radical phase of his proposed amendments to the constitution yet, the elimination of any ... More >>
Brazil, President Lula and Sugar-Cane Ethanol
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 12:16 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Brazilian ethanol to the U.S. has become a vital issue in Brasilia due to the country's potential economic, environmental, and social repercussions. More >>
Brazil, President Lula and Sugar-Cane Ethanol
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 12:08 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The possible elimination of a 54 cents-per-gallon tariff on imports of Brazilian ethanol to the U.S. has become a vital issue in Brasilia due to the country’s potential economic, environmental, and social repercussions. Lifting the tariff would ultimately ... More >>
The Caribbean's Troubled Ties to Washington
Thursday, 23 August 2007, 12:21 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The process to obtain a passport entails waiting at least 12 weeks and paying a fee of $97 for each adult and $87 for each child. With the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) pass stipulation going into effect on January 23, 2007. More >>
Brazilian Aviation Crisis – Governmental Failure?
Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 11:15 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Episodic international criticism of Brazil’s aviation system, as well as a huge triggering of public outcries over the recent crash of the TAM Airbus A320, has forced senior officials to take steps to implement a series of changes. More >>
Harper Hosts Bush and Calderón in Quebec -- COHA
Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 11:18 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
At today’s meeting in Montebello, Quebec, - which hasn’t exactly made headlines in Washington or Mexico City - the agenda is almost exclusively about expanding business operations drafted by big-business representatives and business-oriented appointees ... More >>
COHA Backgrounder: Why Paraguay Matters
Monday, 20 August 2007, 11:27 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
As a landlocked country in South America and a nation whose economy heavily depends on illicit smuggling activities, Paraguay demonstrates a history of political instability, corruption and painfully slow structural reforms. In recent years, it has attracted ... More >>
Haiti’s Cautious Improvement, Questions Unanswered
Thursday, 16 August 2007, 12:04 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Continued Funding and the Creation of a Reliable Force not a Slam Dunk In recent months, the Haitian government has announced plans to explore the potential creation of a national security force intended to eventually replace U.N. peacekeeping units ... More >>
