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Chile & the Andean Community Quest for Free Trade
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 11:52 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Council On Hemispheric Affairs MONITORING POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND DIPLOMATIC ISSUES AFFECTING THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE Monday, May 14th, 2007 Uncategorized , Press Releases , Venezuela , Front Page , Opinion More >>
COHA: Guantanamo and the Semantics of Terror
Saturday, 14 July 2007, 8:18 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear whether Guantanamo detainees may use habeas corpus to challenge their detentions in federal courts, a right they heretofore have been denied. In Canada, this has spawned speculation that the case of Omar Khadr, ... More >>
Caribbean: New Big Leaguers in Drug Trafficking
Saturday, 14 July 2007, 5:52 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The two nations that occupy the island of Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic (DR) and Haiti, have experienced an alarming surge in drug trafficking traversing their borders en route to North American and European markets. The entire Caribbean region ... More >>
Alan García Determined To Avoid Another Failure
Friday, 29 June 2007, 12:46 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Lightning Mustn’t Strike Twice: Alan García Determined To Avoid Another Failure Which Could be Staring Him in the Face More >>
Mexican Drug Policy: Internal Corruption
Wednesday, 27 June 2007, 11:24 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Below you will find another in an ongoing series of articles on Latin American Drug Trafficking. In the next several weeks COHA also will issue in-depth reports on drug trafficking in Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Previous articles in this ... More >>
Drug Warfare Could be Part of Europe’s Panorama
Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 10:26 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Open Drug Warfare Could be Part of Europe’s Panorama in Months to Come by COHA More >>
The Reverberations of Latin American Populism
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 9:34 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The following analysis was prepared by COHA Director Larry Birns and COHA Senior Research Fellow Dr. Nicholas Birns More >>
U.S. Immigration Bill: Challenge for Calderon
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 12:11 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Whatever the Outcome: The Proposed U.S. Immigration Bill: A Challenge for Calderon to Practice Self-Help in Mexico COHA More >>
COHA: Ecuador On A Tightrope
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 12:06 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Ecuador On A Tightrope: Foreign Minister Espinosa Uses Caution In Casting Ecuador’s Divergencies and Affinities In Its Regional Policies COHA More >>
COHA Report: OAS’ and Chile’s Jose Miguel Insulza
Friday, 15 June 2007, 12:26 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
COHA Report: OAS’ and Chile’s Jose Miguel Insulza Marching To the Beat of a Different Drummer: Infusing the Organization of American States with Some Teutonic Culture More >>
How Corn-Based Ethanol Can Lead To Disaster
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 12:49 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Ethanol Fuels Are Not Necessarily The Universal Cure As the Bush administration continues to push its alternative fuels agenda, it has become increasingly evident that corn-based ethanol could be as much the global villain as a boon to society. Instead of improving ... More >>
Álvaro Uribe Now In Washington
Monday, 11 June 2007, 2:16 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The Colombian Civil War: Uribe Now In Washington In A Move That May Make Or Break His Presidency More >>
COHA: The Colombian Civil War
Sunday, 10 June 2007, 9:31 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Colombia is not short of attention in the West, holding the distinction of being the third biggest recipient of U.S. aid in the world. Right now, to President Alvaro Uribe’s invariable great distress, worldwide discussion of his country is almost ... More >>
DC's Quest for Allies in its Battle Against Chavez
Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 1:58 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The U.S., with limited success, is using its diplomatic channels to urge nations to which it has privileged access to take a firm stand against Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez. In the meantime, the European Union (EU) is fast allowing its presence on ... More >>
Battle Against Chavez’s Influence in the Americas
Friday, 1 June 2007, 5:33 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Washington’s Quest for Allies in its Battle Against Chavez’s Influence in the Americas and Beyond: The Case of Europe’s Progressive Disappearance from Latin America’s Map More >>
Tread Carefully Ecuador’s Rafael Correa
Thursday, 31 May 2007, 3:11 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
On May 15, four months to the day after assuming office, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa threatened to invoke a national ‘insult’ law to punish a political opponent who he believes has defamed him. He was resorting to one of the so-called desacato ... More >>
Mexico: Soldiers versus Narco-Soldiers
Friday, 25 May 2007, 10:51 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
In early May, five Mexican soldiers, including an army colonel, were killed in a shootout with drug traffickers. It is believed that some of the attackers were members of Los Zetas , former members of Mexico’s Special Forces who have deserted or retired ... More >>
Mexico’s Drug War: A Society at Risk
Wednesday, 23 May 2007, 1:15 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
In early May, five Mexican soldiers, including an army colonel, were killed in a shootout with drug traffickers. It is believed that some of the attackers were members of Los Zetas, former members of Mexico’s Special Forces who have deserted or retired ... More >>
Hyderabad Blast: Wake Up Call For Secular India
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 11:05 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The people of secular sovereign India have stood strong and more resolved to peace and amity, even at the wake of repeated attacks on religious places. These have only exposed the nefarious designs of a handful of those behind these terror attacks. ... More >>
COHA: Ortega’s Nicaragua—Fish or Fowl?
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 11:04 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
According to former Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage (who played a major role in the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame), Central America might have to enroll in a specialized course in order to spend time being tutored in the basic ... More >>
