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Book Forward: Exodus from Empire
Saturday, 9 September 2006, 8:28 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Author of a noteworthy earlier work, Achieving Inclusionary Governance: Advancing Peace and Development in First and Third World Nations, COHA Senior Research Fellow Terrence Paupp has taught philosophy, international law, and political science at ... More >>
Jagdeo’s Win in Guyana: An Uninspiring Victory
Friday, 8 September 2006, 11:53 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
On September 2, President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana’s People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP), was sworn in to a second five-year term in office. Given the level of violence that marked Jagdeo’s last five years as president, August 28’s relatively incident-free ... More >>
Jamaica: Debt, Economic Performance and Labour
Friday, 8 September 2006, 11:53 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The Jamaican economy has suffered numerous challenges and setbacks in the increasingly competitive global environment. Ultimately, if Jamaica cannot solve its problems by conventional means, it may be persuaded to take the Argentine road of debt renunciation. More >>
Chile: Mining Strike Ends But Struggle Continues
Monday, 4 September 2006, 12:53 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
After a twenty-five day strike, the 2,052-member union of the world’s largest copper mine, La Escondida of Chile, and the Anglo-Australian owners BHP Billiton mining company finally reached a settlement on August 31 for a five percent wage increase ... More >>
Opinion: Guatemala’s Heinous Human Rights Record
Tuesday, 29 August 2006, 10:48 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
If Son of Sam suggested that his record as New York City’s most notorious serial killer in modern memory qualified him for a place on the bench as a state appellate judge, most reasonable people would express serious reservations. More >>
Despite Adversity, Lula Favored to Win In October
Tuesday, 29 August 2006, 10:33 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Incumbent President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva is campaigning for a second term in Brazil’s October 1 presidential election – a victory he does not deserve. This comes amidst mounds of political rubble, caused by the almost daily political ... More >>
COHA: Update on Mexico’s Disputed Election 24/8
Friday, 25 August 2006, 10:20 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The next few days could herald a decisive outcome for left-leaning presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador and the post-electoral quandary, which has deeply affected Mexico for almost two months. As the election tribunal (TEPJF) prepares to announce ... More >>
Caracas and Washington: Economic Union Goes On
Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 9:46 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Washington’s incendiary response to Venezuela’s candidacy for the Latin American UN Security Council seat is indicative of its standard combative riposte to any serious challenge against the neo-liberal global economic order. More >>
Report: The Rebirth of Populism in Latin America
Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 9:45 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
History may never repeat itself, but some patterns have a tenacious staying power. Latin America’s populist political movements, as today’s genera represented by Hugo Chávez in Venezuela would exemplify, display a recurring vigor which is not ... More >>
El Salvador Dispatches New Contingent to Iraq
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 9:14 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Despite the recent deaths of two Salvadoran soldiers in Iraq and the prevailing anti-war sentiment felt throughout the nation, President Antonio Saca of El Salvador wasted no time in deploying another 380 troops to Baghdad. More >>
COHA: Mexico, the Electoral Battle Continues
Sunday, 20 August 2006, 9:33 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Disgruntled PRD presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador continues to pursue his campaign against the TEPJF’s refusal to order a full recount of the July 2 election, most recently calling for a large scale protest to be staged at ... More >>
Cuban Mirage: Self-Deception in Miami & Washington
Friday, 18 August 2006, 10:12 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
For many of the anti-Castro exiles dancing along Miami’s Calle Ocho on Monday, July 31, the announcement of a temporary transfer of power by aging revolutionary Fidel Castro to his younger brother Raúl, marked the happiest of moments as well ... More >>
COHA: Mexico - The Electoral Crisis Goes On
Thursday, 17 August 2006, 11:14 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Mexico’s post-electoral quagmire is still far from being resolved, even though the TEPJF’s 9.07 percent partial recount of presidential ballots concluded on Sunday. Indeed, despite López Obrador’s petition, the TEPJF only acknowledged the existence ... More >>
Chávez Challenges US Preeminence in Latin America
Thursday, 17 August 2006, 8:33 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s political and ideological opposition to the United States has led to an escalating antagonism between the two countries, challenging the super-power’s deep-rooted preeminence in the region. Though Washington has ... More >>
Venezuela’s Candidacy for UNSC Appears on Track
Thursday, 17 August 2006, 8:30 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
U.S. uses its muscle in contest over whether Venezuela or Guatemala will get the Latin American non-permanent Council seat More >>
Panama: A Wider Canal or More Payola?
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 10:05 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Under the Torrijos government, the expanding Panama Canal will not likely serve the needs of the vast majority of Panamanians. Much of the benefits will be tied to the commercial interests of the country’s accountants, bankers and lawyers, as well ... More >>
Salvaging Washington's Cuban Train Wreck
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 2:02 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
With Fidel Castro temporarily transferring his authority to his brother Raúl a number of days ago, the instability that could accompany any significant shift in the Castro regime is now under close review in Washington. The best that President Bush and ... More >>
Corn-based Ethanol: Offering Some Relief
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 3:19 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Contrary to the usual outcome of Washington’s subsidies to U.S. farmers, recent grants for ethanol producers could actually improve many lives, both at home and abroad. More >>
MERCOSUR Meeting in Cordoba Begins Today
Friday, 21 July 2006, 1:37 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Venezuela’s July 4 official accession to the Mercado Común del Sur (MERCOSUR), of which Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay already are a part, undoubtedly adds decisive economic clout to the trade group; however recent squabbles and some ... More >>
U.S. Embargo against Cuba under Growing Siege
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 9:12 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
• The Cuba embargo is unpopular and unprofitable for several U.S. private business sectors, and mounting pressure from the oil, agriculture and export industries is solidifying the pro-engagement front in the current debate over Cuban policy More >>
