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Bolivia’s Sunday Presidential Elections

Friday, 16 December 2005, 4:31 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

• If Bolivia manages to peacefully ride out its convoluted electoral process, stability is far from being guaranteed, even in the event of an Evo Morales victory. More >>

Unsettling Echoes: The U.S. Eyes Paraguay

Thursday, 8 December 2005, 4:01 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

• Initial reports that 400-500 U.S. troops would be operating in Paraguay at once were incorrect. More >>

Brazilians Mourn a Wounded President

Tuesday, 6 December 2005, 10:07 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

• The corruption scandal within the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) has captured the public’s attention, as well as its disgust, throughout much of 2005. More >>

Arms Sales to Chavez Bad, Chilean F-16s Good

Wednesday, 30 November 2005, 9:42 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

This fall has been a trying time for the Bush administration, both at home and around the world, but in no arena is its reputation more compromised or the contempt with which it is held is greater than throughout Latin America. In the midst of the most ... More >>

Mexico’s Fox Woos Washington at Great Cost

Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 9:19 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

The current spat between Venezuela and Mexico will soon pass, yet it should be seen as far more than a trivial matter, springing as it does from deep roots in the collective psyche of each country. Even more importantly, it also reflects the depth of the ... More >>

The EU and Colombia: Betraying Responsibility

Friday, 11 November 2005, 11:08 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

- The EU is on the verge of sending financial support to implement the atrocious Colombian “Justice and Peace Law” to demobilize that country’s paramilitary groups. More >>

Czech Republic Gets Heavy Handed Against Cuba

Monday, 7 November 2005, 10:12 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Czech Republic’s Heavy Handed Diplomacy Aimed at Roiling EU-Cuban Relations and Isolating Havana More >>

The Summit That Lost Its Way

Friday, 4 November 2005, 9:10 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

• A wounded President Bush limps down to confront another failure: His country’s Latin American policy More >>

Slight Thaw in U.S. Cuba Relations be in Offing?

Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 9:08 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

In an almost unprecedented move on October 28, Cuba publicly agreed to allow three USAID officials to visit the island to assess the recent heavy damage inflicted by Hurricane Wilma. While Cuba’s Fidel Castro has asserted that this action in no way ... More >>

Honduras Can’t Vote Away the Past

Wednesday, 26 October 2005, 8:41 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

• November’s presidential election is a big event, but it is unlikely that major changes will result, as Honduran politics seem to represent only half-hearted democracy. More >>

Disconnecting from the FTAA In Latin America

Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 12:48 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Council On Hemispheric Affairs MONITORING POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND DIPLOMATIC ISSUES AFFECTING THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE Tuesday, October 18, 2005 More >>

China’s Economic Invasion of Mexico

Friday, 14 October 2005, 10:42 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

• A new phase in the Sino-Mexican bilateral relationship has begun with the September 11, 2005 visit by Hu Jintao to Mexico. • The growing ties are based on common interests, and a shared desire to promote development. • While economic engagement has increased, ... More >>

COHA: Haiti – And You Call This an Election?

Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 9:29 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

• Secretary Rice, on a whirlwind trip to Haiti, glosses over problems that are doomed to chain-saw upcoming elections. More >>

Haiti: Headed Down Electoral Farce Path

Friday, 7 October 2005, 10:20 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

On September 30, 2005, the “International Day of Solidarity With Haitian People” was celebrated in 44 cities and 16 countries with the theme being “Stop The War Against the People of Haiti.” This worldwide manifestation marked the anniversary of the ... More >>

COHA Opinion: Noriega's Latin American Policy

Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 10:52 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

On July 29, two years to the day after his Senate confirmation, Roger Noriega announced that he would be stepping down from his post as the State Department’s Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemispheric Affairs. While Noriega’s personal assessments ... More >>

Noriega's Latin American Policy

Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 9:07 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

COHA: Untruths About Barbados

Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 10:35 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs

In response to COHA's June 6, 2005 article "Barbados Creates Rift Within CARICOM - Who are the Heroes and Who are the Knaves?" we received the following letter from Ambassador Michael I. King, who attacked our assertions about Barbados' role ... More >>

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