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The Race for Arctic Sovereignty: Part I
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 1:43 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Only a few short weeks ago, a U.S. presidential panel appointed by President Barack Obama proposed that the U.S. ought to play a leading role among Arctic nations to establish international standards regarding various Arctic-related initiatives. Meanwhile, ... More >>
President Obama Prepares to Travel to Latin America
Friday, 11 March 2011, 12:44 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
On March 19, President Barack Obama will embark on his first tour of selected Latin American nations since taking office two years ago. Stops on his trip will include Brazil, an emerging world power, Chile, a stable U.S. ally, and El Salvador, a Central ... More >>
Obama’s Long Overdue Relationship With Latin America
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 2:33 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Two words dominated the rhetoric of the 2008 campaign and election of President Barack Obama: “Change” and “Hope.” From healthcare to the economy, and to America’s various conflicts abroad, Obama pledged to begin a new era in Washington and U.S.-Latin ... More >>
Bloodshed in Guatemala as Cartels and Street Gangs Wage War
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 1:34 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
On December 19, 2010, Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom declared a state of siege in the northern province of Alta Verapaz in an effort to curb the rapidly growing influence of the Zetas, a notorious Mexican criminal organization. Colom’s dramatic ... More >>
Colombia’s Petition to Join the OECD: The New Kid on Block?
Sunday, 27 February 2011, 1:03 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
In the last couple of weeks, Colombia has been in the spotlight when it comes to the global economy. First, President Obama, in his 2011 State of the Union address, assured that the U.S. would enter into deals that would “keep faith with American ... More >>
Peru’s Disaffiliation with Libya – More Than Meets the Eye
Sunday, 27 February 2011, 1:02 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
On February 21, 2011, Peru surprised the international community by formally suspending its diplomatic ties with Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, insisting that they would not be restored until the violence against the civilian population was halted. While ... More >>
Andean Trade Preference Act Expired on February 12th
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:07 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
News on the expiration of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) was surprisingly absent from the national media in recent weeks. The trade agreement, which was first enacted in December 1991, offered preferential duty treatment to goods and commodities ... More >>
Lex Duvalier: A Corrupt Politician’s Worst Nightmare
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:05 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
On February 1, 2011, the Swiss Restitution of Illicit Assets Act (RIAA), commonly referred to as “Lex Duvalier,” came into effect. This law provides for the freezing, forfeiture, and restitution of assets of politically exposed persons or their close ... More >>
Colombia's Drug Policy Causes Mexican Disaster
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 9:41 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Colombia’s never ending conflict with the country’s drug dealers has demonstrably decreased since the mid-1990s, although the U.S. public’s demand for foreign narcotics has not.1 While Washington’s anti-narcotics efforts have succeeded in reducing ... More >>
Haiti’s Electoral Underworld
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 9:30 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The contested results of the first round of the presidential elections and the recounts of the ballots have nursed an ongoing political crisis in Haiti. More >>
Gold Digging in Colombia: Mining Throughout Latin America
Monday, 14 February 2011, 2:36 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
• Mining is an important source of foreign investment and development • Rural populations are among the prime losers in mining operations • Environmental protection is no match for multinational greed • Governments are selling out their citizens More >>
Gold Digging in Colombia: Mining Throughout Latin America
Saturday, 12 February 2011, 11:55 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
• Mining is an important source of foreign investment and development • Rural populations are among the prime losers in mining operations • Environmental protection is no match for multinational greed • Governments are selling out their citizens More >>
Looking Back at the Defeat of Chile’s Concertación
Monday, 7 February 2011, 10:43 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Presidential candidates in Chile running under the center- left coalition “Concert of Parties for Democracy” (Concertación de Partidos para la Democracia), had won every election since the end of military rule in Chile in 1990, with the recent exception ... More >>
Possibility of the Wild Fire Crossing the Atlantic?
Monday, 7 February 2011, 10:13 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Recent explosions of protest in Tunisia, Egypt, and Jordan have unsettled even the most self-assured governments around the world. Many countries with minimal economic and diplomatic ties to these nations—whose civic core is now erupting—are apprehensive. ... More >>
Colombian President: Portrait of a Pragmatist Statesman
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 9:52 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Council on Hemispheric Affairs Research Memorandum About COHA Contact COHA In the News Internships Portrait of a Pragmatist Statesman: Snorting Dragon Becomes a Lamb Since arriving at the presidential office on August 7, 2010, newly inaugurated Colombian ... More >>
State of the Union: No Room in the Speech for Latin America
Friday, 28 January 2011, 3:38 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
New York Times Columnist James Reston once famously said, “The U.S. will do anything for Latin America, except read about it.” Or, evidently, speak about it. In President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 25, he spoke little of the ... More >>
Guyanese President Leaves a Tattered Legacy
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 12:56 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Stagnation, violence, corruption, arch-sectarianism, and unfettered crime—this is the heritage that President Bharrat Jagdeo will bequeath to his country. Now that Jagdeo has announced that he will not seek a third term in the upcoming August election, ... More >>
Dredging Up an Old Issue: Costa Rica and Nicaragua Dispute
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 1:17 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
As mounting tensions continue to smolder on the Korean Peninsula, another border dispute has been heating up in Central America, pitting Nicaragua against Costa Rica. Though it lacks the geopolitical gravitas and explosive nature of the conflict between ... More >>
Dredging Up an Old Issue: Dispute over the San Juan River
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 10:15 am | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
As mounting tensions continue to smolder on the Korean Peninsula, another border dispute has been heating up in Central America, pitting Nicaragua against Costa Rica. Though it lacks the geopolitical gravitas and explosive nature of the conflict between ... More >>
Post-Quake Haiti: The Year in Review
Saturday, 22 January 2011, 1:55 pm | Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Post-Quake Haiti: The Year in Review Last Wednesday marked the first anniversary of the tragic earthquake that ravaged Port-au-Prince, killing upwards of 300,000 Haitians, destroying more than 250,000 homes, and displacing more than 1.3 million ... More >>
