Latin American Yalta
As the Honduran crisis is still unresolved and attempts at mediation continue, the case has presented an interesting challenge whose...
Luis Fleischman
WP Post Author
Time to reject dictatorship in Latin America
The June 28 coup d'état in Honduras that deposed President Manuel Zelaya raised international concern. Brazilian President Lula Da Silva...
The growing Afghanization of Latin America
Versión en Español When President Barack Obama was criticized for his over friendly interaction with Hugo Chavez during the Summit...
What to expect from the new FMLN government in El Salvador
On Sunday, March 15 the Communist FMLN (Faribundo Marti National Liberation Front) party defeated the U.S.'s traditional ally, the ARENA...
La Desobediencia Civil como opcin para Venezuela
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 En el referéndum que se llevó a cabo en Venezuela el 15 de Febrero...
Civil disobedience as an option for Venezuela
Versión en Español In a referendum this past February 15th, Hugo Chavez managed to reverse the results of the previous...
About the ChavezIranian connection
On December 21st the Italian daily La Stampa published a story that seems to confirm something we at the Menges...
Nicaraguan elections, Venezuelan fraud
There has been very little attention paid to the current conflict in Nicaragua which if unaddressed by the international community...
Chavez’s repression continues
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 As Venezuelan regional and municipal elections are scheduled to take place on November 23rd,...
Implications of the Colombian Hostage Rescue
The liberation of former Colombian presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt, along with three Americans and eleven Colombian hostages was not just...
The FTA with Colombia: the political dimension
Last week we witnessed a number of unfortunate episodes related to the very important issue of US-Colombia relations. First, an...
Supporting the forces of democracy
Throughout the numerous articles written on the pages of the Americas Report, and in recent testimony given by the Center...
The implications of Cuba’s leadership change
Due to his illness, Fidel Castro appointed his brother, Raul Castro acting president of Cuba in July, 2006. On February...
Implications of Cuba’s leadership change
Cuban Excerpt from the Testimony before the Committee on Foreign affairs. Sub-committee on the Western Hemisphere. United States House of...
The State Department and Chavez
The Undersecretary of State for Interamerican Affairs, Dr. Thomas Shannon, once again expressed a positive attitude towards President Hugo Chavez...
Argentina’s Kirchner, ally of Chavez
The recent release of hostages Consuelo Gonzales and Clara Rojas after six years in captivity has been an orchestrated victory...