Bolivian crisis escalates
Since our story last week the crisis in Bolivia continues to unfold but now there are new elements that involve...
Nicole Ferrand
WP Post Author
Crisis in Morales’ Bolivia
While President Evo Morales is visiting Algeria, Libya and Iran to strengthen ties, unprecedented in the history of the Andean...
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...
Chavez moves into Peru
For some time now, we have been reporting the interventions of Hugo Chavez into several countries in Latin America such...
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...
Who’s behind the protests in Peru?
Peace, man? There is evidence that Humala is fostering subversion in Peru. Thousands of farmers started open-ended violent strikes in...
Who’s behind the protests in Peru?
Thousands of farmers started open-ended violent strikes in eight Peruvian departments on Feb. 18, holding marches and blocking highways to...
Garcia’s two terms
Back in office, Garcia leads a transformed Peruvian nation. When Peru's Alan Garcia was elected President for a second time...
Peru: two terms of Garcia
When Peru’s Alan Garcia was elected President for a second time in 2006, I was perplexed. How could this happen...
Tehran threat in the US’ backyard
While some world leaders are extremely concerned about the real threat Iran poses to peace, with Ahmadinejad announcing just recently...
Colombia’s Uribe unmasks the FARC
In the December 20th issue of The Americas Report, we discussed how the international community was pressuring Colombian President Alvaro...
The Colombian hostage crisis
Ever since Colombian police officer, John Frank Pinchao escaped from the narco-terrorist insurgency inside Colombia, known as the FARC on...
Quietly following Chavez’s lead
While the international community was focusing on the recent Venezuelan referendum, another equally problematic situation was developing in...
Fujimori: The other side of the story
The latest news about former Peruvian President, Alberto Fujimori is that he has been extradited from Chile to face seven...
Iraqi-American smuggling ring in Peru
This past July, a criminal ring attempting to smuggle Iraqis into the United States was discovered in Peru. The drama...