Terrorists buying Latin American Passports to enter the US?
Last week, the San Antonio Express-News posted a story about three Afghani Muslim men caught carrying stolen Mexican passports with...
Bolivia
About the ChavezIranian connection
On December 21st the Italian daily La Stampa published a story that seems to confirm something we at the Menges...
Venezuela-Iran pact: Airplanes for Weapons
From La Stampa: Hugo Chavez is helping Tehran evade UN sanctions by exploiting the Venezuelan airlines under an agreement...
Chavez proclaims himself winner in Venezuelan elections
The results of the Venezuelan state and municipal elections that took place on November 23rd 2008 have been interpreted in...
Chavez proclaims himself winner in Venezuelan elections
The results of the Venezuelan state and municipal elections that took place on November 23rd 2008 have been interpreted in...
Nicaraguan elections, Venezuelan fraud
There has been very little attention paid to the current conflict in Nicaragua which if unaddressed by the international community...
“Petrogate in Peru
Peruvian President Alan Garcia is facing the most difficult moment in his presidential career. Last week, a local TV station...
Venezuelas Tarek El-Aissami
Since our inception two years ago, we have been following the growing relationship between Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Iran's Mahmoud...
Bolivian crisis escalates
Since our story last week the crisis in Bolivia continues to unfold but now there are new elements that involve...
Crisis in Morales’ Bolivia
While President Evo Morales is visiting Algeria, Libya and Iran to strengthen ties, unprecedented in the history of the Andean...
China’s Panamanian Canal
Highlighted Story: "China 's Control of the Panama Canal Revisited" By Yojiro Konno with Nancy Menges China's increasing influence in the Western...
Venezuela’s challenge
Highlighted Story: "Venezuela's Internal affairs: a challenge to US Policy Makers" By Luis Fleischman Hugo Chavez's ambitious foreign policy is and continues...
Sainted or Stockholmed?
Highlighted Story: "Ingrid Betancourt: Sainted or Stockholmed?" By John R. Thomson & Dorotea Laserna* Since July 2, when Colombia's armed...
Iran in Latin America
Visit the Americas Report blog at https://themengesproject.blogspot.com and leave your comments Highlighted Story: "An Update on Iran's Activities in Latin America" by...
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...
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...