The Dialogue Between the Venezuelan Government and the Opposition Must be Accompanied by Sanctions
The violence that began between the Venezuelan government and large segments of the opposition last February has now resulted in a dialogue...
Brazil
José Cárdenas: Brazil’s Snub and Chávez influence in Central America elections
José R. Cárdenas, Former Acting Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development; former Chief...
Protests in Brazil and Turkey and Geo-Political Projections
Since last May there have been large, grassroots protests in both Brazil and Turkey. There are similarities between both countries...
Brazil and the Bolivarian Revolution
Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez was known for having started and spread what is called the Bolivarian revolution, a kind of...
Speculating on Venezuela’s Future
There is a great deal of speculation these days about the immediate political future after Chavez' expected death. Some analysts,...
Reflections on Regional Reactions to Chavez’s Victory
Two days prior to the Venezuelan presidential election, Francisco Toro, a Venezuelan journalist and blogger, wrote an op-ed in the New...
Election in Venezuela
The upcoming October 7th elections in Venezuela do not constitute just another round of elections in another country. These elections...
The Importance of the War of Ideas
As anti-American feelings are being cultivated in large parts of Latin America, not much attention is being paid to the...
The Salvadorian Constitutional Crisis, Democracy and the International Community
Last month El Salvador experienced one of its most dramatic constitutional crises of the past 20 years. It began when...
Shariah Compliant Finance and Financial Jihad
Christopher Holton delivered the following presentation, "Shariah Compliant Finance and Financial Jihad: What America Needs to Know," on Capitol Hill. ...
The Future of Venezuela: Chavismo Without Chavez
Ever since announcing that he has cancer, the status of Hugo Chavez’s health and longevity has been an issue of...
The Summit of the Americas: A Major Disappointment
The Summit of the Americas, the largest gathering of leaders from the Latin American and Caribbean states plus the U.S....
The Falkland/Malvinas Islands: Another case of regional chauvinism
In recent months the government of Argentina has launched a new political and public relations campaign aimed at putting pressure...
Assassination plot in DC related to increasing Iranian presence in Western Hemisphere
Until Chavez assumed power Iran's presence in the Western Hemisphere was not as strong as it is today. Its proxy,...
Making sense of Argentina’s frenzied policy
Since the arrival of the Kirchner phenomenon to Argentinean politics in 2003, there has been a sense that history has...
Protecting Chavez, endangering America?
President Obama's recent trip to three Latin American nations was absolutely surreal. For one thing, he launched a war against...