The AMIA bombing
On July 18th, the thirteenth anniversary of the attack on the Jewish –Argentina Mutual Association (AMIA) was commemorated. The attack...
Brazil
Behind Kirchner’s defeat
In a recent election for the mayoralty of the city of Buenos Aires, the candidate of Argentinean president, Nestor Kirchner,...
Operation ‘Terapaima’ and the Takeover of RCTV
"Operation 'Terapaima' and the Takeover of RCTV." According to a document of the National Armed Forces of Venezuela (Fuerzas Armadas...
“Fixing” US-Latin American relations
The Menges Hemispheric Project is always monitoring the latest legislative events regarding Latin America. Nancy Menges, Editor in Chief, has...
Two thumbs down for Insulza and the OAS
The Organization of American States (OAS) or, as it is known in the three other official languages (OEA), is an...
Two thumbs down for Insulza and the OAS
The 37th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) was held in Panama from...
Gangs and violence in Central America
Central America has the misfortune of being placed between drug supply and drug demand. The flow of cocaine from South...
Czech Parliament writes to Chavez on RCTV
In this week's report, we publish a letter written by 41 Czech MPs to President Hugo Chavez (June 6 th), requesting that...
RCTV: Dictatorship Chavez-style
Venezuela 's commitment to democracy has suffered a serious blow as the government forced private television station RCTV off the...
RCTV: Dictatorship, Chavez style
Over the protests of Venezuelans, Hugo Chavez has silenced RCTV. Reuters photo At last, and sadly for those who believe...
FARC’s atrocities
Recent reports from several media outlets focused on declarations made by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe who has ordered the...
Democrats pushing Colombia away?
The Americas Report has have been covering the most recent events in Colombia and Mr. Uribe's efforts to get the...
Venezuelan oil bonanza
Despite an influx of oil wealth, serious problems remain for the Venezuelan economy. By Constatin Schoehl von Norman Despite the...
Venezuelan oil bonanza
Despite the Bonanza of PdVSA shelling tremendous amounts of foreign exchange into the Venezuelan state budget, there are indicators that...
Latin American grassroots (part 3)
Despite the autonomy of indigenous populations in Ecuador, they are not immune to the increasing radicalization we witness today in...
Ecuador’s democracy at risk
President Rafael Correa's proposal to create a Constituent Assembly to rewrite Ecuador's Constitution won an overwhelming 81.7% of the votes...