A non-violent tool for countering the Iranian threat
The successful divestment campaign against South Africa in the 1980s demonstrated that economic pressure can have a great impact on...
Brazil
Colombian-American relations
The Menges Hemispheric Security Project was asked to submit a statement for the hearing before the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of...
Citgo: A Chavez-Kennedy enterprise?
Many of us have seen the CITGO, the Venezuelan-owned oil company TV commercials running across the United States, which promote...
Latin America’s radical grassroots (part 2)
In our article "The Radical Grassroots" published on March 28, 2007, we discussed the potential situation generated by the emergence...
Guatemala’s upcoming elections
By Constatin Schoeh Von Norman Guatemala was the smallest country on President Bush's recent Latin America tour. It was worth...
Guatemala’s upcoming elections
Guatemala was the smallest country on President Bush's recent Latin America tour. It was worth the stop, however. For good...
Latin America’s radical grassroots
The logo of Hezbollah in Venezuela by Dr. Luis Fleischman and Nicole M. Ferrand The emergence of neo-populism...
Latin America’s radical grassroots (part 1)
The emergence of Latin American neo-populism, as well as the political mobilization indigenous peoples, has created a new class of political prey for radical leaders...
Bush and Lula sign agreement on biofuels
President George W. Bush just finished a week long trip to Latin America, the longest visit to the region of...
The Chavez-Kirchner alliance
While President George W. Bush was touring Latin America to discuss energy, education, trade exchanges, economic investments and immigration, across...
The surging threat in Latin America
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the principal foreign policy and intelligence...
New threat: communism in Latin America
By Alejandro Pea Escluza Communism is surging south of the border, thanks to the work of lefties like Hugo...
Colombia’s ‘Paragate’ scandal
The Foreign Minister of Colombia, Maria Consuela Araujo, has resigned after her brother was accused of conspiring with paramilitary groups, among...
Evo and Peru: Conflict over a terrorist
Relations between Bolivia and Peru have sunk to a low point after Lima's demand that Bolivia extradite Walter Chavez Sanchez,...
The contradictions of the Forum of Sao Paolo
On January 15, 2007, El Salvador hosted the XIII Encounter of the Forum of Sao Paolo (FSP), an organization that...
Chavez and the Iranian connection
In the aftermath of the Chavez electoral victory on December 3, 2006 , the Venezuelan President proceeded to deepen the...